Surviving Life's Hurdles

Navigating parenting and disability with #MS ♿️. I love books, art and vegan food.

[Dan White : Disability Campaigner / Author / ♿️ @Danwhite1972]

Just in case the client-press and the Government were not aware, if you take away medicine from Disabled people, those with MH issues and the vulnerable they won't suddenly get them a job, they will probably die.
#Conservative #JeremyHunt #benefits

[Dr Jay Watts @Shrink_at_Large]

CW DWP

Note the deliberately hate-inducing speech in the announcement which will echo in people's heads in the form of microaggresions attacking the self and up hate crime.

"Anyone choosing to coast on the hard work of taxpayers will lose their benefits.” - Hunt

[Disability Rights UK @DisRightsUK]

Disability Rights UK have issued a statement this afternoon, a response to the Chancellor Jeremy Hunts announcement on proposed benefit changes.

The dangerous language issued deserves a truthful response. Please share. #benefits #JeremyHunt

[Jessica Taylor-Bearman @jayletay]

Today is publication day! A Girl Beyond Closed Doors is out in the world. To celebrate, I have done a special painting, which you can see below. Thank you for all your support on my journey with M.E..

You can grab a copy of A Girl Beyond Closed Doors from all good bookshops.

[Frances Ryan @DrFrancesRyan]

I’ve reported on a lot of terrible Tory ‘welfare reforms’ over the years but withholding sick people’s medicines to force them to get a job is genuinely a new low.

[Surviving Life's Hurdles @SLHurdles]

@rebslogan I’m so sorry you are going through this.

[Surviving Life's Hurdles @SLHurdles]

@gimmehopejoanna Yep! Concrete legs and random pains.

[Surviving Life's Hurdles @SLHurdles]

@PositiveWithMS Isolating

[Surviving Life's Hurdles @SLHurdles]

I absolutely love watching #DogSquad with my daughter. Such a brilliant show for raising awareness of assistance dogs and the many ways they help disabled people. #Disability

[CBeebies @CBeebiesHQ]

Get to know our NEW superheroes, #DogSquad with some pawsome facts! 🐾

Starting 4pm, 7th Nov on CBeebies then @BBCiPlayer.

Does your family have a hero dog?

🐕‍🦺 🦴 🦮

[Surviving Life's Hurdles @SLHurdles]

@KatiePennick @BlindDad_Uk @Kika_GuideDog I love Dog Squad! Watched it with my daughter and I was so impressed with it.

[Surviving Life's Hurdles @SLHurdles]

As a parent, I don’t believe I am to blame for all the barriers I’ve faced (and continue to face) trying to ensure the needs of my disabled child are fully acknowledged and adequately met by Staffordshire county council.

[PEGiS @PegisStoke]

What a complete disgrace these are Staffordshire county council you really need to hang your heads in shame.

Parents are not to blame at all and it’s your arrogant attitudes and poorly informed opinions that make parents lives unbearable.

SHAME ON YOU!!!!

[Surviving Life's Hurdles @SLHurdles]

@weirdedu I feel the same.

[Isabel Mavrides-Calderón @powerfullyisa]

The disabled experience during this pandemic is realizing that some of the people closest to u really don’t care if u live or die as long as they are comfortable.

[Surviving Life's Hurdles @SLHurdles]

Things that wore me out today due to my chronic illness:

Everything.

#MS #NEISvoid

[Surviving Life's Hurdles @SLHurdles]

Casual ableism is everywhere and it’s exhausting. Excellent thread;

[Sabina Nordqvist UPDATES ONLY @sabinanordqvist]

Some ableism is obvious, but I want to mention a few types of more casual ableism I see in sensitivity reads and published works that are harder to pick up on with an abled gaze. Many of these are likely unintentional, which is why it's good to have a SR in the first place.🧵

[Sabina Nordqvist UPDATES ONLY @sabinanordqvist]

♿ Starting an ongoing thread for books I enjoy that include disability rep. I try to read #CripLit rep specifically by disabled authors. That info isn't always available though. But know that many of us are looking for it. Will update as able. QTing an old list to start. ♿