Excellent column from @johnharris1969 We're going through this with my 23-year-old daughter right now. I thought I'd seen everything in the SEND world but the lack of professionalism and options during transition has horrified me. https://t.co/kCkVKuk6P9
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 Invisible Problem (in Front of our Eyes)๐งต
Imagine every school, college and childcare setting in the country had a serious asbestos problem.
The asbestos problem wasn't exclusive to educational settings but it was particularly prevalent there.
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Enough is enough. Disabled people are not the problem.
Last week the Prime Minister made a speech about so-called 'sicknote culture'. He also proposed major changes to disability benefits.
Today we're launching a petition in response to this full-on assault of disabled people.
I donโt want tax cuts. I want the ambulance to arrive. I want good schools, public transport and town centres. I want investment in jobs, education and people. An extra tenner a week is no good to me when society is falling to bits.
Gentle reminder
People are born Autistic.
For a multitude of reasons not all Autistic People can acquire or even qualify for a DX of ASD, but theyโre still Autistic.
Self Identification of your intrinsic nature is an inalienable right.
Please donโt Gatekeep Neurodiversity.
I'm tired of hearing the same arguments that ABA therapists use over and over again, so I wrote a new post that breaks them down here:
https://t.co/FxkMWH02eF
So interesting to hear Nathan Lane remember how Robin Williams swooped in to protect Nathan from being outed before he was ready during the promo tour for The Birdcage in 1996. Here's the moment when it happened, and Nathan reflecting on it almost 30 years later: