Exciting news about next year! I will be travelling to Sri Lanka with VoluntEars in August 2026. I will be volunteering at a local Deaf school near Colombo. But, I need your help! Watch the video and share!
The fundraising page can be accessed via the link below:
www.gofundme.com/f/voluntears...
A starving Palestinian child.
“Israel has been calibrating hunger in Gaza for decades, initially calculating shipments to exert pressure without causing starvation…”
But no more.
Devastating reporting from @theguardian.com’s Emma Graham Harrison on the grotesque calculations behind Israel’s engineered famine.
Please read.
I welcome the UK Government’s commitment to recognise the State of Palestine, but it shouldn’t be subject to conditions.
It must be unequivocal, irreversible and backed by sanctions on Israel.
Israel must agree to a ceasefire now and allow more aid into Gaza to stop starvation.
A new @signhealth.bsky.social report reveals that only 15% of deaf people have had a positive experience with the government scheme ‘Access to Work’, which is used by disabled people to get into work and stay employed.
Read more here 👉 buff.ly/ncZcQEr
#DisabilityBenefits
Solidarity to Neil Duncan-Jordan, Rachael Maskell, Brian Leishman & Chris Hinchliff
Disabled people thank you for the stand you took Stay an independent Labour showed you who they really are
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Keir Starmer last week defended his U-Turns on disability benefits as being "common sense", having listened to the "concerns" of Labour MPs.
Now some of the very Labour MPs who expressed those concerns and demanded those "common sense" changes are being suspended
SEND: Dismantling children’s legal rights in the name of reform - Excellent article about #SaveOurChildrensRights from Alison at @learningdisability.bsky.social www.learningdisabilitytoday....
🚨 We’re shocked and disappointed.
The UK government has pushed through HUGE cuts to Universal Credit for disabled people applying in the future.
These cuts will be devastating. They risk pushing even more disabled people to food banks.
oxfamapps.org.uk/redline/?utm...
Good point, my young man got turned down for a volunteering opportunity due to lack of funding for BSL support. Often volunteering is the only way to get valuable experience and learn transferable skills in order to get that first job.
@jessasatomp.bsky.social Please protect disabled and vulnerable constituents from inhumane impacts of the proposed welfare reform Bill. Desperately hoping that you will sign the reasoned amendment and vote against the reform Bill.
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70,000 more people to lose disability benefits under Labour's cuts than originally expected by The Big Issue
It's time for them to U-turn just like with the winter fuel payment and stop punishing the poorest
www.bigissue.com/news/social-...
Light grey background with black text on: Unpaid carers should only have to worry about one thing: caring for a loved one.
❗ 1 in 6 people referred to food banks in our community are carers.
When you're looking after a loved one, you should NEVER have to worry about whether you can afford food and essentials.
Our social security system should be there to provide support to carers. 💚 #CarersWeek
The petition to protect disabled children’s rights is now in the top 10 of over 1,900 on the official petitions website, with over 81,000 signatures. We’ve been told a White Paper is imminent. Will you help get this up to 100,000? Under 18s can sign too.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
Discover UCL this July! A free summer school for deaf and hard of hearing students - with BSL interpreters, live captioning, and a chance to explore university life. Apply now by Monday 10th June.
It’s overwhelmingly mothers who fight these SEND battles, who leave their jobs, who have their lives turned upside down, & who keep on fighting for others
I wonder if the No10 strategy and comms bros who’ll sign this off have clocked this
Act now! Sign and Share the Parliamentary Petition to PROTECT SEND RIGHTS!
NEW POST: @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk writes about why the petition to protect SEND rights needs 100,000 signatures—and though it's well on the way, read about why signing is vital—and if you haven’t already, please SIGN and SHARE this post and petition!
www.specialneedsjungle.com/a...
On SNJ Today: The parliamentary petition to #ProtectSENDRights is gaining lots of signatures - @rachel.stopsafetyvalve.uk about why we need 100,000 people to sign—If you haven’t already, please SIGN and SHARE this post and petition! www.specialneedsjungle.com/a... Please Share!
The government is considering removing EHCPs for pupils with SEND in mainstream schools. SNJ team member Rachel Filmer has started a petition to call for the protection of disabled children’s rights.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
We need to be absolutely clear about the human cost of this policy.
More ambulances stuck outside A&Es. More patients dying in hospital corridors. More suffering. More misery. More patient harm.
Because Starmer has chosen to prioritise cheap headlines above improving society.
Way to go, Labour.
Calling all disabled students! 🔊Shape the future of Higher Education accessibility by completing the Annual #DisabledStudentSurvey. Your voice matters!
Join over 1000 disabled students and make a difference 👇
app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/dsuk-resea...
#UKHE Please encourage disabled students at your institutions to complete the DSUK annual survey. It is a vital tool in helping to shape disability support in HE, as well as providing invaluable feedback on current issues facing disabled students. It has real impact!
I encourage any current disabled student in the UK to fill this in. This survey is a useful snapshot of what's happening across the UK, good and poor practice and areas universities need to focus on to improve.
Happy Deaf Awareness Week! I have created some slides with useful tips. Hope you find these helpful.
PM says 'we get it' and will go 'further and faster' in delivering change.
He might like to start with the new terms of ref for the Casey commission on social care - with its recommendations to be phased in over 10 years. And maybe not cut disability benefits.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Department for Education British Sign Language graphic.
🚨 Great news: GCSE in British Sign Language is coming.
Courses were due to start in Sept 2025 but sadly the Department for Education says that it has been delayed.
Is it coming to a school near you soon? Maybe. Maybe not.
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Thank you! I would like to add @ndcs-uk.bsky.social to that list. They were involved at the start with their #RightToSign campaign and supported @djillings.bsky.social in his campaign journey. Their policy team have worked closely with the DfE throughout the development process.
At least 80 Labour MPs are at risk of losing their majorities over proposed welfare cuts, according to data shared between Labour MPs who are warning the government that the changes “pose a real electoral risk”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.instagram.com/bslsocexeter...
Click on the video for subtitles.
#britishsignlanguage #deaf #exeter
