[2/2] Here’s why it’s a big deal: - It connects experts, researchers, and the deafblind community to raise awareness and find real solutions - It’s training future leaders to better support people living with dual sensory loss - It’s tackling the isolation and challenges

“I’m having to spend the last days of my life fighting for the right to live” Read Rosy's story If assisted suicide became UK law how many dying people would choose it because of the difficulty in accessing scarce NHS, social care & end of life support? theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

To reassure us that this truly is the safest possible assisted suicide law... A very pro MP personally selected a committee with a majority of other pro MPs (14-9) To analyse the Bill in more detail they chose to interview a majority (80%) of pro assisted suicide witnesses Wow

The #socialcare means test keeps on getting meaner. This is the 15th year in a row that the ‘upper threshold’ hasn’t risen in line with inflation, so more people will be forced to pay for their own care. And yet any prospect of reform is still years away. gov.uk/government/pub…

If the Assisted Suicide Bill committee is stacked in favour of those who support legalising medically assisted suicide... ... my documentary #BetterOffDeath BBC One The Open University explains why me & many other disabled people oppose the law Please watch bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Kim Leadbeater and 80 other MPs specifically cited the High Court safeguard or judicial protections as a reason to back the assisted suicide Bill at Second Reading. The Bill's flagship "safeguard" has now been euthanised.

We have an excellent programme of speakers for our forthcoming free online conference: #Intersectionality: Is #Poverty the Missing Link? Registration link below. All welcome. #SocialWork eventbrite.co.uk/e/intersection…

Me & many other disabled people Not Dead Yet UK have been making this #noise & opposing the legalisation of assisted suicide for years And until our voice, our concerns, our fears have truly been heard, we will keep making the noise & I'll keep posting: bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

Wonderful to meet colleagues from Ukraine to talk about our new Deafblind UK Centre for Education & Research & ‘Deafblind Studies’ BCU Social Work birminghamworld.uk/community/inte…

Are noise-cancelling headphones to blame for young people's hearing problems? bbc.com/news/articles/…

One of most underappreciated points about assisted suicide debate. You're asking professionals to make mental switch from "suicide must be prevented" to "some suicides are good actually". No wonder systems end up welcoming all comers. How on earth to select?

Which #socialcare staff have the highest wellbeing at work? According to this newly released Department of Health and Social Care survey, it’s personal assistants. Care workers and - perhaps more surprisingly - social workers/nursing associates are at the bottom. Lots more in the report : thread here ⬇️

Hearing the unheard: supporting older people with hearing loss in Scotland’s care sector. #WorldHearingDay #hearing #deafness #olderpeople #carehome #homecare scottishcare.org/hearing-the-un…

In my #podcast this week I explore how #socialcare can improve the support and inclusion of those living with #deafness and #hearing impairments. #carehome #homecare. #WorldHearingDay2025 #discrimination creators.spotify.com/pod/show/donal…

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Don’t miss this! 🎙️ Tune into BBC Radio 4 tonight at 8:40 pm to hear Deafblind UK Ambassador Dr Peter Simcock and Chair Robert Nolan chat with BBC’s Peter White about our brand-new Centre for Education and Research. They'll be delving into the need for research and how this will

😢Kim Leadbeater has tabled the amendment to the foundation NHS legislation. Preserved since 1946: the Govt’s duty to improve the physical and mental health of the people of England and Wales, and prevent, diagnose and treat physical and mental illness. Now it will end lives.

🚨 Call for Expressions of Interest! We are seeking representatives for the Programme Committee of the 2027 World Conference on Deafblindness in Davos 🇨🇭 Are you a person with deafblindness and a member of a deafblind organisation? Apply by 30 June 2025 🔗shorturl.at/sLJYT

📢 WFDB has released a public statement urging fair pay and recognition for deafblind interpreters/guide-interpreters at global events. Their role is essential for the equal participation of persons with #deafblindness. 📄 Read the full statement here: wfdb.eu/2025/05/29/wfd…

Happy International Day of #Deafblindness! - 27 June 2025 youtu.be/hgzpTS_1Zsk?fe… via YouTube