Alison Smith

Feminist, geek,#PwME. Loves family, friends, thinking, arts, new ideas, consensus politics (WE disability caucus). Opinions always mine

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

@useless_priest Tell her to read the latest (Oct 2022?) NICE guidelines on ME/CFS, which are specific about what ME is and isn't, and say unequivocally that GET is not to be used in the treatment of ME

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

@mobeenakhan @BlueGlassBoy Huge congrats, v happy for you all xx

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

This is fun.

[Latif Nasser @latifnasser]

Last January, I noticed something peculiar in my 2yo’s bedroom that - after a year of obsessive reporting - led me to a profound cosmic revelation about what’s even possible in our universe. A 🧵.

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

@LakotaMan1 Not in the least.

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

Today a cyclist coming fast thru a red traffic light at King'sX almost hit us on a green-lit zebra crossing. Again. @SantanderCycles @limebike @dott_uk @tier_mobility @humanforest_uk pls make sure your users know bikes have to obey traffic laws. Ppl will be hurt & you'll be sued

[Dr Rachel Clarke @doctor_oxford]

This is sensible, straightforward & really should be entirely uncontentious. Covid is airborne. Masks help reduce the risk of visitors & staff infecting patients & each other at a time of immense NHS pressures. Masks, while cases are so high, make good sense.

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

don't assume, and never, ever grab. Please ask first and listen to the answer - this woman may have been old and frail, but she knew her own mind and what she needed.
Helping has to be a respectful transaction, or it's not help, it's interference.

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

In the supermarket an old lady was sitting in the vegetable racks, quite composed, ignored by everyone. Did she want a hand? Yes; she'd fallen & couldn't get up. A hand later, off she went. I don't know how long she'd been there. Pls don't ignore oddities or be afraid to help but

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

@FatiguedStill I'm so sorry.

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

Absolutely beautiful shepherd's warning this morning, through the filthy windows of a train. With luck the weather to come will sort that too...

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

@WEP_UK Loving this one - funny and cogent.

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

@SouthernRailUK @nationalrailenq Thanks.

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

.@SouthernRailUK I'm on the 16.05 Brighton train just left ecr which still says it's going to Brighton, while @nationalrailenq says it's cancelled from three bridges. I need a quick reply pls; if I don't hear before we get to tbd, I'll be late for an important meeting. Help pls!

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

@SouthernRailUK @nationalrailenq 16.19

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

@nationalrailenq @SouthernRailUK Ah you missed my later tweet. it was 16.05 from London bridge

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

This is horrifying and not at all surprising. Inequalities worsen for gem people and when they're GEM and disabled it seems society just stops caring, and barely starts to help.

[The BMJ @bmj_latest]

People with a learning disability from a minority ethnic background have a life expectancy of just 34 years—around half that of their white counterparts who on average live to 62, to a report from the NHS Race and Health Observatory @NHS_RHO has found
https://t.co/DuQOsYKGTt

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

That's 16.05 from London Bridge, soz.

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

Disabled people tend to be flexible, resourcesful, inventive, persistent and adaptable. We have to be, in a world designed by and for abled people. Employing us can only benefit your company, for a few reasonable accomodations that won't break you. https://t.co/N0h8zPiK9a

[Marina Hyde @MarinaHyde]

My column on the latest developments in the Post Office scandal - an incredible tale of total corporate psychopathy that I absolutely BEG you to stay very very cross about https://t.co/sy7ubpvjoc

[Alison Smith @ali_splat]

@vivvycrawford It's a terrible illness.