A woman in Saskatchewan needs surgery for a parathyroid issue and is being offered MAiD instead. There’s no one in the province who can perform the procedure and the government won’t pay to send her elsewhere. This is why disability advocates warn about assisted dying

People think you’re “choosing” what to do in a day with chronic illness. They don’t understand you’re budgeting energy like money. If you shower, maybe you can’t cook. If you run errands, maybe you can’t socialize. If you work today, tomorrow you might be bed-bound. One

Telling a struggling neurodivergent person that they just need to try harder is like telling a person who can't walk that they just need to try harder to walk. It's not about trying harder. It's about trying DIFFERENTLY. And most disabled people can't do that without help.

I was diagnosed with myositis at the same time I was diagnosed with lupus. 10% of lupus patients always get myositis. Myositis isn’t “being a bit tired” or “just needing to push through.” It’s a chronic, inflammatory muscle disease that literally weakens the muscles you need

The Health Foundation has estimated that around 30,000 extra beds would meet these demands and end brutal corridor care. Costs would be around £7b per year (+£20b one-off capital investment). We pay over £15b per year to private providers. Corridor care is a political choice.

Buchanan Bus Station Masterplan Radical redevelopment proposals for the bus station. On three sides will be Avenues cycle lanes (Cowcaddens St/N Hanover St/W Nile St). No obvious details about bike parking in plans. Complete online survey by 23 November: https://t.co/kvGAKk71yx

Next Tuesday the 18th is our November meeting, in person & on Zoom. Come along and join local councillors and residents as we work to make the area a better place to live, work and visit. (Step free/wheelchair access) FB Event Link: https://t.co/uD8EjlHGNa

If this happens I think the ramifications for Labour are unimaginable. For disabled people they'll be even worse. Chancellor’s reported plans to impose VAT on Motability could add £3,000 to even the cheapest cars – Disability News Service

We are looking for new members! This is our election year, and we would love for you to join us. We work with local councillors and residents to make the area a better place to live, work and visit. Meetings in-person & on Zoom. Due: 6th October Meeting: Tues 21st October

If you use or need social care, join our Social Care Expert Group and share your voice! 0141 556 7103 voices@gdaonline.co.uk https://t.co/R014okniTc

GDA's #SocialCareExpertGroup is meeting hybrid to discuss the new National Care Advisory Board, which will oversee & advise how to design & deliver social care support, enabling disabled people to live independent lives, participate in & contribute to our own lives & communities.

To mark Glasgow's 850th Birthday the @churchscotland's Close Knit project has created 850 blankets. The blankets, which have been knitted or crocheted, were inspired by Rev Janet Mathieson as part of her Moderatorial year and #Glasgow850.

Number crunching: Monthly cut to universal credit for newly sick and disabled claimants from 2026 From the latest Private Eye, out now.

Turns out ghosting candidates can come with legal fees. An employee sued Workday for AI discrimination… and just turned it into a landmark case. A federal judge certified it as a collective action. Thousands of job seekers auto-rejected by AI could soon have legal standing

New “trains of the future” will have self-balancing snack tables and cinema-style onboard entertainment, but wheelchair users still won’t be able to board independently. An enraging reminder that we disabled people live in a different universe than our nondisabled peers.

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Today I have woken with a deep anger at everything. If everyone wants disabled people to play a greater role in society, said society needs to be more accessible, more inclusive & more welcoming to disabled people. We should be able to live as we choose.

“Long Covid *may* have surpassed asthma as the most common chronic health condition in children” in 2025….lets let that sink in for a moment……we’ve had FIVE YEARS to put in public health measures to protect our kids like clean air in schools and we’ve STILL NOT DONE it…..1/

The cost of chronic illness isn’t just physical. It’s losing friends and family. Losing time. Losing dreams. Losing pieces of who you used to be. Losing hobbies. Losing jobs. Losing stability. All while being shamed for not “staying positive.”