Getting active doesn't just mean sports! It's about Disabled people having equal right to partake in creative, enjoyable activities. These are things we all deserve - and spaces non-disabled people also get locked out of based on class, race & gender. GYA seeks to change this for all of us!

📝Take part in the Annual Disabled Students Survey 2026! By taking part you join thousands of students around the UK in improving Higher Education accessibility. Deadline: 31st August Share your experiences 👇 app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...

📣There's only 90 days to get this petition to 100,000 signatures - protect Disabled children's legal rights to education! Sign here 👇 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

📣DR UK are recruiting Trustees! Join our Board to help us make a real difference to the inequality that Disabled people continue to experience across the UK. More information on... ✊Our values 💼The role 🗳️Election 📰Application here 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...

🗣️"Correct me if I'm wrong, but you don't have to actually employ a Disabled person to be registered as a disability confident employer..." Our Head of Policy, Fazilet Hadi, gave evidence to @commonswec.parliament.uk today on their inquiry into flexible working and disability. youtu.be/e-xD55rQWs0

Our Head of Policy, Fazilet Hadi, is currently giving evidence to the @commonswec.parliament.uk on flexible working and disability 💬"The burden of enforcing reasonable adjustments shouldn't be on us as Disabled people" You can watch it here 👇 parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

Happening now! Link here: www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

💼DR UK are recruiting Trustees! Join our Board to help us make a real difference to lives of Disabled people across the UK. More information on our values, trustee election and application here ⤵️ www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...

🚨BREAKING NEWS 🚨 "PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted billions" BBC News reports "The chair, Baroness Hallett, criticised the controversial "VIP lane", which prioritised offers of PPE from those with political connections." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

📣Subscribe to our e-news Each fortnight, we send out our latest news, shop updates and opportunities to get involved with campaigns. Sign up here to receive the next edition, which will be landing in your inbox next week, on Tuesday 21st July! 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/newsletter

🧾Next week, we will be giving evidence, alongside others, to the @commonswec.parliament.uk on their new inquiry: Equality at work: flexible working and disability 📅Wednesday 15th July, 2:20pm You will be able to watch live on: www.parliamentlive.tv/Committees

📘Our Adult Disability Payment guide has been newly updated, for all those in Scotland who want more information on claiming ADP or appealing a decision. It's there to help you, completely free to download online. Read the latest updates and information 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/resources/ad...

The Timms Review interim report was released today. Many of the initial findings will come as no surprise to Disabled people - but what scope for change is there when the Government have said they will not increase - or may even cut - the existing budget?

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 DR UK issues our statement on the Timms Review interim report, which was published today. "With the hostile political backdrop, Disabled people are fully justified in being concerned about the scope of the Review recommendations" In full👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uk-s...

Do you have experience of being excluded from clinical trials? 📹As part of a project we're doing with the Uni of East Anglia, we want to record a short video focusing on the emotional consequences of being excluded. Find out more 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/do-you-...

🗣️ “Disabled lives are at risk because of constant failures to urgently address a changing climate. An urgent response to climate change must include accessible housing, affordable cooling and resilient support services" - Dan White, DR UK Policy and Campaigns Officer

"I know how it feels to be an afterthought. This isn’t just about toilets. It’s about pushing disabled and trans people out of everyday life and treating them as an afterthought." Exactly our thoughts @nionwomen.bsky.social Read this powerful piece 👇

🚨New Disability Motoring Report: The Route to Accessible Electric Vehicles A 3,000 mile road trip and not one EV charging network used was fully accessible to a Disabled motorist. For the sake of Disabled people and our planet, this needs to change! www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/accessi...

"For an organisation, you could spend lots of time and money investing in something and then it turns out, it's not what we need. That's why it's better to involve us from the start" Rachel from our Sounding Board group speaks about the role of co-production 🗣️

💼DR UK are hiring! Assistant Editor, Disability Rights Handbook Do you combine strong editorial skills with an interest in welfare rights and social justice? Take a look for more info & application! ⬇️ www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/we-are-...

📣DR UK are recruiting Trustees! Join our Board to help us make a real difference to the inequality that Disabled people continue to experience across the UK. More information on... ✊Our values 💼The role 🗳️Election 📰Application here 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...

📣 Fill out our survey! Are you a physical activity provider who wants to provide inclusive opportunities but may find it hard? We want to hear about your facilities, as well as any challenges you may face in providing accessible services. Take part 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/fill-ou...

Disability Pride Month 💥 What does Disability Pride look like as we face a seemingly constant erosion of our rights? How can the movements from the past inform and inspire us as we struggle for liberation? Some thoughts... 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...

Go over and follow @getyrselfactive.bsky.social to learn more about their work centring the experiences of Disabled people and fighting for all of our rights to movement and sport, free from barriers or obstructions 🎾

Powerful words from Martino this #CoProWeek2026 on how co-production can shake the foundations of the status quo! 🎙️"The sports and physical activity sector has been dominated by the same voices for a very long time... we need to challenge that model and challenge the medical model"

Our Living Archives Black Disabled Grief Project ❤️‍🩹 This project is part of OLA's attempt to trace and record some of the realities of Black Disabled grief within the archive. Register your interest using the form below docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🚨NEWS🚨 DR UK Opposes Cuts to Disabled Students’ Allowance 🗣️"These reforms would restrict the support available to Disabled students, lead to poorer outcomes, and deepen inequalities." www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/dr-uk-o...

What are the advantages of co-production? This #CoProWeek2026, hear from Chloe as she explains just how much learning she has gained from being a part of the co-production process. Want to learn more? View our simple guide 📖 getyourselfactive.org/guide/a-simp...

It's #CoProWeek2026! 🎊 Perfect time for a reminder about our co-production narrative, a co-produced guide that can be used to help support how you might decide to do co-production in ways that fit your work and the people you work with Download it 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/resources/co...

💼We are hiring! Assistant Editor, Disability Rights Handbook We’re looking for someone who combines strong editorial skills with an interest in welfare rights and social justice. More info and application 👇 disabilityrights.livevacancies.co.uk#/job/details/7

Hear directly from Disabled people about how co-production can empower us, broaden our own understanding of inclusion and great the change we need across organisations 💬

It's #CoProWeek2026, hosted by @scie.org.uk! We spoke to co-production participants and organisations about why it's so important to them 🧩 📹Have a watch and share! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFfU...

🌿No one should be restricted from enjoying the outdoors 🍁 The Barnwood Trust has just launched their #AccessToNature Hub, full of tools, guidance and real examples to help organisations take action and make nature more accessible for Disabled people. More 👇 www.accesstonaturehub.org

📘Newly updated: Reading the Law factsheet If you want to challenge a decision on a social security benefit claim or win an appeal, you need to know how to find out about the law that you want to challenge. This resource explains how 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/resources/fi...

We brought the Jobcentre to Parliament. MPs stepped into experiences produced and delivered with people with lived experience. They saw the reality people face every day and what’s possible when Jobcentres lead with trust, not suspicion. Together, we can stop the stigma and fix the system.

Do you have experience of being excluded from clinical trials? 📹As part of a project we're doing with the University of East Anglia, we want to record a short video focusing on the emotional consequences of being excluded. Find out more & get in contact www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/do-you-...

📣Take part in DR UK's strategy survey! With 16.7 million Disabled people in the UK -representing 25% of the population - your lived experience, insight and priorities are essential in shaping the future direction of our organisation. Have your say 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/take-part-ou...

📅Next week is co-production week 2026! 📺To brush up on what co-production is and why it's so important in the physical activity sphere for Disabled people, why not watch back this webinar on the advantages of co-production? youtu.be/eD3Php2cDzA?...

📢Have you heard of our Disabled People's Organisation (DPO) newsletter? We send it out monthly, with jobs, events, funding opportunities and the latest news in the DPO and wider charity sector. Our next one is looking jam-packed, sign up here! 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/sign-our-dpo...

🔥Heat strike this week! 🔥 We're supporting heat strike's call for a national maximum working temperature. These unbearable heatwaves will only continue, yet the government does not have a plan to protect lives. Find out more about taking action this week 👇 heatstrike.uk

This - burning people’s homes, livelihoods and belongings in what has been described as “racist pogroms” - is the direct consequence of equating criminality with identity, and the aggressive and sustained dehumanisation of people of colour.

We're launching a nationwide conversation to understand what matters to Disabled people today. We want it to inform our strategy and campaigning for years to come! 👇 Survey www.surveymonkey.com/r/DRUKstrategy Easy Read www.surveymonkey.com/r/surveyeasy BSL www.surveymonkey.com/r/strategyBSL

"I’m in the same job, I’ve got the same impairment, is it likely that my need for Access to Work support has changed? The answer is a definitive no." DR UK's Head of Policy Fazilet Hadi speaks about her own frustrating experience with Access to Work 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/yet-ano...

Last year, we spoke to Paralympic champion Sophie Christiansen about the importance of access to sport for Disabled people from a young age, barriers she faced and disability community! Listen here 🎙️https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwr-8iTjpd8 Read here 🔍 getyourselfactive.org/story/our-in...

Such an important statement. Many identified the impact this would have on the disabled community, or people with intersectional needs. It all negates dignity and massively overestimates available facilities. The suggestion trans+ people should “just use” accessible toilets harms both groups

🚨NEWS 🚨 "One in four of us is Disabled. It’s time the UK government heard us" Labour needs a new direction. Its first step must be to stop treating Disabled people as a problem to be managed - DR UK Head of Policy, Fazilet Hadi for @opendemocracy.net 👇 www.opendemocracy.net/uk-goverment...

🚨DR UK's Statement on the EHRC's New Code of Practice "We are appalled at implications that an adequate workaround is trans people using Disabled toilets instead. We will not be used as a loophole in the wider erosion of trans rights." Full statement👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/disabil...

🚨Take part in our survey 🚨 We take being a Disabled-led organisation seriously. This survey is a chance to make sure our work is reflecting your insight and experiences. Have your voice heard (Easy Read and BSL formats available) 👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/take-part-ou...

📰 Read DR UK's response to the Young People and Work Report 👇 "We welcome the positive change in narrative that the Milburn Review has introduced. Young Disabled people should never be blamed for the ways in which the system fails them” www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/%E2%80%...

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 "The government’s reforms to the SEND system will violate Disabled people’s rights and worsen inequality, according to Disability Rights UK" - reported on by DNS 👇 The government is using the language of inclusion to justify cuts. www.disabilitynewsservice.com/send-reforms...