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Love this. Be human kind, first. #FlipTheNarrative 💜 #humanity #humanfirst #empathy #compassion #wisdom

Time with the Hubs #raretreat 💜 #love #timeout #weekendvibes

The #NATPmentalhealth training programme from AT-Autism and Anna Freud for NHSE changes and saves lives. When you truly walk with people in their experiences, you reinvigorate your humanity. You start to see that we are not so different, we're all human. #FlipTheNarrative 💜

Looking forward to seeing all my fellow #NATPmentalhealth amazing colleagues today at the final conference in London. What a brilliant and authentic training programme created by some of the best of humans 😍 #FlipTheNarrative 💜

This 🔥 When you know, you know. #FlipTheNarrative 💜

Hope to see many of you there, this time next week! #NATPMentalHealth 💜

This is the true life experience of parent- carer @ellychapple.bsky.social If you want to know how system generated trauma occurs and the impact it has on families and people with profound disabilities, please listen. open.spotify.com/episode/2rRf...

Thanks @ellychapple.bsky.social @georgejulian.bsky.social such a powerful conversation and the perfect summary of our Trauma series.

An utterly chilling and incomprehensible chain of events, told with grace and vulnerability, thank you @ellychapple.bsky.social and @georgejulian.bsky.social.

This makes for a difficult listen but is so important, the brilliant @ellychapple.bsky.social and myself on The Skies We're Under podcast talking about Ella's human rights claim and the impact of unlawful care proceedings on their family open.spotify.com/episode/2rRf...

I know from experience as a child and as a parent that every school includes siblings - kids growing up with (or who've grown up with) a disabled brother or sister. Do share if it could help someone you know support such pupils, an overlooked group with unique support needs. #siblings #disability

This. We need to stop walking around our fear of disability & accept humans are entirely diverse. 'Normalise' difference instead of fearing it. It still seems to be the biggest taboo to break. #FlipTheNarrative 💜

"You know you need to show up for yourself at home, & you know that requires a shift in routines, a change in habits of mind, some humility, some determination & – if you’re like me – someone holding you to account...." @edfinch.bsky.social 1/2

Every small connection with others creates a ripple. Positively or negatively. The power of our words and our actions can create sliding doors moments for our fellow people. Be human, be kind. #FlipTheNarrative 💜

When life gifts you the chance to meet in person. Soul cup filled right up seeing you again @georgejulian.bsky.social, you marvellous human 😍 💜

Last year of the forties, thank goodness! The last few years nearly broke me, but we survived & thrive. To those who saw us and walked with us, thank you. To those who speak our language - who believe in being human and sharing the space together, far better - we see you 💜💜

Homeward bound after a day talking about #communication and #Deafblindness. Grateful to Gunnar Vege for sharing wisdom with me in advance 🙏 Have a fab weekend all ☕️✨️💜

Join us at the University of Wolverhampton on Sat Jan 25 2025 for an eye-opening event from The BAMEed Network . BAMEed SEND "Subnormal to Invisible: How SEND manifests in racialised communities." lnkd.in/e4D726NX #intersectionality #Race #SEND #BlueSky #EduSky

go.bsky.app/4JubDE9 so lovely to see @lisahopkins01.bsky.social on here...have added you to my new (bie) starter pack Lisa...there are some excellent folks in here to follow

"It's not that I've chosen to be adrift or even want to be. It's that society presents me with a binary choice - adapt the way we expect you to, look and dress and behave accordingly or be cut out." 🔥 #BeingSeen #FlipTheNarrative 💜 @snarkbat.bsky.social

Every child deserves safety, dignity, and care. Restraint and seclusion practices in schools are harming vulnerable disabled children. Read to understand the issue, please share to raise awareness. Together, we can protect our children. #AgainstRestraint @kijcooper1973.bsky.social

“In many of the cases we have documented restraints are prolonged, repeated, deeply traumatic and cause significant physical and psychological harm to disabled children,” Enough, England. Enough. We are better than this, these are our children.

2024, a year of so much, and I am so grateful to so many for walking with us. To those struggling, we see you, we hear you, and we walk in solidarity with you. Never give up. There is always light if we stand together, human first. Love to you and yours 💜

As we go into the festive time.... Wherever you are, whoever you are, whatever you celebrate or not, let's hold space for each other. Be human kind. #FlipTheNarrative 💜

Essential reading. What happened to the Chapple family is horrifying. My admiration for Elly is boundless.

Truly horrific experiences @ellychapple.bsky.social I am so sorry for what you have had to endure 💔 Working with parents of disabled children I know this is a fear that the majority of families have How hard do you ‘fight’ for your child before the wrath of the professionals descends ??

Institutional abuse in the name of 'protection.' Read this paper from the indefatigable @georgejulian.bsky.social and weep for @ella and @ellychapple.bsky.social and their whole family. Then rally your allyship. #BetterIsPossible #HumanRights

Absolutely terrifying and heartbreaking in equal measure.

Please read this if you can - it’s masterfully written, a very difficult read in places, but it’s well worth your time

"The council had unlawfully issued care proceedings, that required @ellychapple.bsky.social and Ella’s siblings to leave the family home, whilst care proceedings were ongoing. It also records changes were made to Ella’s bespoke care and education package ... causing her significant distress"

This is so important. And so awful. It is a catalogue of abuses of power at every level and it is unconscionable that all of those involved are the very people who are supposed to help.

This read is so horrendous but sadly unsurprising. ‘found that parent blame was not in the heads of families, but was built into the systems activated when parents sought support to enable their disabled children to live a good life.’

An epic read for Monday: Ella's Human Rights Claim www.georgejulian.co.uk/2024/12/16/e... I spoke with @ellychapple.bsky.social about Northumberland Council unlawfully issuing care proceedings and the impact on their family Also #MotherBlame #LearningDisabilty #DeafBlind #HumanRights #JusticeforLB