🎼 ᴄᴏɴᴅᴜᴄᴛᴏʀ but one is still what one does, what, what!! Supported by #NationalLottery via @ace_national Arts Council England. (Physically Divergent 😱) 🦋
There's been lots of talk recently about getting disabled/long-term sick people back into the workforce, but very little about the 60,000 disabled people waiting for support to do just that
Here's what's going on with the Access to Work scheme 🧵👇
https://t.co/IVz9nBPh21
@easyJet EZY8046 please tell your ground staff that they need to put my wheelchair on freewheel when pushing it into the hold. Please also note that the cable which they need to disconnect from the joystick will remain a live wire and thus need taping. This has been comm.
@easyJet why aren’t you using an aircraft joist https://t.co/vibYO2dZFe to help passengers to their seats rather than being lifted and carried manually by your employees who are being put at risk.. I’ve been roughly manhandled by your staff more than once. FYI @Tanni_GT
Thanks @easyJet not only you charge me 4 changing names of my assistants at £60 a go but your system has not allowed me to check-in due to a system error meaning that I couldn’t give my luggage to @AirPortr_ meaning that somehow I need to carry my hold luggage with me to Gatwick.
The issues surrounding #AccessToWork are deeply troubling & the silence from the sector makes it feel like an issue disabled creatives are facing alone. @TheStage you don't seem to have covered AtW since 2016 @ace_national is this on your risk register? https://t.co/HZKXEJZ2nM
@tomhfh Rather than highlighting this as an amazing opportunity for young architects and designers to find new ways to build universally accessible homes for everyone, @tomhfh is calling for increased exclusion of a section of society who already are excluded from many places in society
Dear @TfL please could you tell your staff at Farringdon to stop harassing me. I had to swerve for one of your staff blocked my path asking me where I was going.
@Tanni_GT HAVING A GOVERNMENT WHO SAYS THEY WANT TO HELP MORE PEOPLE INTO EMPLOYMENT BUT THEN PROVIDES SCHEMES UNFIT FOR PURPOSE - Access to Work is so bureaucratic de-incentivising to employers and has a tendency to work against people in work.
@Tanni_GT BEING EXPECTED TO ADAPT TO MAKE SERVICES/ EVENTS ACCESSIBLE - this goes for public, retail, and nightlife entertainment venues (i.e. having to give extra notice, emailing random people to get pa tickets, etc.)
This week, at the launch of his first season as chief conductor of the @londonsymphony, Sir Antonio Pappano spoke powerfully about his belief in sharing music with new generations and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to hear the incredible sound of a live orchestra.