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Ability2Win @Ability_2_Win

We are Ability2Win. Our aim is to improve the representation of those with disabilities in Parliament and at all levels of public life.

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Hidden behind the budget is a terrible bombshell: billions in cuts for disabled people | Frances...

The DWP confirms that draconian ‘savings’ are coming down the track. Are we a nation that will repair hospitals, but not help a nurse with long Covid, asks Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Ability2Win will be having a drinks reception #CPC24 on Monday evening at Conference, Executive Room 9, 8:30pm to 10pm. All are welcome.
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Carers UK@CarersUK
25 Jun 2024
Add your name to our open letter today to ask all parties to commit to transforming the lives of carers. #GeneralElection: go.carersuk.org/3UH7uKI?utm_…
Graphic of paper being signed. Text reads: Sign our open letter to the future Prime Minister

ALT Graphic of paper being signed. Text reads: Sign our open letter to the future Prime Minister
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Why is no media or party engaging with or discussing Disabled people or carers this election? It seems stereotypes of who we are & how we live (& suffer) linger deep in both We are HUGE, vital & diverse..all faiths/colours/genders/age & mixed disabilities Shame on both
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Flick Williams
@flickhwilliams
25 Jun 2024
This disabled man has given up waiting for @CityofYork to spend its BSIP money providing seating /shelter at bus stops. He told me he can walk but cannot stand & his wife (out of shot) carries the chair which is the only way they can take the bus. #DisabledByTheBusNetwork
Man sitting in a foldable camping chair at a bus stop with no shelter or seating.

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Frances Ryan@DrFrancesRyan
25 Jun 2024
No one dreams of needing benefits but equally, there is no reason receiving them should mean losing dignity. It’s been a political choice for the Tories to make disabled and low paid people feel unworthy scroungers - just as Labour can choose to give them their dignity back.
State handouts offer less dignity than working, Starmer says of benefits outlook

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Disability Rights UK@DisRightsUK
24 Jun 2024
🚨BREAKING! "With so little real change on offer, Disabled people must unite and fight back." As the election campaign rolls on, our campaigner, Mikey has written in @openDemocracy about the exclusion of Disabled people and our issues. More⬇️opendemocracy.net/en/general…

OPINION: Neither party will make UK work for Disabled people

So far, we’ve heard more about Starmer and Sunak’s parents than the UK’s 16 million Disabled people

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We Care Campaign
@WeAreCarers
26 Jun 2024
Unpaid carers, who provide high levels of care for sick, or disabled relatives and friends are more than twice as likely to suffer from poor health themselves.  We're calling for adequate funding for #carer breaks this #GE2024 bit.ly/Carers_Manifesto
We have 5 asks of politicians including no 5 Give Carers Breaks

ALT We have 5 asks of politicians including no 5 Give Carers Breaks

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Make this the last inaccessible election for blind people in UK, campaigners demand

RNIB calls on all parties to commit to remove barriers that prevent people with sight loss voting on their own

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Scope@scope
25 Jun 2024
Political leaders just aren't talking about the issues disabled people are facing. As Jameisha explains...
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We Care Campaign
@WeAreCarers
25 Jun 2024
We’re campaigning for a reform of Carers Allowance and carers’ benefits . Carers Allowance is the lowest benefit of it’s kind, at £81.90 a week. This General Election, we need to #valuecarers. We need benefits that allow us to survive. #GE2024
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Disability Rights UK@DisRightsUK
24 Jun 2024
Keir Starmer has said that 'handouts from the state' do not offer the same 'dignity' as working for a wage. Ken Butler from @DisRightsUK offers a response to the labour leaders words in the latest @BigIssue piece bigissue.com/news/social-jus…

Keir Starmer says benefits lack 'dignity' – but real indignity is Britain's broken welfare system

Labour leader Keir Starmer has said benefits don't offer the dignity of working for a wage, but charities say financial support is vital.

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Carers UK@CarersUK
4 Jun 2024
1.5m people provide 50 hours of unpaid care each week, without which our health & care systems would collapse. The next Government must invest in social care so everyone can access the support they need. Sign our open letter ahead of the #GeneralElection go.carersuk.org/446hgcr?utm_…
Red graphic with white writing. Text reads: Very little support or suitable care is available for ageing carers. I am now 80 years old, and no consideration is given to my reducing speed, strength and stamina. I don’t know how I will be able to cope. - an unpaid carer. Carers UK

ALT Red graphic with white writing. Text reads: Very little support or suitable care is available for ageing carers. I am now 80 years old, and no consideration is given to my reducing speed, strength and stamina. I don’t know how I will be able to cope. - an unpaid carer. Carers UK

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What kind of person steals a Blue Badge from a car dashboard? bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgg…

Blue Badge thefts quadruple in London in nine years - data shows

Blue badge thefts have quadrupled in London between 2014 and 2023, according to City Hall figures.

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Chloe Schendel-Wilson@ChloeSWilson
4 Jun 2024
I am pleased that we were able to influence the Government to reinstate the funding scheme for disabled candidates. It was the top agenda item in the Government’s Disability Action Plan. There is much more to be done still. Thanks to all the partners we have worked with so far.
The Disability Policy Centre@DisPolCentre
3 Jun 2024
Replying to @UKParliament @UKHouseofLords @HouseofCommons
Our second recommendation was for the Government to reinstate a formal funding scheme for disabled candidates. We are pleased that this has been actioned by the Government, and will be introduced in 2025. Thanks to our partners @CentenaryAction and @ElectHer_UK for supporting.
‘Our recommendations: 2. Reinstate a formal funding scheme for disabled candidates. Learn more at: thedisabilitypolicycentre.org/representation. The picture is of the Houses of Parliament, in a cartoon format. The colours are light pink, green, purple, orange, yellow and white.

ALT ‘Our recommendations: 2. Reinstate a formal funding scheme for disabled candidates. Learn more at: thedisabilitypolicycentre.org/representation. The picture is of the Houses of Parliament, in a cartoon format. The colours are light pink, green, purple, orange, yellow and white.

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Inclusion London@InclusionLondon
4 Jun 2024
Nearly two years ago the Government committed to building more accessible homes. We're still waiting. Come to our meeting to help plan how to put pressure on the Government to make new build homes accessible! Online, Thursday 6 June 11am-1pm. Register: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
DDPO Housing Network. Thursday 6th June, 11am-1pm. Zoom, BSL available. Help us plan how to put pressure on the Government to make sure new build homes are accessible. Open to everyone. Image: A graphic of some houses. The Inclusion London logo.

ALT DDPO Housing Network. Thursday 6th June, 11am-1pm. Zoom, BSL available. Help us plan how to put pressure on the Government to make sure new build homes are accessible. Open to everyone. Image: A graphic of some houses. The Inclusion London logo.

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Disability Rights UK@DisRightsUK
4 Jun 2024
Only 7% of housing is accessible, leaving millions of Disabled people living in homes not fit for purpose! Ask your #election candidates how they will address the housing crisis for Disabled people! Point them to the Manifesto | DPO Forum Manifesto (disabledpeoplesmanifesto.com)

Home | DPO Forum Manifesto

The Disabled People's Manifesto for the General Election in 2024, by a coalition of DPOs and disabled-led groups (DPO Forum England)

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Inclusion London@InclusionLondon
5 Jul 2023
But @wesstreeting as you know full well Labour councils are not only charging disabled people for crucial social care but also siphoning off their welfare benefits to do so. Pushing many into ill health, poverty, and debt. Will Labour commit to scrapping social care charges?
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Disability Rights UK@DisRightsUK
4 Jun 2024
We’re Recruiting – Engagement Officer - Young Disabled People Disability Rights UK (DR UK) is excited to recruit an Engagement Officer! Apply here: disabilityrightsuk.org/oppor…

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