Beth Rees | AuDHD Writer

Introducing From Barely Surviving to Truly Thriving: Disabled People’s Manifesto 2026–2031. Developed with DPOs and 250+ disabled people, it calls for action across five key areas to build a Wales where disabled people can thrive. Read more: disabilitywales.org/from-barely-su… #DWManifesto

Such an important piece of work and summed up so passionately and so well by @Sioned_W 👏 Thank you @amnestywales for a great launch last week!

‘Nearly Half Of Employees Fear Requesting Disability Accommodations, Data Shows.’ via @Forbes forbes.com/sites/gusalexi…

November 17 marked the beginning of #SelfCareWeek which aims to raise awareness about the importance of self-care in everyone's lives.💜 Check out our website for some advice and tips to help you on your #SelfCare journey: shorturl.at/Zj4H7.

I’m done watching disabled female content creators get torn apart for simply existing online. Every time a disabled woman posts content, the comments fill up with the same sewage: 
“Faking it.”
“Attention-seeking.”
“Unattractive.”
“Why are you even here?” “You’re so fat/skinny/ugly!” People police disabled women’s words, our mobility aids, our symptoms, our clothing, our hair colour, our right to take up digital space.
 And when we clap back? Suddenly we’re “aggressive,” “ungrateful,” “making everything political.” Disabled women are punished for existing outside a fantasy of who’s allowed visibility. If we post brilliant content, we’re “begging for attention”.
If we’re beautiful, we’re “sluts”. 
If we’re not, we’re “disgusting.”
If we’re confident, then “there’s nothing really wrong with you.” 
 This isn’t just a social media problem. It’s cultural rot where disabled women are expected to be silent, grateful, and invisible — and punished when we refuse. Disabled women don’t owe you palatability. They don’t owe you fragility. They don’t owe you quiet. They don’t owe you ANYTHING. We’re done being polite about it.

.@OmbudsmanWales is considering an investigation into the handling of housing disrepair in Wales, with a particular focus on damp and mould. They are asking for your views before they decide to carry out the investigation. Consultation closes 8 Dec 12pm ombudsman.wales/ombudsman-cons…

Mother of God! Line of Duty is officially returning for a seventh series. Read more ➡️ bbc.in/44jjUwO

@tfwrail Good morning :) I wondered if the trains are running between Cardiff Queen Street and Cardiff Bay all day? The tracker doesn’t show any journeys but there seems to be no scheduled works? Thank you!🙏

🌤️Bore da! Rydyn ni yma i helpu a chynnig cymorth am eich siwrne tan 20:00 heno. Gobeithio bydd pawb yn cael Dydd Mercher gwych! 🌤️Good morning! We're here to help and offer support for your journey until 20:00 this evening. Hope everyone has a great Wednesday!

A huge thank you to @AllWalesPF for having us at their #AWPFManifesto2026 launch yesterday. Hearing from members with a learning disability and/or autism about their lives and what they'd like to see @WelshGovernment commit to moving forwards was important and impactful.

'I'm terrified. I've had sleepless nights since the benefits cuts were announced' Cardiff People's Assembly held a protest outside the office of Jo Stevens MP, the Secretary of State for Wales walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-new…

It's ridiculous that only 20 tickets were available to this & disabled people were kept from having their say. There's only ONE in-person consultation event in the whole of Wales & the info didn't tell you the date or location. Just that it was 'accessible' (by whose standards?)

Just an update: We did eventually get in and we stopped the DWP consultation and did one for all disabled people to oppose the Green Paper. @GranadaReports @ElaineWITV

New blog post: Recent closures of learning disability organisations and support services is a worrying trend according to our CEO Zoe Richards. ldw.org.uk/closures-of-le…

🧵 🚨 Breaking Access to Work News - changes coming from tomorrow, May 6th 🚨 I thank Disability Consultant Alice Hastie for flagging upcoming changes to @DWPgovuk Access to Work schemes 'operational delivery'. In theory, there is no actual change in policy, but in practice …

Neurotypical people call it “thinking outside the box”. ADHDers are just confused why there had to be a box in the first place.

Good to see barriers/attitudes towards disabled people at work also being shared at this Committee. More support needs to be given to both employers and people with disabilities/neurodivergent conditions to create more inclusive and more diverse workplaces.

NEW POLLING FOR WALES Senedd voting intention: Plaid 30% Reform 25% Labour 18% Conservatives 13% Lib Dem 7% Green 5% Other 2% What's most interesting is that Labour voters are going to Plaid and Tory voters are going to Reform. Make you wonder why Labour are so obsessed combating Farage really doesn't it? (Barn Cymru poll conducted by YouGov for ITV Cymru Wales and Cardiff University) [Thread]

Love this 🥰 sometimes when u share my special interests people give me a funny look. But the calm, joy and emotional regulation it brings reinforces the importance of our ‘weird’ and wonderful #actuallyautistic interests 🥰

Thank you so much to @care_wales for inviting @LdWales along to your event this morning. It was inspiring to hear about all the work you’ve been doing with service users, their families & stakeholders to form your new strategic plan. The passion in the room was evident ☺️

As the AWF, we are concerned with this move as we know from families how easy it has been for their loved one to be sectioned. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…