Speaking at our event @jwatsononeill.bsky.social says that while the health and disability benefit reforms are now moving into technical weeds, the over-riding feeling from disabled people is that they are terrible, and that conversations with Ministers haven't made them feel any less terrible...

The Government's announced shake up of disability & health-related benefits has been hugely controversial. But where are these reforms heading? @ruthcurtice.bsky.social will discuss w/ Stephen Brien, @jwatsononeill.bsky.social Richard Clifton & @louisemurphy.bsky.social ➡️ buff.ly/dmZ7uDJ

Please can I ask for your help? We are working on the future of @sensecharity.bsky.social but we don’t want to do that on our own I want to know what you think! Please complete our 2 minute survey forms.office.com/e/E6ngg1HPVX

Grateful to @mencap.org.uk and @jonsparkes.bsky.social for convening a meeting today with government ministers to feed back on their green paper At @sensecharity.bsky.social we are very concerned about the cuts overall, especially the impact on disabled people with complex needs who may never work

Happy Sign Language Week! 🎉 Sign Language is more than words—it’s culture, history & belonging. Get involved: 🔹 Go Blue! Fundraise with our pack: signlanguageweek.org.uk 🔹 Donate to Loss to Found & support deaf children 🔹 Share your story with #SLW2025

Do you have strong finance skills? Want to make an impact? We’re looking for a treasurer to join our board 👇🏻

Help us into work, not poverty Thank you @bigissue.com for the chance to share my views and our evidence from @sensecharity.bsky.social on how these cuts could impact disabled people’s lives. www.bigissue.com/opinion/disa...

Congratulations @lucywarnes.bsky.social ! I am so proud and I know that you are and will continue to be an amazing chief executive for @signhealth.bsky.social

Thank you to everyone who came to our social care workshop this week. We heard that so many families with disabled children are in crisis, they’re burnt out and passed around by overstretched professionals. Services they need don’t exist and the law doesn't work for them. They deserve far better.

Disabled children are being failed by the SEND system. @sensecharity.bsky.social has worked exclusively with @skynewss.bsky.social to reveal the huge challenges families are facing. The government needs to put long-term funding plan in place and simplify the system. news.sky.com/story/almost...

I’m really proud to join the board of trustees at NCVO Our sector is more important than ever and NCVO’s members have such an important part to play in our society www.ncvo.org.uk/news-and-ins...

Let’s work together to try and find a solution. The most important consideration is for the disabled people that @vodgmembership.bsky.social members support. Disabled people deserve the opportunity to live great lives. www.vodg.org.uk/resource/cor...

Thank you @signature.org.uk for this honour I feel especially proud to be in the company of @aud2526.bsky.social who has achieved so much for deaf people, particularly her amazing work on the BSL Glossary Project Thank you @signhealth.bsky.social colleagues! www.signature.org.uk/2-new-induct...

go.bsky.app/9w8hwQD Finally set up starter pack for deaf charities in UK so far so you can follow their content. Please DM if you need me to add any more here

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Today, SignHealth's Robin Ash met with @laylamoran.bsky.social MP, Chair of the Health and Social Care Committee. This was a great opportunity to discuss the importance of lived experience and including deaf people in political decision-making.

I’m really proud of this joint work with @signhealth.bsky.social @rnib.bsky.social and several other great charities. Things were meant to change eight years ago. We need change now.

Kate Boddy is such an inspiring activist. She is making real progress in improving deaf people’s access to healthcare. She has taken the awful experience of her father’s death and created positive change. Kate, I salute you! limpingchicken.com/2024/11/25/k...

A joy to be at the VODG AGM today with colleagues from across our membership watching the launch of our new report, in partnership with Collaborate, on reframing commissioning. We all deserve the chance to live “gloriously ordinary lives” www.vodg.org.uk

If you have children in a state secondary in London, or work for one, I can come and give a wee careers talk about what's it like working in the VCSE. It's nothing spectacular, but there is always a few lovely young people whose ears prick up when I eulogise about work with purpose.

Yes, I’m biased, but this is a FANTASTIC job! If you’re looking for the chance to lead an amazing group of people towards achieving real change, look no further! www.signhealth-ceo.co.uk

If you are deaf we’d love to know more about your experience of accessing health services. It’s a short survey so won’t take long! signhealth.org.uk/health-wellb...

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