Neurodivergent people are often ignored growing up, this can lead to a life-long battle to feel acknowledged and be heard. In this very personal article, our editor shares their own experience of how that lack of attention can affect your life. https://t.co/owNAqRPDdv
Today is #DisabilityPayGap day.
The day when Disabled workers stop getting paid for the rest of the year.
Yet, life costs £1,010 more each month for Disabled households than non-disabled households.
We are calling on the Government to END the Disability Pay Gap.
Scottish comedian Janey Godley has died at the age of 63.
Ms Godley found viral fame with her dubbed videos of Nicola Sturgeon's Covid briefings during the pandemic.
Read more about her life and career ➡️ https://t.co/ng9g2oznCw
I am hosting a mini photo exhibit and interactive talk with the wonderful @aimee_speaks about my participatory Photovoice and Zine-making research at @StirlingLibs. This is part of the @ESRC festival of Social Science. You can book a free ticket at https://t.co/dUi9g0dkSG
📢I am currently looking for autistic women and non-binary folk to take part in a participatory zine-making study about media representations of autism! Links to express interest: https://t.co/uyHpJuYenL (standard version) / https://t.co/7OsZWqNwEP (easy-read version)
It's hard to explain the deep grief of knowing that because you are Arab, your life is seen as inherently less than. If footage of Arab children burning alive doesn't change things, I don't know what will.
For ADHD Awareness Month, I want to take a minute to explain ADHD and how it's diagnosed because I think a lot of people don't understand what ADHD is and how it can look...
I've found out that my grant got cut because I posted a video of me standing up out of my wheelchair on social media. They used my public facing social media, which I use to awareness to the fact that people have varying conditions, to push me out of work. I am actually in pieces
🚨NEWS🚨
'Plans to spy on Disabled people’s bank accounts show Labour isn’t for change' - by DR UK campaigner Mikey Erhardt
Read more👇
https://t.co/kosi2Fyg8B
Our editor has recently had to take part in the 'nationwide claim review', with no reasonable adjustments, and with pressured scrutiny, and for what?
Will The DWP Use This Article Against Me Too? https://t.co/fgFrNh90me
For anyone one else who is autistic on universal credit - do you get reasonable adjustments?
We’ve been told that simply saying you will have a ‘telephone appointment to discuss your claim’ is a reasonable adjustment for autistic people!
I am sure they are able to provide text.