On todays Hall of Shame we have Lee Anderson For his constant attacks on disabled people and calling benefits recipients “the great unwashed”

Disabled people live under constant surveillance, not for safety, but for judgement. Strangers comment on mobility aids. Professionals question pain, weight, movement, or how symptoms “should” look. Benefits systems scrutinise every gesture.

Disabled people shouldn’t have to be the most knowledgeable person in the room just to receive basic care. We’re forced to explain our conditions to professionals who should already understand them. We correct misinformation. We advocate for treatments. We challenge assumptions.

Home repairs shouldn’t be a barrier but for many disabled people, they are. Tradespeople who won’t communicate accessibly. Services that only take phone calls. Appointments offered with no notice, no flexibility, no understanding of access needs.

Disaster communication isn’t effective if it isn’t accessible. Emergency alerts that rely on sound alone. Evacuation instructions with no captions, no plain language, no alternative formats. Websites that crash, videos without BSL, maps impossible to read with screen readers.

All it took was a move - I moved between neighbouring counties to look after an elderly relative, and was told there was no transfer process for care at all, I’d have to start again, and that I wasn’t allowed to even ask new county before physically moved in! Still waiting a year on.

And that's all after the months of waiting, being put on hold, having to answer every unknown number so that you get the date of an assessment that you can't reschedule and are punished if you can't make. The waiting pushes people into a survival state, which deepens depression and anxiety responses

Disabled people are expected to “cope” even when we’re drowning. We mask pain so we’re not dismissed. We downplay symptoms so we’re not labelled dramatic. We act calm during crises because services respond faster to paperwork than to people.

Losing support isn’t an inconvenience. It’s a shock to the system. One phone call. One reassessment. One budget cut. And suddenly the care, equipment, or access you relied on is gone with no warning, no transition, no plan. You’re left scrambling to stay safe.

Disabled adults aren’t children, but society often treats us like we are. People speak to us in baby voices. Decisions are made for us, not with us. Professionals talk to carers instead of addressing us directly. Our boundaries are ignored. Our autonomy is questioned.

People love to say disability equipment is “free.” It isn’t. Not even close. You wait months sometimes years for assessments. You fight through gatekeeping and paperwork. You’re offered the cheapest option, not the one that actually meets your needs.

Language justice means more than translation. It means power, dignity, and equal access. When services only operate in one language, people are shut out of healthcare, benefits, legal rights, and community life.

Eugenics never disappeared. It just learned to speak more politely. It shows up in policies that decide whose lives are “too expensive.” In healthcare that withholds treatment based on assumptions about “quality of life.”

Accessibility isn’t a niche add‑on for disabled people. It’s a design principle that makes life better for everyone. Ramps help wheelchair users and parents with prams, travellers with luggage, delivery workers.

Disability justice isn’t just about access. It’s about power, liberation, and collective survival. It says disabled people, especially those who are Black, brown, queer, poor, or marginalised deserve more than ramps and policies. We deserve safety. We deserve community.

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Standing Together Against Hate Targeting Disabled People and Their Advocates

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Our struggles are not separate. Disabled people in britain. Disabled people in palestine. We are abandoned to hunger, to bombs, to the violence of governments that decide who deserves to live. We stand together. None of us are free until all of us are free. #freepalestine #DisabilityRebellion

You don't fund life by funding death. Welfare not warfare. Survival, not slaughter. #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #DisabilityRebellion #WelfareNotWarfare #DPAC #CareNotCuts

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Labour funds genocide abroad and democide at home. They have so much blood on their hands. Disabled people are suffering. #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #DisabilityRebellion #WelfareNotWarfare #DPAC #CareNotCuts

Disabled people die first in every disaster - because governments refuse to plan for us. That's not nature. That's policy. #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #DisabilityRebellion #WelfareNotWarfare #DPAC #CareNotCuts @gmcdp.bsky.social @mdpac.bsky.social @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social

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Billions for bombs. Pennies for welfare. That's labour's 'priority.' Disabled people are paying with our lives. #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #DisabilityRebellion #DPAC #WelfareNotWarfare #CareNotCuts @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social @crips-against-cuts.bsky.social @mdpac.bsky.social

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Care, not killing! #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #DisabilityRebellion #DPAC #WelfareNotWarfare #CareNotCuts @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social @gmcdp.bsky.social @mdpac.bsky.social @crips-against-cuts.bsky.social

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When Labour abandons trans rights, when Labour abandons disabled people, it tells us the same thing: Some lives don't matter. We say: all of us or none of us #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #DisabilityRebellion #DPAC #WelfareNotWarfare #CareNotCuts @crips-against-cuts.bsky.social @mdpac.bsky.social

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Labour sold disabled people out! Red rosette, same cruelty 🩸 The party of genocide and democide! #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #DisabilityRebellion #DPAC #WelfareNotWarfare #CareNotCuts @gmcdp.bsky.social @mdpac.bsky.social @crips-against-cuts.bsky.social @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social

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Disabled people voted for survival. Labour voted for war. #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #DisabilityRebellion #DPAC #WelfareNotWarfare #CareNotCuts @crips-against-cuts.bsky.social @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social @gmcdp.bsky.social

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Disabled not collateral 🔥 Disabled people are left behind in every disaster. CLIMATE BREAKDOWN IS ALREADY KILLING US. Labour's silence is violence. #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #DisabilityRebellion #DPAC #WelfareNotWarfare #CareNotCuts

Social Security is a Human Right Cuts Cost Lives #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #welfarenotwarfare #CareNotCuts #DPAC #DisabilityRebellion

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Genocide abroad, democide at home Labour claims to fight for fairness while bankrolling wars and starving disabled people. We see through the lie. #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #DisabilityRebellion #DPAC #WelfareNotWarfare #CareNotCuts @mdpac.bsky.social @crips-against-cuts.bsky.social

Disability protestors ready to go outside the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #welfarenotwarfare #CareNotCuts #DPAC #DisabilityRebellion

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ONLINE PROTEST 🚨 TODAY! ⏰ from 12pm! Post as much as you can about disability rights. Share how the cuts to benefits will affect you and your community. hashtags: #GenocideAbroadDemocideAtHome #DisabilityRebellion #DPAC #WelfareNotWarfare #CareNotCuts platforms: linktr.ee/disabilityrebellion

Potentially another blow to disabled people who rely on taxis www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

On today’s Hall of Shame, we have Matt Goodwin for spreading harmful rhetoric against disabled people on benefits. Shame on you! #DisabilityRebellion #WelfareNotWarfare