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We joined with 70 other organisations and MP Neil Duncan-Jordan to tell Sir Stephen Timms that the Government's changes to Motability are putting disabled people's independence at risk. He needs to meet with us and hear our members' experiences. Read more: bit.ly/4rLxLVS

#AssistedDyingBill #Scotland And 60% worry that if disabled people are living in poverty, with benefits being cut, they may turn to assisted suicide rather than struggle financially. For disabled people polled, that figure is 70%.

Disabled ppl were recently asked by @YNYCombined what we wanted to see at York station. What nobody asked for was the concourse to be turned into a performance area with crowds blocking egress & the passenger assist area shunted into the corner with nowhere to sit #AccessFail

** Reduced water bills for disabled households announced ** Low-income disabled households with a water meter will get reduced water bills as part of reform to the WaterSure scheme in England and Wales. Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Attendance Allowance will join the list of qualifying benefits for the scheme, the government has announced. A change to price cap rules will also see most existing WaterSure claimants save up to £100 each. The reforms will come into force in early 2027. Water companies in England must adopt the changes, but in Wales the changes will be voluntary. Read all the details in our news story: contact.org.uk/about-contact/…

Leading psychiatrists across North Yorkshire have warned “assisted dying” (#assistedsuicide) legislation making its way through Parliament could undermine the very principles of mental health care. yorkshirepost.co.uk/health/assiste…

Join our regular Deaf Group Haringey meetings, next one on Wednesday 17th December, 2:30pm to 4pm at Winkfield Resource Centre. More info at: d-a-h.org/index.php/get-… #DeafCommunity #HaringeyEvents #SignLanguage #DeafAwareness #InclusionMatters #WinkfieldResourceCentre #CommunityMeetup #DeafCulture #Accessibility

Help us spread the word about the urgent need to save Access to Work. 📣 Our graphics are now available to download on our website, so you can make your own post. Check it out 👇 buff.ly/WqJF54k

“We deserve the right to truly flourish and thrive.”: #Disability #Wales launches manifesto ahead of 2026 Senedd election - #rights #access #inclusion ⁦@DisabilityWales⁩ nation.cymru/news/disabilit…

To most people, data isn’t sexy. But bear with us while we get our geek on! Data shapes town planning. Planning shapes access. When Disabled people aren’t in the data, we’re not in the plan. That's where our research comes in. Better insight. Better planning. Better access.

“I knew my body and what I wanted.”: Alice Wong, ‘luminary’ writer and #disability #rights activist, dies aged 51 - #ableism #advocacy #culture theguardian.com/us-news/2025/n…

Keep Britain Working: #Government review calls for ‘safer, more supportive’ workplaces for disabled people - #disability #work #cuts #inclusion ⁦@johnpringdns⁩ ⁦@DisRightsUK⁩ disabilitynewsservice.com/government-rev…

“We’re being treated as second-class citizens.”: North #Yorkshire Disabled People 'isolated' due to lack of taxis - #disability #transport #access ⁦@disactyorks⁩ ⁦@northyorksc⁩ bbc.com/news/articles/…

Disabled and in work? From today, you’re working for free - #disability #work #equality #money independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

The powerful stories of this Magnificent Seven must be heard: 'It felt like they had given up on me'. What life is like for people with a #learning #disability - #health #care #rights #inclusion ⁦@mencap_charity⁩ ⁦@scope⁩ ⁦@NHS⁩ itv.com/news/2025-11-1…

@MikScarlet You’re onto something with the Bond thing. You have two henchmen. Blind guy, JAWS, and his mate, Nojob, thanks to being let down by Access To Work.

I've seen it all now. Wheelchair users are using AI to make them walk again in videos. Eh? I know it's a journey but watching yourself as you could be doesn't help you move forward. I'd use AI to make everyone else wheelchair users. But I'm just a billion $ from a Bond villain

It’s a lie, Rachel: Reeves refuses to apologise for repeating false claim that social security spending is spiralling - #disability #benefits #cuts @johnpringdns @RachelReevesMP @Motability disabilitynewsservice.com/reeves-refuses…

Disabled People to shape Timms Review into Personal Independence Payment - #disability #benefits #PIP #inclusion ⁦@clentonF⁩ ⁦@SharonBrennan⁩ gov.uk/government/new…

All I want from my pharmacy is my prescribed meds @SKinnock but can’t even get that. Supply chain issues mean I have to go on a ‘pharmacy crawl’ to get the drug that keeps me out of hospital, often served on the pavement as so many are inaccessible to ♿️ Sort that‼️