annual reminder that getting disabled kids to perform sadness so nondisabled people give money to charity is gross and ableist
watch something else #ChildrenInNeed
The older I become, the more uneasy I get about Children in Need.
Disabled kids shouldn’t be relying on a once a year pity party to gain access to services or live the life they deserve.
Surely we’re past the point of disability being seen as either tragic or inspirational 🤷♂️
#NoToAS
In England, over 100,000 older & disabled people are in social care debt. Social care charges are horrendous. Now 1 in 3 disabled people are unable to afford social care, isolated at home
We need a publicly funded social care system paid for by progressive taxation
#NoToAS
Where is disabled people’s assistance to live?
Cuts to social care
Healthcare
Benefits system
Access to Work
Lack of accessible social housing
Decent jobs with decent pay & terms and conditions
Assist us to Live!
We are not disposable or expendable
Few of the signs on display in Liverpool tonight. Chants of “Say it loud, say it clear, refugees are welcome here” followed by a huge round of applause.