What is 'Voice' at Young Lives vs Cancer? Emma Wood, Voice Manager talks about the crucial work of bringing young people with lived experience into our work.

Emma Wood, Voice Manager at Young Lives vs Cancer talks about how we bring young people with lived experience of cancer and their families into our work and decision-making, and how you can get involved.

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Today's Spring Statement was a chance for UK Government to support children and young people with cancer with the extra costs that come with a diagnosis.

Our CEO @rachelkirby.bsky.social shares her reflections on how the statement missed the mark for the families we support.

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Looking forward to the @cclguk.bsky.social conference with team @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social come and find us on our stand if you’re there!

Photo of a report titled ‘from lived experience to national policy: a citizen’s jury approach to improving cancer care

Photo of a room in the House of Lords, uk parliament. A panel discussion with observers is taking place in the room

A thoughtful discussion at parliament today on the findings of this report. I was struck by Minnal (a lived experience speaker) who said that just fixing the ‘basics’ like communication would be transformative. I’ve loved watching this unique method of engagement unfold over the last few months.

Young Lives vs Cancer staff stand with Fleur Anderson MP holding a sign which says I stand with children and young people with cancer

Earlier this week @fleuranderson.bsky.social met with us @younglivesvscancer.bsky.social about the needs of young cancer patients in Northern Ireland and across the UK- they often cross borders for care so systems need to flex for unique needs but also consistency of care across the UK is vital.

'An ordinary life': The King's Fund's work on services for disabled people This exhibition to mark Disability History Month 2024 delves into The King's Fund's archives to explore our work with, and for, disabled people over the past 80 years.

To mark #DisabilityHistoryMonth2024, @kingsfundlibrary.bsky.social has launched a new online exhibition that delves into The King’s Fund’s archives to explore our work with and for disabled people over the past 80 years. Explore it now: features.kingsfund.org.uk/ordinary-lif...

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Expert Voices: Trauma-informed practice: beyond the buzzword Join the Centre for Justice Innovation on 16th December 12.30-13.20 for their next Expert Voices event, looking at trauma informed practice.

Join us for our latest Expert Voices event where Dr Sheena will be discussing what it actually means to be trauma-informed, and Nickii Webster will be explaining how it feels to receive a trauma-informed service.

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A screenshot of Bluesky's alt text reminder options. At the top of the page it says "Accessibility" then underneath there are two options for "Alt text" which are "Require alt text before posting" and "Display larger alt text badges." The first of these is toggled to "on." There's also a "Media" option which is "Disable autoplay for videos and GIFs."

19 million @bsky.app users? Better make sure they all know about the handy alt text reminder! 🫡

Go to Settings > Accessibility and make sure "Require alt text before posting" is toggled on.

We love that accessibility is such a priority here.