Riandy
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@NotFarLeftAtAll And every other human being doesn't i suppose. Yes it does seem discriminatory. Testable in court perhaps?
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@flickhwilliams @YorkDisability Glad to see that yet again the cycle fraternity are keen to support accessibility and inclusivity. Yes I am being sarcastic selfish load of 💩s .
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Shropshire bus driver shouted at stuck wheelchair user & tried to push her chair when she asked him not to 🤬
That’s not a training issue, it’s a sacking issue. Driver clearly in the wrong job.
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"I am sorry, sorry for what was done to you, sorry that so many people with power failed you, sorry for having believed Mandelson's lies and appointing him"
PM Keir Starmer issues apology to victims of Jeffrey Epstein, adding "we will pursue the truth"
bbc.in/4c9eBEW
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Hey Hel's, here you go again.
The Telegraph article on PIP isn’t just reporting policy, it’s shaping a narrative.
From phrases like “dishes out benefits” to relentless political soundbites, the tone is clear: suspicion, not scrutiny.
* Disabled people aren’t a headline.
* We’re not a cost-cutting exercise.
* And we’re not political punchbags.
If politicians want a serious conversation about disability benefits, it needs facts, balance, and lived experience, not loaded language and repeated attacks.
#AbleismInTheMedia
#PoliticalNarratives
#DisabilityAdvocacy
#UKPolitics
#BenefitsSystem
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@Kritchnot If people have the strength to do it(unfortunately most haven't), and appeal to a tribunal has chance of success. However these can take a year or more to happen but any award will be backdated.
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PIP : Success rates for both reviews and fresh claims have fallen. benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/pip-plann…
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@flickhwilliams @YorkDisability @YorkDRF Therefore a portable ramp must be made available to the building owners by Highways to facilitate access and exit on demand.
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Ten year anniversary of #York Boxing Day floods. A one off event caused by maintenance failure of Foss barrier causing flooding in areas of the city usually unaffected. The legacy is an obsession with flood risk & the main casualty is accessibility in new build 🥺

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Great to hear this 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
CYCLIST CRACKDOWN Ex-Met chief urges crackdown on rogue cyclists as number of pedestrians injured by speeding bikers soars
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Better buses campaigners with mobility aids, prams & shoppers, took our demands to @TracyBrabin yesterday. As there were 2 ♿️users amongst us we had to take 2 separate buses from the bus station which rather underlines the point. Thanks to @itvcalendar for great coverage ✊


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@flickhwilliams @flowergirl_lon @InclusiveBuild Ask them why they have not had equality training then go after their bosses in the media.
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@InclusiveBuild I went to the launch event where there were several civil servants from the DfT. I asked them why the Zebra funding conditions gave operators a choice of 1 or 2 wheelchair spaces. They honestly had zero idea of why it would matter. No clue. Even less interest. 🥺
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Disjointed government policy.
Flick Williams@flickhwilliams
@Heidi_Labour @Keir_Starmer @AliceMLabour @FirstBusUK Just as in #York, First Bus in Norwich purchased new buses with Govt Zebra funding with only a single wheelchair space. How do you expect disabled people to actually get to work when demand to travel outstrips supply and you didn’t fix it with funding conditions ⁉️
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@flickhwilliams I would have thought health and safety concerns would rule that out given that stair case let alone equality ones.
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A planning application has gone in to turn Monkgate Bar #York into retail space. Exemplifies the weaknesses of both the Equality Act and the planning system at ensuring accessibility and inclusive spaces. A shop here can hardly be regarded as ‘open to the public’
#ClosedToMany


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@flickhwilliams @megaharp Being walked over ( no pun intended) is not an option. If its wrong it gets pointed out and needs to be corrected.
The BBC just found that out .
Independence means you accept or criticise whoever or whatever in order to get things done equal to all not just the few. WTG Flick
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@flickhwilliams @megaharp It is welcomed by everyone who ,by your efforts, have benefited from the results you have achieved so far.
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@megaharp Thank you. I very much appreciate you saying so. It is definitely not universally welcomed 💜
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