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Legally Disabled? The career experiences of disabled people working in the legal profession. You can download the research reports here: legallydisabled.com/research-repor… @drill_uk @cardiffbusiness

The Telegraph are now tweeting their baiting calculator that lets readers work out how much of their salary “bankrolls” sick and disabled people on benefits. A truly shameless bit of journalism that openly relies on fascist ideology that casts disabled people as useless burdens.

Have you heard of the Social Model of Disability? @DisabilityWales are running their free webinar “An Introduction to the Social Model of Disability” again on 9th March. We can highly recommend it! You can find out more and register on the following link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introduct…

Addressing the Disability Employment Gap in Wales. @ruth_nortey wants to hear from people with lived and/or professional experience of disability employment in Wales. Join an online focus group on: 27 February at 5.30pm 8 March at 2pm 📧norteyr@cardiff.ac.uk for more info.

Looking for disabled people to share their experiences about the lack of awareness and access barriers around safe evacuation for a white paper. It can be brief and anonymised if you don’t wish to be identified. #DisabilityTwitter

Huge congratulations to @DebbieF15967248 who has been recognised as a Future Generations Changemaker! Very well deserved. @LegallyDisabled led to her work on the #LockedOut report and the Disability Taskforce. 👏👏👏 #DisabilityEquality

Historically disabled people have been viewed as pitiful and passive recipients of welfare however as these archives show, we have and continue to be active in campaigning for human rights including the right to full and equal participation @DisabilityWales #TalkDisability

I've written a blog about my PhD research for @DisabilityWales you can read it here disabilitywales.org/what-works-in-…

Do you find your inbox overwhelming? Are you tempted to check your email when you aren't at work? We've got some top tips for managing your email, from disabling notifications to getting an alarm clock! buff.ly/3GUNytG #wellbeing #email #law #takeabreak

Disabled campaigners were outside the Royal Courts of Justice this week to highlight the “appalling discrimination” experienced by an estimated two million claimants who were denied a £20-a-week rise in their benefits during the pandemic. disabilitynewsservice.com/court-hears-un…

@DisabilityWales Great opportunity to contribute to research into the disability employment gap in Wales and highlight examples of good practice as well as the barriers

It's #DisabilityHistoryMonth, an opportunity to celebrate and also raise awareness of the work that still needs to be done. Our research with @LegallyDisabled found that many disabled solicitors still struggle to access the support and adjustments to which they’re entitled

Interesting and relevant research reports by @LegallyDisabled examining career experiences of disabled people working in the legal profession. You can download the research reports here: legallydisabled.com/research-repor… #DisabilityHistoryMonth

The Disability Rights Taskforce was established to oversee the development of an action plan to roll back the damaging effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on disabled people. Want to know more? Read the October update on our website now. disabilitywales.org/the-disability…

1/2 📣 New event! Join @TheLawSociety and @LawSocDI Disabled Solicitors Network for a #DisabilityHistoryMonth virtual #networking event on 5 Dec. We’ll hear from @DebbieFoster at @CardiffUniversity on her work with @WelshGovernment and its approach to #disabilityinclusion 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

ADL membership provides the opportunity to build your dream career, get a closer look at ADL’s work, have your say on relevant proposals and projects, and join our community of disabled lawyers more actively. Our membership is 100% free, to sign up visit disabledlawyers.co.uk/join-us

Join us and Legalnable this black history month to hear from some incredible speakers about the challenges they have had to overcome and how they have excelled in the legal industry! Get your tickets: eventbrite.com/e/virtual-cele…

Next week is National Hate Crime Awareness Week. We will be teaming up with Victim Support to provide an information session on Hate Crime, what it is, how to report it and what happens if you don't wish to report the incident. ⏰12th October at 2pm. eventbrite.co.uk/e/victim-suppo…

Thinking about contacting us for support but something holding you back? Check out some common barriers to contacting us in our myth-busting article lawcare.org.uk/how-we-help/my… contact us for support on 0800 279 6888, support@lawcare.org.uk or via online chat on our website homepage

Want practical advice on how to attract, recruit, develop and retain disabled employees? @WelshGovernment’s Disabled People Employment Champions can offer support to help employers create a representative workforce that’s open to all. Find out more 👇 businesswales.gov.wales/skillsgateway/…