Jane Raca

Writer, former lawyer. Campaigning for disabled people. Chair of Board of Trustees, Hollybank Trust. Family interest in the Polish deportees of WW2.

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

My husband's family on Windrush, Tilbury June 1948, in a rare picture of #windrushpoles.

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

Data collection on our most disabled children and young adults is all too rare. Data helps get resources. Good to see this from @seashelltrust

[Seashell @seashelltrust]

We're proud to now share the findings from our Complex Needs Mapping Report.

This major project was launched by Seashell to better understand the evolving needs of children and young adults with complex disabilities across England.

As a specialist provider, we know how vital accurate data is for planning services and supporting our families, yet national data remains inconsistent. That's why we took action!

You can read our news article and the full report on our website: https://t.co/5dgUlEpTm8

[Learning Disability Today @LDTonline]

Great presentation yesterday, Jane. Hope some changes come out of the day!

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

Looking forward to speaking at the national conference of 'Our Life, Our Choice' @CampaignOLOC on 3rd April. Maybe we will finally persuade the Care Quality Commission, @CQCProf, to let disabled adults choose where they make their homes, like everyone else.

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

@catrionamoore13 I have only just read this, Catriona. Amy sounds amazing, I am so desperately sorry that you have lost her.

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

@MaryOToole10 @CampaignOLOC @CQCProf Thanks Mary, I am grateful for that and will use #ShelteredCommunity from now on.

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

The @CQCProf is not only failing people in hospital. It is also failing young people with profound and complex disabilities and/or autism, who wish to live in congregate settings. Places with on-site therapists, cafés and hydro pools, so they do not have to go on transport to reach these things. Where non-verbal communication is universally understood. There are long waiting lists for congregate settings, but @CQCProf refuses to register new ones, insisting that everyone should live 'in the community'. At the same time, @CQCProf is happy to register new retirement villages. Our disabled young people are being deprived of options. Not fair. Their Life Their Choice. @CampaignOLOC.

https://t.co/kio4zieNSE

[Richard Kramer OBE 🇺🇦 @richardkramer_]

The government seems to have forgotten about social care.

The NHS are rightly exempted from the employer NICs rise, but charities providing social care for disabled adults aren’t.

Thousands of social care providers are going to be pushed to the edge.

Urgent action is needed.

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

Twenty years ago, lack of respite for my severely disabled son nearly killed me. The need for respite has been recognised much more fully since then, yet here we are, a long established and brilliant respite service is closing for lack of funds. Very sad for @RevitaliseNow and its brilliant CEO, @JanTregelles.

[Revitalise @RevitaliseNow]

Revitalise is sad to announce its plan to close at the end of November. Thank you to our guests, volunteers, donors and supporters for your loyal support.

For enquiries, of if you are affected by the closure, please email [email protected].

To read the full statement visit https://t.co/uHdk6yYj5n

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

Honoured to attend the opening last night in the House of Commons of the Polish Institute of Remembrance exhibition ‘Trails of Hope, the Odyssey of Freedom’. Thank you @appgpoland @britishpoles and well done @georgephilipb on your award.

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

Fantastic to have Rosa Monckton advocating for learning disabled people in the House of Lords.

[amelia gentleman @ameliagentleman]

By the end of 2024 there might be 4 women members of the Garrick

But don't hold your breath

https://t.co/ejUJp6rd5f

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

This is a chatbot that really works. Anyone lost about their rights to social care and health, Ava will help. Gold.

[Access Social Care @AccessCharity1]

AccessAva supports people to quickly access legal information about health and social care issues. Find out how it can help your community today: 👉https://t.co/k0c6VYLTjg

#AccessAva #AccessSocialCare #socialcare #legaltech #nevermoreneeded

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

#Windrush Day 2024 - let’s not forget the 66 Polish refugees on board. Forced from their homes after Russia invaded, sent to Siberian labour camps, travelling the world for years, never able to return home.

[Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 @GLandsbergis]

You don't "join" the Soviet Union. They invade you, send trains full of your people to prison camps, hold a fake referendum and pretend to save you from nazis by killing you. Sounds familiar? Moscow has been using the same script since the night of June 14th 1941. 🇱🇹🕯

[Jackie O'Sullivan @finferg]

Please sign this. It’s tremendously important

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

@SilenceInPolish Where can I see more about this Jenny?

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

Good to see the Poles in the UK getting coverage.

[James Jackson @derJamesJackson]

Polish is England’s second most spoken language, and the community was a focal point of Brexit. But Britain’s Poles are much more than plumbers, creating fashion, food and even rap music

My first feature for @guardianculture

https://t.co/CQkLt35JbR

[Jane Raca @janeraca]

‘Brexit made Polish culture more visible’: how the diaspora is changing Britain | Culture | The Guardian https://t.co/oIDD7WOoXG