Higher Education Minister Graeme Dey and Public Health Minister Jenni Minto MSP met students on the new integrated Master’s degree course in optometry and independent prescribing at Glasgow Caledonian University during a visit to the university's Vision Centre. ➡️ow.ly/kMe050Tv9RO

Fellow parent/carer Gill White from PAMIS saying she "didn't want a break from being a parent, she wanted a break from being a carer. She wanted the choice and freedom that other parents have". It's really not asking much is it?Why is it so hard then? #SCSConference

Research in Holland found 24 confirmed cases of people euthanised “simply because of the symptoms of having a learning disability or autism” with 15 other possibly related cases. Now many MPs want to similar measures here while STILL failing to fix social care. Shame on them

We launched this campaign last night and have already had over 100 people /organisations sign the letter to the FM! To read and sign the letter: ow.ly/TMPS50TC8Eu

This will indeed be a fatal blow for the National Care Service Bill. But I do wonder whether those opposing the Bill know that without significant social care reform, disabled people and unpaid carers will continue to be denied some of their most basic human rights.

“There will be a lot of disabled people who feel they don’t have a choice, that their life is so difficult to be included in society” Paralympian Tanni Grey-Thompson on how the Assisted Dying Bill will impact people in Britain with disabilities #Peston

Social care support is how many disabled people and unpaid carers are able to access some of their most basic human rights. It's an utter disgrace that councils continue to charge people to access essential care and support! #CarersCantWait

"We should no longer talk about parent/carers of disabled children being "on their knees" or "at breaking point". We should say clearly that 42% have considered suicide as their only way out due to lack of support." Powerful words from academic Dr Siobhan O'Dwyer. Disabled Children's Partnership

In 2022 carers in Scotland saved the public purse £15.9 billion. This is almost equivalent to the Scottish NHS budget (£17.8 billion) in the same year. It's an astonishing figure, but not one that any of us should be proud of... 🧵

We have never prioritised the rights of disabled children, the rights of disabled adults, and the rights of older people in this country. And until that doesn't change, very little will improve for the lives of unpaid carers.

It should not be the responsibility of disabled people and their families to plug budget deficits in LAs. Great campaign initiated by Tracey Campbell ACT bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Social Care isn't just about the elderly. East Renfrewshire council is expecting to raise over £1 million by imposing a care tax on people with Learning Disabilities. This isn’t a great look East Renfrewshire rettisa4letterword.wordpress.com/2025/01/29/whi…

'Our family are invisible in society, it's so hard to leave the house'. news.stv.tv/west-central/f…

Families caring for loved ones with disabilities hit hard by East Renfrewshire social care cutbacks | STV News #caretax #socialcare news.stv.tv/west-central/f…

Families caring for loved ones with disabilities hit hard by East Renfrewshire social care cutbacks | STV News #caretax #socialcare news.stv.tv/west-central/f…

Well done to Romi and Gael for explaining so well the disgraceful plan by East Renfrewshire to strip essential care money away. news.stv.tv/west-central/f…

So much for ending charging for non residential care. Not only are care packages being cut, but this feature in STV News highlights that charges are increasing. As if life isn’t tough enough…

🧵1. Young adults with learning disabilities are 9 times more likely to die from treatable conditions compared to adults in the general population – stark new findings in BMJ_Open from Ewelina Rydzewska School of Health in Social Science & Deborah Cairns et al ScottishLDO @UofGSHWhttps://bit.ly/4aXvNut

I have been wondering how to make the councillors of East Renfrewshire understand the impact of their decisions around social care charges. Here is the difference in raising £1m from the employed vs disabled. Now tell me it's okay because it's happening elsewhere.

New The Herald article: 'Abused and terrified: Scotland’s brutalised disabled people reveal all.' DPO CEOs Tressa Burke (GDA), Heather Fisken (Inclusion Scotland) and @DESCEOTweets (Disability Equality Scotland) share the bleak reality for #DisabledPeople in Scotland. web.archive.org/save/https://w…