Glasgow Disability Alliance
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New @heraldscotland article: 'Abused and terrified: Scotland’s brutalised disabled people reveal all.' DPO CEOs @tressaburke (GDA), @HeatherFisken (@InclusionScot) and @DESCEOTweets (@DEScotTweets) share the bleak reality for #DisabledPeople in Scotland. web.archive.org/save/https://w…
Today is #InternationalSelfCareDay. During this time, people around the world celebrate self-care practices and interventions and the difference they can make to everyone’s lives. For more information about #GDAWellbeing, contact 0141 556 7103 or [email protected]
Are you signed up to the GDA mailing list? Register today, and catch up on all the news. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/GDAMailingList Read our latest bulletin here: gda.scot/2025/07/17/gda…
The GDA office is closed today, Monday 21 July. During this time, our phone lines and emails will not be monitored. We will reopen as usual on Tuesday 22 July.
Happy #Pride2025 to all @GDA__online LGBTQ+ disabled members. Disabled ple who are also LGBTQ+ experience multiple oppressions requiring actions to enable #Participation #Equality #Inclusion #Visibility Achievements of LGBTQ+ people celebrated today!
It's #ChangingPlacesAwarenessDay! 🚽 Many disabled people often need extra equipment and space to allow them to use toilets safely and comfortably. We want to see more Changing Places toilets installed, so that everyone can use a toilet with dignity. changing-places.org
It’s #WorldEmojiDay! 📅 World Emoji Day is recognised on July 17 each year as this is the date shown on the calendar emoji. But how can we make emojis accessible? Check out our helpful tips below! Do you have a favourite emoji?
There's still time to sign up for our young disabled people's photography workshop, taking place on Wednesday 30th July! Parents and carers are welcome too. Hear from our Community Navigator and Rights Now team. Call: 0141 556 7103 Text: 07958 299 496 [email protected]
Government ignores warnings of new DWP deaths, & UN intervention, as MPs pass universal credit cuts bill: @GDA__online members agree with #DPOs around UK that this Bill is a betrayal which will increase poverty, supercharge inequality & cost lives disabilitynewsservice.com/government-ign…
.@GDA__online 6000 members outraged that Sir Stephen Timms, minister for social security & disability REFUSED to listen to his own disabled advisers: this raises valid concerns over his pledge to co-produce PIP review reporting in autumn 2026. disabilitynewsservice.com/minister-ignor…
#RealityCheck about numbers and percentages of the population on PIP. Also way to reduce disability is by reducing barriers & structural inequalities: not pretending there are less disabled people say @GDA__online members
Someone just tweeted me and said we can’t afford to have 20–25% of the population on PIP. So, as a PSA: 20–25% of the population AREN’T on PIP. 20–25% of the disabled population are on PIP. The percentage of the whole population is 5.5%. #TakingThePIP
July is #DisabilityPrideMonth! This is an important time for disabled people to come together as a community, to recognise and celebrate our history, achievements and experiences, while acknowledging the ongoing need for inclusion and accessibility. Become a GDA member today!
Yesterday @UN Cmte on the Rights of Disabled People criticised @UKGOV welfare reforms saying they will "increase poverty rates" & will risk "regression" for disabled people. @GDA__online 6000 members urge @UKGov MPs to #VoteNo to #WelfareCuts
GDA members are now in discussion with their local MPs. Disabled people are raising concerns about the Green Paper, benefits cuts and the need for holistic employability support.
Thank you for all those attending today and thanks to my MP @PJFerguson18 for her attendance, your presence is much appreciated.