This is what an autistic person's pain scale looks like, sometimes I look even -more- neutral when I'm in SEVERE pain because I can't mask or mimic NT pain expressions, or even remember to say "ow." Believe autistic people's pain.

New article on using #photovoice research method with people with #learningdisabilities from the Feeling at Home team. Free to read and download from Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ja….

Since launch, there has been much curiosity about the possibilities of Gloriously Ordinary Lives. I am thrilled to open the doors to the next course! Get to the heart of Gloriously Ordinary Lives, and using the Five Tests in your role - book a place! ➡️gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/training-curio…

Absolutely spot on chat about the role of language in health and social care. Importantly stresses not to police words, but to reflect on why we use othering language, and consider better ways of communicating. Looking forward to next month’s podcast! #SocialCare #EasyRead

It's Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Adding descriptive transcripts to videos helps Deafblind people and others who process information through text. Share this tip. Happy #GAAD! #Accessibility #a11y 1/6

We can start to grow a brighter #SocialCareFuture now. Here's our outline programme for the next government: socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/li…

As part of Tanya Raabe-Webber's artistic vision 'This is My Art,' we're researching and developing new techniques in consultation with an artist from our online art club who has a visual impairment. #ThisIsMyArt #AccessibleArt

Let's make this #GeneralElection accessible! Join the excellent @UnitedResponse and others to get party #manifestos in accessible formats... #GE2024 #AccessibleInformation #democracy #EasyRead

“The elderly” “Those with disabilities” “Caring for people with complex needs” “The cost of a care system” “A failing system” “Crisis” And an image of hands and headless bodies It’s sooo time to tell a different story #RewritingSocialCare #UsNotThemAndUs theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Time for change: the language of social care reform rewritingsocialcare.blog/2022/09/24/tim…

⭐️ This week at the Theatre Royal Bath 🎭 Laughing Boy 📆 4 - 8 June 🎟️ theatreroyal.org.uk/events/laughin…

Brilliant and important research about how people with learning disabilities can move out of hospital in a way that supports them to live how they want. And great to see #accessible research findings! #ParticipatoryResearch #InclusiveResearch #EasyRead #SocialCare #A11y #NHS

Check out this post from Social Care Future: Living good lives in the place we call home – An outline programme for the next government socialcarefuture.org.uk/noticeboard/li…

Looking forward to talking about clear language and #internationalization tomorrow in our new W3C (@[email protected]) community group - join us! #PlainLanguage #EasyRead #accessibility w3.org/community/glob…

The Feeling at Home team invites you to a webinar to mark the end of our project on Monday 17/05/2024 12.30 - 2pm. We will share our findings and the Feeling at Home checklist and Toolkit - resources for improving people's home lives. Free tickets tinyurl.com/586wcmvu

We have been delighted to be involved in this #photovoice project with middle school children in #frome. Please help us raise £200 to fund a celebratory exhibition of ‘My Voice Matters’: a .. Please #donate on @justgiving and RT justgiving.com/crowdfunding/h…

Following our launch webinar on Monday the Feeling at Home checklist and toolkit are now available and free to download from feelingathome.org.uk/resources/. Designed with and for people with learning disabilities to help them feel more at home where they live.

Based in Manchester? The National Disability Hustings is next Tuesday at the People's History Museum. The disabled community will have the opportunity to ask parties about their commitment to disability rights. To register, click on the link below! eventbrite.co.uk/e/national-dis…

Researchers - do you want to be more #inclusive in your work? We can help you design a strategy and materials to reach and retain diverse participants. Find out how we do this in our blog... #InclusiveResearch #NIHR #ResearchFunding #PublicInvolvement goeasyread.co.uk/making-researc…

The next #GloriouslyOrdinaryLives course begins soon! Join me for 5 sessions starting Tuesday, 17th September 2024. Learn how to apply the #FiveTests and create a clear action plan for supporting people to live gloriously ordinary lives. 🔗 gloriouslyordinarylives.co.uk/training-curio…