Claire Meeghan (she/her)

PR & Communications Manager at @motability

[Scope @scope]

🎙️ “Disabled people have a right to travel when they need to travel.”

Yesterday, our Head of Policy and Campaigns, Louise Rubin, spoke at the government’s @TransportCttee, explaining the dire impact that closing ticket offices will have.

[Claire Meeghan (she/her) @cmeeghan]

Love this...

[Daniel Storey @danielstorey85]

No spoilers, but this is the cleverest football advert I've ever seen.

[Claire Meeghan (she/her) @cmeeghan]

Seems a long time ago that we filmed this in a windy field in "Happy Valley". Thanks again @BrookMillerMo @gmcoachwork01 @McElmeelMob & Helen for making this happen...

[Motability Foundation @Motability]

🚐 Do you, or someone you care for, need to travel in a Wheelchair Accessible Vehicle as a passenger, and need a variety of adaptations? Our Bespoke Passenger Solutions Grant could support this. Please spread the word and find out about what's included: https://t.co/65XP6QfV1v

[Motability Foundation @Motability]

🎉 Lifestyle magazine has taken silver for 'Cover of the Year' at the #PPAAwards! Featuring beautiful retriever Ocho and highlighting some amazing dogs helping their owners, the judges said the 'cover carefully considers its audience [and] is accessible to its readers.'

[Claire Meeghan (she/her) @cmeeghan]

Agreed. Music is SO important to people with dementia. Sorry to hear this but great cause...

[BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast]

'Thank you for being a friend'

Music legend Sting has joined Tony Christie, who has been diagnosed with dementia, to record 'Thank You for Being a Friend' to thank carers across the UK.

They spoke to #BBCBreakfast

https://t.co/X8x7n1xDGu

[Claire Meeghan (she/her) @cmeeghan]

Love this...

[Ben Phillips @benphillips76]

Sometimes a crisis hits so hard that a country needs help from others to overcome it. That’s not one-way humanitarian saviourism, it’s international solidarity. 200 South African firefighters land in Edmonton, Canada to help fight the wildfire. Sound up 🔊

[Designability @DesignabilityUK]

Feeling like it’s a little too bright to go out wizzing?
For Esmae, it’s no bother! Her fast-thinking grandad has fashioned her a portable parasol so that she can cruise around in her daisy-covered Wizzybug in the beautiful sunshine!

Here’s hoping this weather lasts all weekend!

[Claire Meeghan (she/her) @cmeeghan]

@helenjudges @christian_aid Happy #CAW Helen! Good luck with living below the line this week. Hats off to you 👏

[Motability Operations @MotabilityOps]

Have you heard the news? The beautiful cover from @Motability's latest Lifestyle magazine, starring Ocho the Dog 🦮, has been shortlisted for ‘Cover of the Year’ in the #PPAAwards!

Cast your vote and help Ocho to win by visiting: https://t.co/KNCKvEBRRU.

Thank you 💛

[Claire Meeghan (she/her) @cmeeghan]

'A disabled person who wants to use an EV charger today faces “inaccessibility at lots of different points throughout the process,” Catherine Marris, @Motability's head of innovation, told @CNBC'...

[CNBC's Sustainable Future @CNBCFuture]

The EV industry is gaining momentum. But public charging is a long way from being accessible to all https://t.co/rzWW746rU3

[Claire Meeghan (she/her) @cmeeghan]

Well done for capturing this @CroydonVision. Great to see a @Motability grant supporting your good work...

[Motability Foundation @Motability]

We love to see it! 👏
We're thrilled to be supporting @CroydonVision to help their members make more journeys through our grants. More news on this soon...

[Claire Meeghan (she/her) @cmeeghan]

👏

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

"It would be a great birthday present..."

Actor James Martin got his dream birthday present last night as An Irish Goodbye won best live action short film at the Oscars.

[Claire Meeghan (she/her) @cmeeghan]

This sums it up perfectly. Well done @refugeecouncil, very powerful

[Refugee Council 🧡 @refugeecouncil]

No-one who arrives on our shores having fled war, persecution or violence should be treated like a criminal.

[Motability Foundation @Motability]

We’re excited about the difference this £1 million grant can make to the lives of families with disabled children thanks to the specialist buggies and wheelchairs that @Newlifecharity provide. Great to see the news being shared! ❤️

[Claire Meeghan (she/her) @cmeeghan]

Some very concerning stats here...

[Dr Shani Dhanda @ShaniDhanda]

👉🏽 Half of parents of disabled children are unable to work and have experienced poverty, because of lack of support for their child.

👉🏽 Three in four parents have had to give up employment or their whole careers, due to lack of support.

👉🏽 Seven out of ten parents said their disabled children’s health had deteriorated because of lack of support

👉🏽 Only one in three disabled children has the correct level of support from education setting.

👉🏽 Only one in seven families had the correct level of support from social care.

👉🏽 Only one in five has the correct level of support from health services.

👉🏽 Only one in five felt their family received the support needed for their child to fulfil their potential.

👉🏽 Over a third (38%) of parents have experienced marriage/relationship breakdown in the last 12 months as a result of lack of support for their disabled child.

Does this resonate with you if you’re a parent of a disabled child?

I’m sad to say that transitioning from being a disabled child into adulthood doesn’t make any of it easier, and I have felt that a lot less support is available.

#DisabilityTwitter #Parents #Disability #FailedAndForgotten
#ParentsOfDisabledChildren

[Claire Meeghan (she/her) @cmeeghan]

Great to see @Motability's £1m grant to @Newlifecharity will provide even more specialist buggies & wheelchairs for disabled children... https://t.co/lMm99KSPhB via @ATToday_mag

[Motability Foundation @Motability]

Our very own Lifestyle magazine has won the latest British Society of Magazine Editors 'Cover of the Month'. The gorgeous cover shows golden labrador retriever Ocho, who is dedicated to helping and protecting his owner Chloë. We're thrilled! 🐕 https://t.co/JCjE3ySNF7 @bsmeinfo

[Disasters Emergency Committee @decappeal]

Devastating earthquakes have hit Turkey and Syria killing thousands of people and reducing buildings to rubble. People need help now. Please donate today if you can.

[Martin Lewis @MartinSLewis]

#BlueMonday is a piece of crap pseudo science originally part of a travel company's press release to sell holidays.

Can we all try to avoid rewarding marketeers, using this term, which tries to sell goods by parasiting on the back of real mental health campaigns.

[Claire Meeghan (she/her) @cmeeghan]

Disabled people in the UK make 38% fewer journeys than non-disabled people. Research & projects through this new evidence centre will aim to change that for disabled people across the country... https://t.co/OKBJUUcehn