Community Voices York

Community Voices 2021 aims to amplify marginalised, hidden and ignored voices in the disability community in York.

[Community Voices York @VoicesYork]

NEWS: Community Voices is on hold while it is being reviewed and this account will not be monitored. Our coordinator is leaving this role but will continue to engage from @dearyorkuk so if you have enjoyed their work here, you can follow them there.

[Community Voices York @VoicesYork]

NEWS: Community Voices is on hold while it is being reviewed and this account will not be monitored. Our coordinator is leaving this role but will continue to engage from @dearyorkuk so if you have enjoyed their work here, you can follow them there.

[York Disability Rights Forum @YorkDRF]

Further confirmation that disabled people and blue badge holders are seen as second class citizens by City of York Council...

https://t.co/IRBNRYhqkM

[Lydia Harrison @lydimoo]

One rule for them… @YorkDRF @VoicesYork @YorkDisability @YorkAccessible

[Lydia Harrison @lydimoo]

@TheLastLeg @josierones @adamhillscomedy is it ok that blue badge holders are barred from the City of York? Is it ok that the Lord Mayor has parked within the restrictions? https://t.co/u1raOeqWkv

[York Disability Rights Forum @YorkDRF]

Don't forget: get your prescriptions requested and collected in plenty of time for Christmas holidays.

[YORKinRECOVERY @YORKinRECOVERY]

Our Recovery Cafe opens @ 1PM today. Come and say hello if you are in the city.

A date for your diaries is Wed 15th Dec join us at St Helen Church York.
For our Christmas Carol Service.
#recovery
@CollegeofLEROs
@YorkMCN
@ChangingLives__
@dearyork
@TwoRidingsCF

[Difference @differencenorth]

Great talking to Helen Jones from @YorkDRF about their work upholding disability rights in the city.

We talked about getting to know your allies, and the way that rights intersect with each other.

Here Helen discusses York's blue badge parking ban. https://t.co/O2iOpiPhUn

[York Disability Rights Forum @YorkDRF]

Are you disabled? Are you having to make tough choices between heating/ food or charging mobility/medical aids etc? If you are, and are willing to speak to ITV about it, please email us so we can put you in touch with the journalist

[email protected]

[Deaf Bitch 🦻🦓 ∞ @DeafBitch97]

Today I had a job interview and I mentioned I'm autistic. The response to that was:

"How can we make sure you thrive if you work here?"

This is how you support disabled employees.

[Dan Webster @danwebstermusic]

My mother is excluded from the town centre. Just before they shut the streets to blue badges I parked at the top of church street with her so she could access a nearby shop. She said - ‘Dan, this might be the last time I see the centre of the city I live in’.

[Community Voices York @VoicesYork]

Perhaps one for the diary? Public accountability is something we could do with I reckon...

@YorkDRF @YorkAccessible @YorkDisability @YorkMCN @YorkAccessHub1 @YorkLGBT @speak_diversity @YorkAntiRacist @MesmacYNY @YorkTravellers @YORKinRECOVERY

[Office for Policing, Fire, Crime & Commissioning @northyorkspfcc]

North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner Zoë Metcalfe will host her first Public Accountability Meeting and is encouraging people across North Yorkshire and York to get involved.
https://t.co/fmb5S9n78J

[York Disability Rights Forum @YorkDRF]

Behind the scenes of YDRF and @VoicesYork we're real and lovely people! Meet us in person! 6th December 2pm-5pm, St Aidan’s Church Hall, Acomb.

BSL interpreters 3-5pm, and we’re planning on having a quiet space

Let us know if you have any questions

[Alison Semmence @Alison_Semmence]

Excluding disabled people from our city is not acceptable.

[Two Ridings Community Foundation @TwoRidingsCF]

Thanks for covering the ground breaking system-change #DecidingTogether fund awards @yorkpress ...These York groups are set to benefit from a share of £218,000. @YorkMCN @SpaulAli https://t.co/WzhzGtns7M

[Difference @differencenorth]

Some disabled women may not recognise what has happened to them as abuse.

Others may not know the terminology in English. This means they can be unlikely to know where, and how to find support.

#16DaysOfActivism

Easy read guide to domestic abuse here:
https://t.co/pxdCab9Utn

[Hazel @AnLasair]

Autism means I'm childish
ADHD is "just an excuse"
Anxiety is "something everyone gets"
Bulimia is just me being "dramatic"
Self harm is "attention seeking"
Insomnia is my "own fault for not going to bed early enough"

🙄

And my biggest annoyance: psychosis means I'm "dangerous"

[Accessible Arts & Media @aamedia_org_uk]

HUGE Thanks to those who've already purchased our wonderful cards. There's still plenty of time if you've not stocked up yet. By selecting us, you will be supporting all the wonderful projects we run and spreading that Christmas Cheer a little further! 🎄https://t.co/uM2DQM23fn

[Accessible Arts & Media @aamedia_org_uk]

‘Not Going Anywhere’ is a Disability Art exhibition in Yorkshire, led by the lived experiences of Disabled People. We submitted videos from our IMPs and Sensory Music gangs that responded to this. Check it out online or @YorkExplore 1st Dec-28th Feb '22!
https://t.co/OKPAT4ufME