BBC Ability

We're BBC Ability, the BBC’s disabled Staff Network. Tweeting about our events + disabled related content and anything else we fancy.

[Josh Lloyd @JoshuaLloyd1]

Delighted to share that I will be a keynote speaker
at The Media Production Technology Show at the London Olympia on the 14th May 🎤

The Keynote is called Built for Everyone: Making Film & TV Truly Accessible 🎥 💻 ⚽️

Get your tickets here 👇https://t.co/qFzyaMwbjj

[BBC Writers @bbcwritersroom]

Last chance to register for this Thursday's online session for Screenwriting Students in the UK or ROI - register your interest to attend before noon tomorrow (Weds 6th May). Full details here https://t.co/pI9mZ2VKFN

[NUJ @NUJofficial]

The first phase of our new recruitment and organising strategy sets out how we can work together to build a stronger future for our union.

https://t.co/neEtzHgEvH

[Richie Brave @RichieBrave]

This Sunday at 9pm on BBC Radio @1Xtra for 1Xtra Talks I’ll be exploring Black experiences of miscarriage, stillbirth, childlessness & infertility.

A real honour to have this important conversation ahead of Black Baby Loss Awareness Week on 11 - 16th May 🖤

[BBC Ability @bbc_ability]

'I was kicked out of nightclub because of my wheelchair' https://t.co/IcOyVVeyLd

[BBC Ability @bbc_ability]

Get on and do it. 💜

[BBC Writers @bbcwritersroom]

The BBC Comedy Collective is open for applications from today until 23.59 on Weds 6th May.

This supercharged bursary scheme offers 10 places each year to mid-level comedy creatives; a mix of writers, writer/performers, producers, directors and editors >>>https://t.co/sFZilfLx5a

[Gary O'Donoghue @BBCBlindGazza]

The branch of Boots on Great Portland Street has just told me that I should have someone with me when I come out as a blind person. When I objected to them telling me howl to lead my life, they said it was for my own good. Unbelievable. Last time I go in there #boots

[Natasha Hirst FRSA @HirstPhotos]

It's a busy day for #TeamNUJ at #TUCWomensConference
Our General Secretary Laura Davison spoke at the @TUCGinfo fringe about assaults and threats at work and the role of the journalists' safety tracker @NUJofficial @TUCEquality

[BBC Ability @bbc_ability]

Future Voices - Trainee Journalism Scheme 2026 -EXTEND Job Details | BBC https://t.co/lzmMyJShoE

[BBC Ability @bbc_ability]

Changes to flagship disability scheme don't go far enough, campaigners say https://t.co/fffB46n5f1

[BBC Ability @bbc_ability]

BBC will aim to have Trump's $5bn defamation lawsuit thrown out https://t.co/BLDLbFf8ys

[BBC Ability @bbc_ability]

Happy New Year from all at BBC Ability. Early night tonight and back at it nice and fresh tomorrow. 💜🙌🏻⚡️

[Snowleopardess 💚 @snowleopardess]

Thank goodness...a journalist actually prepared to challenge politicians' lies about the benefits system.
Well done @AngelaHaggerty
#bbcqt

[BBC Ability @bbc_ability]

Nnena Kalu has won this year's Turner Prize, the UK's most high-profile art award, for her "bold and compelling" sculptures and drawings - and has made history as the first artist with a learning disability to win. https://t.co/RzJi6CPa17

[BBC Ability @bbc_ability]

How Motability cuts went from a rightwing online campaign to Rachel Reeves’s budget https://t.co/zeqUfGYoZL

[BBC Ability @bbc_ability]

Flexible working is to become the "default" for all workers, with employers required to say yes to requests from staff from their first day starting in a job unless they can prove it is "unreasonable". https://t.co/uCCihkUHfy

[Una Murphy @Una_VIEW]

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women - trade union rally at Stormont. Thousands of women, children and young people across Northern Ireland who have been impacted by domestic abuse. https://t.co/57njqln9oz

[BBC Ability @bbc_ability]

https://t.co/JFZxxDkPHi

[BBC Ability @bbc_ability]

Just over a week to go. ⏳Have you signed up yet for BBC Rethink Disability Festival 2025? Check out the great lineup and book your place on the website 👏🙌🏻⚡️ https://t.co/tv6IWah7Ob

[BBC Ability @bbc_ability]

For disabled men it’s even higher. Reach out and talk. We all need to talk. 💜

[Samaritans @samaritans]

It’s International Men’s Day, and we want to talk about one of the biggest issues that men face today and what can be done to tackle it.

Suicide is the biggest killer of men under 50, and men account for three-quarters of all deaths by suicide. 🧵 1/5