Either leaving or deleting my account here. I very much doubt that anyone minds, but if you do, feel free to DM me so we can stay in touch.

incredible what can happen when working class young people in this country are actually given access to the arts

New “trains of the future” will have self-balancing snack tables and cinema-style onboard entertainment, but wheelchair users still won’t be able to board independently. An enraging reminder that we disabled people live in a different universe than our nondisabled peers.

Very excited to have published my first paper from my PhD research on #BlueBadge accessible parking encounters in @FrontSociology, looking at how disabled people have to manage their own & other's emotions during these encounters Please read and share, the article is open access

The Government of Israel must lift the siege and allow the safe, unobstructed delivery of aid across Gaza. Every child should have safe access to the essential humanitarian aid and services they need to survive. The denial of humanitarian aid is a crime and a grave violation

Good on @turn2us_org for putting together a guide for journalists reporting on the benefits system. With the PIP vote coming up, there’s no excuse for the media to use inaccurate or stigmatising language.

Children in Gaza wish they were dead. Keir Starmer, David Lammy: read that line again. The depths of human suffering felt by children in Gaza are immeasurable. No child should experience even a second of these horrors, let alone 20 months. Yet, the UK continues to transfer

No one should have to risk their life to collect life-saving aid. Humanitarian aid must be safe, impartial, and based on need. It should not be a dehumanising or life-threatening experience. We are on the ground in Gaza, as we have been for decades, ready to deliver

Hi, I'm currently looking into the impact of the PIP cuts on carers for the Big Issue: I'm interested in speaking to anyone receives PIP *and* Carer's Allowance, and who is potentially at risk from the new "four point rule" please RT for circulation

Jodey Whiting - a 42 year old disabled mum - died in 2017, leaving a note saying she had no food money. Now, an inquest has ruled Jodey killed herself after her benefits were “mistakenly stopped by the DWP.” Thoughts to Jodey’s mum who fought for justice.

women in HAMSTER (humanities, art, music, social sciences, theatre, economics and rhetoric)

We’re working with the amazing folks at @GoodChanceCal to host a costume trainee this autumn. It’s an opportunity for someone from an asylum seeking or refugee background who has an interest in theatre and costume - join us!

Disabled peers have told a committee of MPs that they face a “daily fight” just to be able to do their job, because of their continuing battle against the access barriers within the House of Lords. https://t.co/saKgiPrz3G

Absolutely devastated to share the news that a decision by #AccessToWork to cut the support that enables me to work by 61% means that as of today I am not able to do my job. We are challenging the decision & our team will keep working but without the right support I can't work

it would be cool if he decided not to inhabit the apostolic palace but instead to lead the church from chicago like the avignon papacy

Really fantastic news!

Trans women are and will always be women 🏳️‍⚧️

It’s a tiny thing and hardly a big concern for anyone but FWIW Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life is a trans inclusive book. Disabled women know what it’s like to not meet society’s definition of womanhood. Love and solidarity to trans women, disabled or not.

I’ve visited this hospital, run by the Anglican Church. It was doing crucial work in impossible circumstances. It’s an affront to suggest that it harboured Hamas. I’m appalled by its destruction - on Palm Sunday, of all days. It’s a crime against humanity. Stop the destruction!