The government promised £1200 to “the most vulnerable”. But some are falling through the cracks. 💡 We want a social energy tariff that doesn’t exclude people like Karis - people struggling with high energy bills while ineligible for the existing support.

theguardian.com

As a disabled person I need electricity to keep me alive. So why is it costing me so much?| Karis...

Due to a technicality in the benefit system, I am not eligible for the means tested support for ‘the most vulnerable’, says Karis Williamson

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🎥 Video description: A montage of clips and images showing disabled people doing everyday tasks like working, travelling, or meeting friends. Some show disabled people facing barriers in society, such as physical barriers with transport, or workplaces. 🎞 Videvo & Freepik

🌍 The social model of disability is a way of viewing the world, that says that people are disabled by barriers in society, not by their impairment or difference. Not everyone uses the social model though, and that’s ok.

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#HelplinesAwarenessDay 📱 0808 800 3333 📨 [email protected]

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📢 Disclosing a condition or impairment shouldn’t be the reason for rejection, or discrimination in the workplace. Especially if someone has the experience and ability to do the job.

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📈 Although disability awareness may be improving in some areas of employment, there’s still a long way to go. Many disabled people feel that unconscious bias and ableism can still get in the way of being hired.

🤔 On one hand, some may feel like disclosing it from the outset could affect them even getting an interview. On the other, many disabled people feel they have no choice but to disclose their condition or impairment, to ensure access needs or reasonable adjustments can be made.

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📧 "Thanks for applying. We regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful." For many disabled people looking to get into work, this can be a familiar occurrence. As a result, it can impact whether they decide to disclose their condition or impairment🧵

Text asset that reads: "Telling people about your condition or impairment is your choice."

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Some fantastic momentum building for our patron

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mirror.co.uk

Sophie Morgan takes fight to government after wheelchair destroyed on flight

Sophie Morgan launches her RightsOnFlights campaign after airport staff destroyed her wheelchair and left her stranded - a shocking incident that she says 'happens all the time' to disabled people

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We're pleased to see that the headline has now been changed. But it should never have been published in the first place. Thank you

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, Why are you so against disabled children being able to see themselves reflected in their toys? Don't they deserve the right to play? Weaponising disabled representation like this is hugely damaging. Please change this headline.

telegraph.co.uk

Lego releases new figures with Down’s syndrome and missing limbs

New range of toys with physical and mental disabilities in effort to 'enable more children to feel represented during play'

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Is dignity, security, and fairness really too much to ask for? We don't think so. If you agree, sign your name ✍️ fal.cn/SocialTariffLe

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💡 If your energy bills were cut in half by a social energy tariff, what would it mean for you? 💬 For some of the disabled people and carers we asked, it would mean everything.

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🎥 Video description: a variety of different people take part in the Great North Run. Some are in wheelchairs, and others are running on foot. Text appears on the screen along with the voiceover.

🏅 13.1 miles to support disabled people and their families. Are you in? 💜 Join #TeamScope at the iconic Great North Run, and support our work to campaign for a fairer, more inclusive society. Find out more and sign up today 👇 scope.org.uk/events/great-n

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🚨 Just one week left to sign our petition with

@Age_UK

. ✍️ Will you add your name, and demand an end to sky-high energy bills for older and disabled people.

campaigns.scope.org.uk

Stop the struggle with energy bills

Demand an end to sky high energy bills for older and disabled people. Add your name.

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Energy firms must be held accountable for the immoral forced instalment of pre-payment meters. It's time for: ❌ a permanent ban on forced installs 💷 proper compensation for people impacted

bbc.co.uk

Energy firms told to pay out over wrong meter fittings

The regulator says people should be compensated now if homes were wrongfully fitted with a prepayment meter.

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💬 "Autistic is only one thing that I am, and there are very few characteristics I can identify as flowing directly from it. "I know there are times when I get it wrong as a mother, but try showing me a mother who didn't." -

@JoanneLimburg

📸 Antonio Olmos - The Observer

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💬 "It's not a shame that you're a disabled parent... It's a shame we live in a hugely inaccessible world that totally erases disabled parents." –

@Nina__Tame

📸 Nina Tame

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💬 "Non-disabled parents don't know what to do with me, because I am defying all the things they think about disability." –

@cathyreaywrites

📸 Antonio Olmos - The Observer

Cathy Reay sitting on her sofa with her two children. The children are standing facing the wall.

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💬 "Whereas before I had been infantilised, my children seem to act as an automatic pass to adulthood. "Where I expected motherhood to open me up to even more judgment, it has had the opposite effect." – Lucy Catchpole 📸 Jon Attenborough - The Observer

Lucy and James Catchpole in their garden. Lucy is in her wheelchair as James stands behind her.

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From discrimination to feelings of love and joy, four families discuss their experiences as disabled parents 🧵

theguardian.com

‘I did not expect motherhood to legitimise me’: parenting with a disability

For people with a disability, becoming a parent means battling against prejudice and even outright disapproval. Here, four families share their eye-opening stories of love and joy

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💜 We understand how tough the cost-of-living crisis is for disabled people. We know how worried people are. And we’re here for you. Our helpline advisers can listen, and offer guidance and support to disabled people and their families. Don’t struggle alone. Talk to us.

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Many have been forced onto prepayment meters as a result, putting lives and health in danger. 📣 That’s why, with

@Age_UK

, we’re calling for the government to introduce a social energy tariff. Add your name to the open letter 👇

campaigns.scope.org.uk

Stop the struggle with energy bills

Demand an end to sky high energy bills for older and disabled people. Add your name.

💷 Life costs a lot more when you’re disabled. We’re being inundated with calls from disabled people who haven’t eaten for days, who can’t afford energy to charge wheelchairs and stairlifts, but are still racking up huge energy debts.

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metro.co.uk

British Gas owner records £3,300,000,000 profits while millions struggle

Centrica has revealed that its profits have tripled in the last year.

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📈 You might have seen the news that Centrica, the owner of British Gas, has made record profits of over £3 billion this year. A year where energy bills for disabled customers have reached unsustainable and unaffordable heights.

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What a frustrating and inaccessible way to announce a platform update 🤦‍♀️ This is how someone using a screen-reader experiences tweets like this. Accessibility cannot continue to be an afterthought.

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Hey @Twitter, we’re not listening to all that... Video is Twitter’s tweet recorded with a screen reader, a tool used by blind and partially sighted people to access the internet. 1/2 twitter.com/Twitter/status…

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📢 37 organisations have now joined our call to the Chancellor to postpone the planned energy bill rise in April. Read

@MartinSLewis

' letter to

@Jeremy_Hunt

here: mse.me/3XjhyaY

A MoneySavingExpert graphic reads: "Dear Chancellor: postpone planned April energy price hikes and keep the energy price guarantee at a typical £2,500 a year - or millions will fall into fuel poverty."

The logos are displayed of the following organisations that agree so far, which in alphabetical order are: Advice for Renters. Advice UK. Age UK. Big Issue Foundation. Centre for Sustainable Energy. Christians Against Poverty. Citizens Advice. Citizens Advice Scotland. Debt Free Advice. End Fuel Poverty Coalition. Energy Action Scotland. Epilepsy Action. Fair By Design. Fairer Housing. FareShare. Green Alliance. Huntington's Disease Association. Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Leonard Cheshire. Mencap. Money Advice Scotland. Money Advice Trust. Money and Mental Health Policy Institute. MS Society. National Energy Action. Nesta. Parkinson's UK. RNIB. Scope. Sense. South West London Law Centres. StepChange. Stroke Association. Warm This Winter. WellChild.

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So, no matter what the world around you is doing or saying, be kind to yourself 💜 🧠 You and your brain are an asset to the world. We need people who think differently and experience the world in different ways. It’s important. And so are you.

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💬 “Just put your phone down. Just meditate. Just get organised.” But it’s not that simple. When you can’t switch your mind off or focus on a task, it isn’t a case of ‘just’ doing anything.

From disbelief to ill-advised suggestions, negative attitudes and myths about ADHD come from all directions. 😫 It can be easy to feel stuck between people that don’t believe you, and those that think there’s an easy ‘fix’. Often, the advice is the same from both.

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Screenshot of a phone lock screen with three reminder notifications on it with green bells. They say "Find people who understand", "give yourself time", "you're great as you are".

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🎥 Video description: Max is standing in front of a staircase. They’re wearing orange tinted glasses and holding a white cane. Their tan jumper has the words “PROUD TO BE DEAFBLIND” written across it.

Have you ever been on an awkward date? This advice could save you from those cringeworthy moments! 😳 To mark Valentine’s Day, Max has shared their tips on how to date a disabled person 💘

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Valentine’s Day is for disabled people, too ❤️

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💬 "A lot of disabled people are saying they missed out on another gig.” It’s often only possible to get accessible tickets by phone. 🎫 For some disabled people, this means facing a difficult booking process, or not getting tickets at all 👇

bbc.co.uk

Disabled woman made 1,000 calls for Ed Sheeran tickets

Why is it still so hard for disabled people to have easy online access to event tickets in 2023?

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metro.co.uk

Disabled ballerina throws support behind Strictly 'signing up wheelchair user'

Kate was left 'close to tears' over the ableist comments.

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