Disability News Service

MANCHESTER this is tonight! Come join me and @cheryleehouston for a night of disability history, rage and celebrating the disabled community socialrefuge.com/event-details/…

I hate it when MPs don't have the guts to vote against harmful Welfare Reform bills they know are wrong. 😐

Fantastic new documentary on Great British Railways, asking why the govt is so slow to come up with a proper plan. Made by the talented young filmmaker Riku Fryderyk, feat @ellieharrison @bringbackbr and @christianwolmar youtube.com/watch?v=c_6UWj…

BRIL are having a meeting tonight to go over our future work. Any who would like to come, please email: [email protected] We need more members!!

If you or anyone you know has been affected by the drug DES or want to share your experience, you can get in touch with @SarahCorkerNews and the team by emailing: [email protected]

"There are people who will never be able to work but their lives still have a purpose" Hear Hear! #TakingThePIP

I hate the fact two signifiers that once meant a lot to me - 'trauma-informed' and 'co-production' - have now been co-opted so that they actually make me squirm.

While it's devastating that the UC Bill has passed through the lords, its important to highlight just how much the incredible work of activists made the government strip it back. This is the power of disabled people when we come together. They will never take that away from us.

#UCBill DPAC wants to say a huge thank you to all of you who campaigned really hard against the cuts to Universal Credit however you were involved online or on the street you fought tirelessly. The vote on the regret motion was voted down We fight on , please don’t give up

Ok, possibly less bad /actually good news perhaps as a result of our lobbying. For the Severe Conditions Criteria, a diagnosis will count IF recorded in the NHS system i.e. recognised by the NHS. So a private autism or ADHD diagnosis will qualify IF your NHS GP has it on record.

Sorry to say that's it. The universal credit bill has been passed. Not a great advert for the #Lords this evening, despite a small number of good speeches by those opposed. Full report by DNS on Thursday. Not feeling thrilled about democracy this evening. #UniversalCreditBill

Yeah. I plan on triggering a public inquiry during the public path modification order process.

Suspicion by design An essential read to understand DWP use of algorithms in machine learning models to detect fraud, riddled with bias and risks to individual data rights, with the potential to negatively impact huge number of people. bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/wp-content/upl… @BigBrotherWatch

I don't play here much now, here's (part of) why: been writing a book! Thrilled The Feminist Art of Walking will be out on @PlutoPress October 20th plutobooks.com/9780745351001/… launch party 5.10.25 tinyurl.com/FemArtWalking Tour Dates TBC #psychogeography #walkcreate Please RT. Thanks x

Disabled people face harsh justice in 'secret' fast-track courts, report finds standard.co.uk/news/crime/dis… @TransformJust1

The number of reviews into deaths and other harm linked to universal credit nearly doubled last year according to figures released just hours after ministers pushed through cuts to working age financial support. #UniversalCredit disabilitynewsservice.com/reviews-into-d…

Liz Kendall stops herself just in time from lying about #PIP cuts, as she argues with disabled MP disabilitynewsservice.com/liz-kendall-st… via @johnpringdns

Badenoch silence after ‘ticking time bomb’ claim is exposed as a lie by official figures disabilitynewsservice.com/badenoch-silen… via @johnpringdns

Liz Kendall stops herself just in time from lying about PIP cuts, as she argues with disabled MP disabilitynewsservice.com/liz-kendall-st… via @johnpringdns