Sorry to learn of the passing of Alderman Derek Smallwood who was York's Lord Mayor in 1998. He was dedicated to the City and raised money for children with special needs during his year in office. A former bus driver he leaves many friends across the political divides. RIP

One of my favourite quotes is apposite; “Inclusion has come to mean almost anything but the elimination of exclusion” Sharon Rustemier.
Long Covid Kids - #LongCovidKids SEND Warrior Mum making a difference! Buckinghamshire Disability Service BuDS SEND parent action group (SPAG) SENDspace

Speaking at Scrutiny today to the School Inclusion report on 3 themes: rhetoric driving full attendance is ableist, we are not ‘post pandemic’ as this autumn will show. Disabled children starting term without a school place is the start of a lifelong journey of exclusion.
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The York Environment Week 2023 Programme is now live!

Visit our website via the link in the bio to explore upcoming events, or watch out for the print programme in venues around the city!

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£18 billion spent on building the brand new Elizabeth Line, and because the ticket office was closed today I couldn’t get on a train.

Absolutely mind-boggling that this new line requires a manual boarding ramp and there are seemingly times where there are no staff?

Justin Trudeau is a despicable man.

We live in an intellectual, moral, and emotional Dark Age.

'In 2021, more than 10,000 people died by assisted suicide in Canada, representing 3.3 per cent of all recorded deaths in the country.'

Over a year plus being asking to tackle pavement parking and nothing changes. Sorting out pavement parking and stopping it is of paramount importance Norma Harrington Councillor Alan Lamb Penny Stables Rebecca Bairbre Mckendrick

A stretch of pavement I hate, full of potholes that are hideous in a wheelchair & so many of them it’s impossible to weave through them. In contrast, this is the smooth tarmac of the road next to it. Remind me again who is supposed to be at the top of the transport hierarchy ?

Doug Paulley Great Northern So GNR expect blind passengers to wander along the platform to locate the help button, bearing mind Arlsey is on the ECML with HSTs passing at 125mph.

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Reasons not to park on pavements

Canadian Paralympian: I asked for a disability ramp - and was offered euthanasia telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

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. Department for Transport Rail Delivery Group master plan to cut 2300 jobs + de-staff stations

Leaving disabled passengers at the mercy of mobile roving teams is a catastrophic disaster before closing ticket offices

TUAG is a legal right + must be protected

Transport Committee ORR

Weekend Challenge to Everyone who doesn't want to pay tens of thousands of pounds to fix dangerous blocks of flats when the builders should be paying!

The Earl of Lytton's buildingsafetyscheme.org amendment debate in the House of Lords will be on *13th Sept - just 11 days away.…