So proud & honored to be named The London School of Economics’ Volunteer of the Year 2022 for my work supporting Ukrainians with disabilities (w/ @FightForRightUA @DisasterStrat)!

Timms goes back on his word by refusing to provide crucial evidence of Access to Work cuts #AccessToWork #DWP https://t.co/tU72oLhY7R

They said assisted dying was for the terminally ill. Now, the state will 'assist' those with autism and learning difficulties to kill themselves. This is straight-up eugenics. I can't believe these people think they're kind and progressive. This is the banal face of evil.

“At the same time, sick and elderly Canadians who have refused to end their lives via MAiD have reported being called “selfish” by their providers” This is happening in Canada. Disabled people have assisted dying “suggested” to them when what they want & need is care and support

Twenty one pages of questions to start a disability application vs one page for MAID.

this is horrific

A 3yo non-verbal girl with hip dysplasia who was born in Birmingham has been denied a British passport despite her older brother being granted one. The toddler is being asked to prove she has the right to NHS treatment.

I agree:

You don't get a motability car for ADHD & Helen Whatley & Kemi Badenoch know this. So we have to understand that they are lying deliberately & knowingly to demonise & undermine disabled people. What kind of people act like that?

"It feels like you are fighting with one arm behind your back" Work coaches say they're struggling to find employers who can accommodate disabled people and get them into work. https://t.co/vaq8ddBsBf

Disabled and ill people need employers willing to offer flexible and inclusive jobs far more than they need 'skills and confidence'. DWP needs to turn its guns on employers, not disabled people.

Do you use ventilation (bipap/trach/NIV)? Do you want to share your story? We're looking for adults in the UK to take part in two online research interviews. For more info: Everyday Stories of Breathing and Ventilation | Cripping Breath | The University of Sheffield

Lots of people, particularly disabled people, are having to take more taxis that they can't really afford because public transport is increasingly unreliable in much of the UK. @RachelReevesMP commitment to looking for money everywhere except for where it IS is incredible.

Kim Leadbeater’s Bill allows people who are not in pain, not suffering, and not at risk of imminent death, to be medically euthanised. That's a Suicide Bill. Parliament can't make good law unless it stops this pink-tinged, glossing over of reality. Disabled people deserve better.

1/3 Hi @sophieRblake As the Samaritans note most suicidal people don’t want to die - they want an end to suffering. As a doctor I see that with appropriate care, suffering can usually be addressed & the wish to end life usually overcome, whatever someone’s diagnosis or prognosis

An assisted death in Canada costs the same as 1-2 weeks nursing home care in the UK. Assisted dying is cheap. Cheaper than care. Cheaper than compassion. Cheaper than choice.

It’s absurd to say terminally ill people can’t, apparently by definition, be suicidal. Suicidal thoughts are just as common & treatable in the terminally ill as in anyone else — and deserve the same healthcare response. @sarah_wootton @kimleadbeater @theresa_may #AssistedDying

The Lords must fix the dangerous assisted dying bill - New Statesman This piece from palliative care and public health doctor Lucy Thomas needs to be read. Terrible indictment that she knows and is doing more about this legislation than many an MP

One of the key flaws in this Bill. It isn’t about alleviating suffering. Yet people have been led to believe it is. We have superb palliative and social care for some but huge gaps. This isn’t choice. Not for people who aren’t getting access to the care they need.

yes—the choice to die will eventually become a duty to die (that will disproportionately affect the most vulnerable)

The Times on assisted dying: "To comprehend the shocking extent of the bill’s deficiencies, one might reflect that it somehow arrived at a point whereby a doctor would be ­permitted to raise the option of assisted dying with a patient who has learning disabilities. "