Torfaen Access Forum (TAF)

Sophie Hinksman and Dawn Cavanagh opening the Good Life Alliance event in the Senedd with a tribute to the late Hefin David MS who supported the Stolen Lives campaign to get people with a learning disability out of long stay hospitals #GoodLifeAlliance #HomesNotHospitals

Dawn Cavanagh shares her son Jack's story from the trauma of being locked away in an inappropriate hospital setting where he experienced restraint & seclusion to moving into his own home in the community where he's now living a full happy life #GoodLifeAlliance #HomesNotHospitals

Mark Isherwood MS shares his support for the Stolen Lives Homes Not Hospitals campaign and the need for better support in the community to prevent the hospitalisation of people with a learning disability and move people back into the community #GoodLifeAlliance #HomesNotHospitals

Great to see @MarkIsherwoodMS putting stroke at the top of the agenda 💜 Falch o weld @MarkIsherwoodMS yn rhoi strôc ar frig yr agenda 💜 #MakeStrokeAPriority

From the rhetoric we get from the govt too many people are claiming social security benefits and it is liable to 'buckle', but this new report shows that £24.1 billion of support is going unclaimed, with 7 million households currently missing out. policyinpractice.co.uk/publication/mi…

🚨 New research from @TrussellTrust reveals something alarming: 3 in 4 people referred to Trussell food banks are disabled. It's a tough statistic to comprehend. But it's the tougher reality facing many disabled people in poverty.

Rarity Life is a new online publication that offers those affected by rare disease, disability & cancer the opportunity to "create content that is truly inclusive, to unify our collective experience and to celebrate and share our differences". samebutdifferentcic.org.uk/raritylife #RarityLife

📢Deadline extended! We’re looking for a disabled person to join our Board as DW's next Treasurer. Training and support will be provided, along with the opportunity to shadow the current Treasurer over the next year. Closing date: 12 noon, 26 September. disabilitywales.org/become-dws-nex…

Just think. This is a LABOUR government the UN feels compelled to issue this warning to. "Experts from the UN have urged the government to scrap upcoming changes to disability benefits, which they say risk breaching the UK’s human rights obligations" independent.co.uk/news/uk/politi…

Tonight Parliament failed disabled people. 🥀 Labour voted down my amendment to scrap unfair bus pass restrictions. 🌳 The Conservatives whipped their MPs to abstain. 🚌 This isn’t good enough. I won’t stop until disabled people get the fair, accessible transport they deserve.

🚨 Hunger in the UK ISN’T about a lack of food. People are facing hunger because they don’t have enough money to survive. The basic rate of Universal Credit is just £92 a week, disability benefits are being cut, energy bills are going up and rents are sky high. It’s so wrong🧵

🚨NEWS🚨 UN Special Rapporteurs on benefit cuts: "We fear that this process may have put fiscal considerations before the duties of the UK [...] under the international human rights instruments it has ratified, with a disproportionate impact on the rights of [Disabled people]"

Fab opportunity to join @DisabilityWales Board as our next Treasurer! Training and support provided plus the opportunity to shadow the present Treasurer over the next year. Apply now!

Did you know people with a learning disability don't live as long as they should? In Wales most people with a learning disability die around age 67. This is because they get worse healthcare than other people. Easy English @BBCWalesNews story available: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

We asked blind and partially sighted people about their walking journeys, and 92% said they have had to walk into the road due to street obstacles. This is unacceptable. We’re calling for inclusive street design and a UK-wide law against pavement parking.

'Without the inclusion and representation of disabled people in all areas of life, society-wide empathy and accessibility will never be achieved.' Our colleague Leandra responds to a shocking BMA report on ableism in the healthcare system. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Concerned about the review of #SEND? Invite your MP to the @DCPCampaign and @letuslearntoo event in Parliament #FightForOrdinary is about legally-guaranteed support for children with additional needs. That really should not be too much to ask for is it? secure.mencap.org.uk/en-gb/invite-y…

The gov says it wants more Disabled people in work. Then why is it cutting Access to Work? Many people are reporting 60-80% cuts or total withdrawal of their support, with no explanation. We've signed @AccessToWorkCol's open letter, add your name too: buff.ly/ps4qtlh

Dan Biddle, the most severely injured survivor of the 7/7 London bombings, is facing the loss of his job and home after the government drastically cut his Access to Work (AtW) support. He tells Richard and @charlottehawkns what this will mean for him.