Dr. Brad Tinkle, Dr. Alan J. Hakim, and Dr. Clair A. Francomano give a brief overview of the #EhlersDanlossyndromes, #hypermobilityspectrumdisorders and #genetictesting buff.ly/2LSaL60

Chronic pain in the Ehlers–Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorders, especially in hypermobile EDS, is very common and may be severe. It may be widespread or it may be limited to one area of the body such as a limb. #raisingawarenesstogether

#BlackLivesMatter This pain is overwhelming. It seeps into every moment, it tinges the joy with sadness, the grief with rage. The inability to touch with love but watching hate grab hold COVID didn't take his breath away. 2M apart. Oceans apart. Together in Solidarity

Hundreds gathered in the city today leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester…

A lot of the black lives we’re fighting for justice for have disabilities. Many in the black community do not identify as disabled people, despite absolutely qualifying as such, because a history of eugenics and race science sought to diagnose blackness as a

Watching 3000 people come together in Leicester to show their support of the black lives matter movement today was truly amazing. #blmleicester

NEW! the Black Artists Grant is a no-strings attached £500 for Black artists of all ages living in the UK. One recipient will be selected every month, and the first few are being selected by ROOT-ed Zine. It is funded by Creative Debuts. Read more here: creativedebuts.co.uk/bag/ !!!

The Social Model of Disability: How does it relate to energy limiting chronic illness? How can it be reinvigorated to empower the chronic illness community to challenge our oppression alongside the Disabled People's Movement?

Local stars at Leicester Gallery: Supporting + engaging existing local family audiences during lockdown. Read our latest sharing practice case study from Morgan Stockton : ow.ly/OYb550BB7wz

My PhD supervisor brought a whole box of transparent masks so I could lipread - completely unprompted. I'm crying - inclusivity done right

Had such a fun time playing around in a box full of balloons and spaghetti sprinkles✨

Today marks the start of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month 2021! Find out how to get involved here: ehlers-danlos.com/may-awareness #MyHSDchallenge #MyEDSChallenge #EhlersDanlosSyndrome #hypermobilityspectrumdisorder

The School Toolkit is a free resource for school staff to help support pupils with joint hypermobility syndrome (JHS) or the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) theschooltoolkit.org #teachers #teaching #schools #education