sabasalman.com
Social affairs journalist. Author
Freelance bylines: Guardian. Byline Times. Independent. Ed: Community Living
#LearningDisability #SocialCare #Race
1st book: Made Possible. 2nd book: 2025
Chair Sibs. Ambassador NDTI. Fellow RSA
http://sabasalman.com
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Meh. But well done for making it past the image (am trying to think positively.. increasingly hard!)
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This isn't a 'aw look at the cute stuff people with learning disabilities do'. It shows my sister's observational skills, good memory (she loves music) and humour. The track, and R's sweary malapropism 'puck' (as in 'puck off') are Salman lore. And it's a bright contrast to the grey stuff right now.
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The charity @sibs-uk.bsky.social supports adult siblings and younger ones, do take a look in case there's something of use (huge community of people, experiences and backgrounds!).
www.sibs.org.uk/support-for-...
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Thanks Darren, sorry not to get to it before the petition closed, I'm not writing much atm but I just shared the info. By coincidence earlier today, I posted a story that described some of the work the organisation does.
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One impact from @grapevinecovwarks.bsky.social:
In the Midlands, 39% of patients registered as learning disabled were having annual checks in 2020, but an awareness-raising campaign by health professionals and inclusion charity Grapevine pushed the figure above 71%.
bylinetimes.com/2024/10/21/t...
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Thank you, please do.
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Fact:
'The 2022 NHS-funded annual review of deaths among people with learning disabilities shows that 27% of people who died avoidable deaths did not receive an annual health check in the year before they died.'