Pippa Hamilton

Researching disability identity and higher education inclusivity for students with Energy Limiting Chronic Illnesses ⬇️#ELCI 🌻

[Pippa Hamilton @PippaR5]

Our research on #HigherEducation #inclusivity for students with #ChronicIllness is now published by @JDisSoc!!

We discuss stigma towards chronic illness as a #disability, and aim to influence HE practices.

Pls rt! 🎓
@JulieH_Psyc @EmHaz_Psy
#NEISvoid
https://t.co/Ux9x74dMqU

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

Why do people with mental (or physical) health vulnerabilities need call essential firm after firm and govt departments too to declare it, needing repeat the same painful, possibly embarrassing explanations. Today @MMHPI is calling for a 'tell us once' system. Here's my quote on why.....

"The government has a Tell Us Once system for when someone dies, yet we lack the same for those who are alive and struggling. That makes no sense. We need a single simple system that can work across essential services like banks, energy and water firms, and government systems too – whichever people choose.

“Right now, a vulnerable person in the middle of a mental (or physical) health crisis may have to call firm after firm, and government agencies on top, repeating the same painful, possibly embarrassing or triggering explanation again and again. In a digital age where data sharing is simple, that feels almost cruel.

“Of course safeguards and informed consent are essential, people must have control of their data. But it is time we stopped focusing on using data to just drive profit and started using it to drive compassion.”

Read full info and get details about the underlying research here... https://t.co/afZUx4vHHf

[Pippa Hamilton @PippaR5]

I'd be all for @wesstreeting apologising here but this all reads as insincere once he talks about the review. One of the controversial psychiatrists chosen to co-lead this review has already implied he believes autism assessments are being over sought:
https://t.co/Pqa2QpsvOn

[Wes Streeting @wesstreeting]

Sometimes I don’t get things right and I’m not afraid to say so.

When @bbclaurak asked me a question about mental health ‘overdiagnosis’ my answer was poor - and our evidence base on mental health, autism and ADHD is, too.

We’ll put this right 👇🏻

https://t.co/t5ZACfpKiG

[Mark Bonnar @mark_bonnar]

Please donate between the 2nd and the 9th of December and your donation will be doubled!! Give what you can to help people with ME and Long Covid. Thank you ♥️♥️♥️

#BigGive #ChristmasChallenge #MECFS #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis

[Philipp Heimberger @heimbergecon]

This paper shows that authors from low-income countries remain excluded from top-ranked economics journals and receive less attention from other economists. Developing country authors are far less likely to be published in top journals even when holding citation counts constant.

[#MEAction Network UK @MEActNetUK]

We are excited to share the initial findings from Decode ME that people's genes contribute to their chances of developing ME/CFS. Read more here:

https://t.co/62DazHo190

#DecodeME #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #MEAwareness

[Keele University 🐿️ @KeeleUniversity]

"The hardest thing has always been financials and living situation, and knowing if I can go somewhere for Christmas or Easter." 💬

Meet Ciaran, who grew up in care from the age of nine, went to six different schools, and defied the odds to achieve a first-class honours degree 🎓

[Steve B @75ThunderRoad]

One of the most tragic and ironic consequences of the 'Attendance at all Costs" agenda is that unprecedented numbers of children are being deregistered from schools all around the country. 🧵

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[Dan Wyke 🦠➡️🧠🔥 @Dan_Wyke]

Delaying the release of the ME/CFS Delivery Plan again would seem to contradict the government's claim that it's serious about helping sick and disabled people into work.

[Richard Dyer @RichardDyer63]

I just wrote to my MP to stop the welfare benefit cuts. Disabled people deserve dignity, not poverty. @Keir_Starmer @leicesterliz #EndAusterity #StopWelfareCuts

Take action and write to your MP today 👇
https://t.co/36dhhfCUJY

[Trussell @TrussellUK]

Disabled people are already overrepresented at our food banks. The last thing they need is support taken away from them.

[ME Association @MEAssociation]

1/2 Labour MPs Rebel Against Welfare Cuts: Now is the Time to Urge Yours to Act

More than 100 Labour MPs are preparing to rebel against the government’s new Welfare Reform Bill — legislation that could cut off support for up to 1 million disabled people.

Read more here: https://t.co/DjjTf32c5i

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

The only argument Labour defenders have left is “1,000 people go on PIP a day – the size of Leicester!”

So let’s contextualise:
💥 4,822 adults are referred to IAPT every single day
💥 13,699 to mental health services – most left waiting
Want fewer PIP claims? Give help upstream

[Frances Ryan @DrFrancesRyan]

With just over a week to go to the vote to cut disability benefits, now is the best time to write to your MP to ask them to vote against.

@Z2K_trust have created a helpful tool that enables you to enter your postcode and use a pre-written letter. Go here:
https://t.co/hdMWPW3FeH

[Sadiq Khan @SadiqKhan]

I'm calling on the Government to urgently rethink its proposed changes to welfare.

Analysis of the proposals shows that the impact will be substantial, destroying the financial safety net for too many disabled Londoners ⬇️

[Anna Freed 🍉 @anna_susan_f]

Thread on funding for disabled/low income students 🧵

After seeing worries about the impact of students losing PIP, here are tips from my own exp as an ineligible for PIP girlie

Disclaimer: I’m not a lawyer, this could be outdated/wrong so pls double check everything!

[Frances Ryan @DrFrancesRyan]

I know coverage of disability benefits can be very distressing. So, I’ve worked with colleagues to make a range of support visible on The Guardian’s site.

If you click on a relevant news story, you’ll see a “drop box” of signposted mental health help as well as benefits advice.

[Disabled Students UK @ChangeDisabled]

Volunteer as a Community Officer with Disabled Students UK!

Help play a vital role in our Community work for disabled students. 5 hours/week, fully remote.

Read below for more information...

Apply now by emailing your CV or questions to [email protected]

[Disabled Students UK @ChangeDisabled]

Our report is in Wonkhe today. Did you know 62% of disabled students have gone without agreed adjustments because the process of chasing them up consumes too much time and energy?

[Trenton M. Haltom, PhD @TMHaltom]

Qualitative researchers:

Run, don't walk, to read this article:

Braun et al. (2024). “Being Really Confidently Wrong”: Qualitative Researchers’ Experiences of Methodologically Incongruent Peer Review Feedback.

https://t.co/n6Wk1iN0Ht