Sally Pepper

mental health social worker and former journalist

[Sally Pepper @sallyepepper]

@UKLabour @RachelReevesMP I loved Rachel’s conference speech - A joyful moment!

However, public sector wages have not been immediately addressed - NHS pay settlements gave been reached. LA wages are static.

Please do not give the impression that a problem has been solved when work has only started.

[Sally Pepper @sallyepepper]

@AngelaRayner Kind of shocked by the amount of vitriol in these responses.

[Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield]

Disabled people:”We are disabled. Call us disabled people.”

Nondisabled people:”Oh no. You’re not disabled. That’s too negative. We’ll call you special, differently-abled, challenged,
handicapable. Anything you want, but not disabled.”

[Jo Whiley @jowhiley]

Boris Johnson: Prioritise people with a learning disability to be vaccinated against COVID-19 - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/bTbcF0RUfe via @UKChange

[Edel Harris OBE (She/Her) @Edelharris]

Covid-19: Adults with learning disabilities should have priority access to vaccination, say lawyers https://t.co/s7BhrfUq2L @AccessCharity1 @mencap_charity @LearningDisEng

[Sally Pepper @sallyepepper]

@theAliceRoberts Bollocks.

[Sally Pepper @sallyepepper]

@THF @thegoodpush @Skateistan I love what you guys are doing. I support a man with autism, we're in the UK, and skating, and his skater friends mean everything to him. In normal times he goes to Adrenaline Alley three times every week and everyone there knows him
https://t.co/eZpkuAOyau

[Sally Pepper @sallyepepper]

Co-op is creating 5000 temporary jobs for people from the hospitality sector who are suddenly out if work. This is heartening. On the other hand, Milkandmore is no longer accepting new customers, regardless of need. #patchyresponseuk

[Co-op @coopuk]

We're committed to supporting communities during this difficult time. To help feed the nation we're urgently recruiting permanent and temporary colleagues at our food stores.
Temp - apply in store.
Permanent - apply online.
🔁 Please share this post
https://t.co/4e9MZMxFp8

[Sally Pepper @sallyepepper]

@Danwhite1972 @emmalouiseHBAAE I agree dan. I also find it weird that 'they had underlying health conditions' has become the newscaster's phrase that makes it OK that somebody just died. On what planet does a health condition, or age, make it a lesser life lost?

[Sally Pepper @sallyepepper]

@JanTregelles @mencap_charity Jan I have just emailed you about this at messages from Jan. I’m a Mencap support worker, supporting a guy with autism to do a job he loves at a Mencap office.

[Sally Pepper @sallyepepper]

@MyAutismTeam I support four people with #autism for @mencap and a different style of working suits each man or woman.. I might sometimes think "that's sensory" or " change - that might cause worry," but those are clues - starting points really.

[MyAutismTeam @MyAutismTeam]

"It is a mistake to view autism as some type of “locked-in” syndrome in which there is a social-typical person merely masked by a few off-putting behaviors."
Meet other #caregivers of a person with #autism on MyAutismTeam: https://t.co/zmNDvxsl9G
https://t.co/N2b467JtD1

[NHS Ability @NHSAbility]

#EasyRead booklet about getting good health care if you’ve got #cancer & a #learningdisability. Services should make #reasonableadjustments which make sure you get the same care as everybody else. https://t.co/AhYXYXKz70 @PHE_uk @CareQualityComm @CR_UK @macmillancancer

[Sally Pepper @sallyepepper]

Sometimes...

[Diabetes.co.uk @Diabetescouk]

Even if others don't understand, you've got this! 💪💙 #Diabetes #PWD #T1D #T2D #Type1diabetes #Type2diabetes #GBDoc

[Sally Pepper @sallyepepper]

New NHS guidance on how to speak to people with diabetes so that things stay positive. #diabetes https://t.co/YzOO3bt0sP

[Mencap @mencap_charity]

We want to see people with a learning disability be supported to have positive, healthy, informed and safe relationships. Find out more about our vision.
Visit: https://t.co/Ftt5Q135Oq

[Sally Pepper @sallyepepper]

Mental health in young autistic people | Network Autism https://t.co/jg239ir36s

[MyAutismTeam @MyAutismTeam]

“I’m a visual thinker, other kids are going to be mathematical thinkers — they think in patterns. Another kid is going to love words, history, and facts."
Meet other #caregivers of a person with #autism on MyAutismTeam: https://t.co/zmNDvxsl9G
https://t.co/0Pxj3x2f7G

[Sally Pepper @sallyepepper]

@IsmailKaji Great blog!

[Sally Pepper @sallyepepper]

Feeling so good after the #YGT2018 launch on Friday. Two years ago I left a career in journalism and became a support worker and it felt so right. It just hit me - I am happier in my job than I have ever been! Thanks YGT team for the positive vibes! @mencap_charity