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elenichambers.bsky.social
Disabled researcher/activist. Inclusion, access, involvement and co-production (mainly, but also wildlife, gardening, music, modern art, photography...) Works for different UK H&SC organisations, particularly likes Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs).
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It’s now a year since I applied for Access to Work. A full year and I have heard nothing !

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One if the best things ive read in a long time. Achingly raw and real. www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/forg...

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Journalist Philippa Willitts takes us with them on a typical week in their life detailing the extra costs they have to pay because they're disabled. ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3WZW060

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Just a usual train journey for us disabled people…

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Keith Haring died of AIDS aged 31 on 16 Feb 1990. One of his last works, Unfinished Painting, was deliberately incomplete, reflecting the devastating, unquantifiable loss to the arts due to AIDS. #LGBTplusHistoryMonth

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So it’s still fine for the “Chiefs” and fans to keep their racist name and practices yet they come down hard on a guy showing Palestine/Sudan flags during halftime…

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I wrote this three years ago and it’s still just as relevant now. hagenilda.wordpress.com/2022/01/31/a...

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"The leader of the free world advocates ethnic cleansing and dresses it up as a golden real estate opportunity. Here’s the dire, if hardly surprising, place we find ourselves just three weeks into the second Trump administration." www.theage.com.au/world/middle...

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The Resource Collection is an interactive database that currently consolidates over 600 resource documents and projects, including research, strategies and policy-related documents on accessible transport. Found on ncat website: www.ncat.uk/what-we-do/n...

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This column has been the second most read on the whole Guardian site today and it’s all credit to Rosy who literally used her last voice to speak out about this country’s care crisis. Please do continue to read and share. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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2 million people in the UK have significant sight loss #Braille200 is a fantastic project to assist the blind and partially sighted community And to help others wishing to connect with such communities

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An awesome woman, it's worth watching her whole sermon... www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwwa...

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No, this isn’t a dystopian apocalyptic sci-fi film set…

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This is an incredible piece on the state of the mental health system and the impact it has had one one persons life. Wishing Scout all the best for the future.

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There is hope ! After dealing with 2 organisations who are clearly struggling with involvement I had a lovely meeting this morning with a new org who just got it ! All of it, including access issues, no fuss, no explanation necessary, all just sorted, just like that...

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This is so good !

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@raiiseuk.bsky.social are a brilliant organisation founded & led by a group of young people with invisible illnesses. They're looking for YP aged 14-25 to join a new Youth Forum to drive their work. More information in the post below. *Sharing from the Other Place* #YouthVoice #Participation

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As disabled people, we live “apocalypse” like no one else does. We breathe “crisis” every day. The ingenuity of our community is key to finding solutions to the climate crisis. In the wake of the devastating LA fires, this speech I gave last month feels needed. open.substack.com/pub/cripoire...

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John was a lovely man, I really enjoyed working with him…

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Really important…

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How to help a homeless person on the street in cold weather www.bigissue.com/news/housing...

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A new blog for #SocialWork with older people from Jenni Brooks @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social on the Living Alone with Dementia research project - Social workers know the system and can be valuable allies to people living alone with dementia and without informal support tinyurl.com/yysw56pm

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If you’re ever wondering why wildfire smoke is so bad for you it’s because it includes things like “an entire bicycle”

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This looks incredible… www.rottentomatoes.com/m/from_groun...

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Ohh…

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“Stigmatising views, inaccessible public transport, a lack of job and volunteering opportunities, and the failure of schools to make reasonable adjustments, all contribute to the loneliness experienced by young disabled people, according to new government research.”

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Involvement payments ! Some pay within a couple of weeks with helpful breakdowns of what payment is for. Others I’m still waiting for 4 months on ?! Why? If some can manage it why can’t others?

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Quite…

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