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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · Aug 31

Free Disability Research zines, all made by the Disability Action Research Kollective (DARK) Find them and subscribe to new releases here : linktr.ee/disabilityark

Disability and film, horror, star trek, dwarfism, saints, ancient egypt, eugenics, gods, leaders, radicals, communists, anarchists, history, feminists.

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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 8h

Free Halloween Zine : Disability perspectives on horror movies : files.libcom.org/files/2025-0...

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Chronic Illness Humor @chronicillness.bsky.social · 15h

when god made me:

[god holding a cup over a big bowl and saying 'just a little bit of illness']

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[gold spilling the entire cup into the big bowl and saying 'oops']

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Long Covid Advocacy @longcovidadvoc.com · 17h

The pressure is working. Labour MPs calling for a rapid review of JCVI's Covid vaccine eligibility

Write to your MP with CEV's easy template 👇
www.clinicallyvulnerable.org/post/labour-...

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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 18h

Wish I could get it as a PDF or JPG without installing the app. Would be great to compare with the other community made map the SFL one : stepfreelondon.uk

Home – Step-Free London

SFL Map Check out our dedicated London step-free access map and station information Blog Catch up with the latest developments in transport accessibility About This Site Hello there! Welcome to Step-F...

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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 19h

The story of how a campaign won free social care for disabled people in Hammersmith : vimeo.com/1124826592

HAFCAC Film with BSL and Subtitles

This is "HAFCAC Film with BSL and Subtitles" by HAFCAC on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 22h

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

www.theguardian.com

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

The NHS and social care would cease to function under UK govt’s new rules on foreign staff.

Workers will have to wait – from 5 to 10 years – before they can apply for indefinite leave to remain, claim any benefit, childcare, or housing support, despite paying taxes

Govt appeasing Reform.

NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses

Exclusive: Royal College of Nursing says plan to tighten rules for foreign workers is ‘pandering’ to Reform UK

www.theguardian.com

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 1d

DWP just admitted it will now be spying on claimants in Jobcentres as well

Jobcentre security have used body-worn cameras for ages - but the DWP has only just put a formal policy in place.

As well as a GDPR breach, the implications for claimants are vast, too.
www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...

DWP just admitted it will now be spying on claimants in Jobcentres as well

DWP security have used body-worn cameras for ages - but it has only just put a formal policy in place saying it can use the footage

www.thecanary.co

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

15 UK banks ordered to snoop on state pensioners and other benefit claimants under DWP crackdown.

No court order needed. No right of appeal.

Banks will pass cost to other customers.

Those accused of fraud won't get legal advice. The making of another Post Office type scandal.

15 banks ordered to snoop on state pensioners under DWP crackdown

The Telegraph newspaper reports banks will be required to monitor pensioners’ bank accounts and share payments data

www.birminghammail.co.uk

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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 1d

A documentary premieres in London tonight, about a historic moment in disability rights in the UK. The successful campaign for free social care by the Hammersmith and Fullham Disability Commission "£12.40 an hour for a shower" : www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-launc...

Film Launch: £12.40 an hour for a shower

The story of Disabled people’s struggle to abolish home care charging in Hammersmith & Fulham-10th anniversary of H&F Coalition Against Cuts

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 2d

@jamesgunn.bsky.social James Gunn, cripping up in Citizen Toxie (2000) as a "shrivelled cripple who can't get it up" before being instantly killed : www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQE_...

James Gunn in Toxic Avenger

YouTube video by JamesRGunn

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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 2d

Find them free online here linktr.ee/disabilityark

DARK | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree

Disabled-led group that makes zines on disability history and perspectives

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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 2d

Our zines stocked in Freedom Bookshop!

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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 2d

Cops hate uncertainty, it messes with their threat assessment. Guy could have explosives or a gun under the suit or be completely unarmed, so they have to act with caution. If they go in hard and there is nothing it will look bad but they also can't search him without cause.

Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 3d

The story of Disabled people’s struggle to abolish home care charging in Hammersmith & Fulham-10th anniversary of H&F Coalition Against Cuts www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/film-launc...

Film Launch: £12.40 an hour for a shower

The story of Disabled people’s struggle to abolish home care charging in Hammersmith & Fulham-10th anniversary of H&F Coalition Against Cuts

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 3d

The toxic fallout of Israel's genocide is triggering a surge in congenital disability in Gaza

In Gaza, heavy metals from hundreds of thousands of tonnes of Israel's bombs has caused a surge in congenital disability
www.thecanary.co/global/world...

The toxic fallout of Israel's genocide is triggering a surge in congenital disability in Gaza

In Gaza, heavy metals from hundreds of thousands of tonnes of Israel's bombs has caused a surge in congenital disability

www.thecanary.co

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The Canary @thecanaryuk.bsky.social · 3d

Adrian Poulton starved to death in an NHS hospital - because he lived with Down's syndrome

The NHS's catastrophic failure over Adrian Poulton's death is a reminder of the systemic problems in healthcare for disabled people
www.thecanary.co/opinion/2025...

Adrian Poulton starved to death in an NHS hospital - because he lived with Down's syndrome

The NHS's catastrophic failure over Adrian Poulton's death is a reminder of the systemic problems in healthcare for disabled people

www.thecanary.co

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 3d

When you’re chronically ill, your world can be quite small.

People abandon you when you become disabled. When you can’t hide your pain.

The isolation can be just as hard as the illness… but please know you’re not alone.

None of us are ever alone. We are all fighters & this community has your back

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office

Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday Ministers are to give police new powers to target repeated protests, aimed particularly at cracking down on demonstrations connected to Gaza, the Home Office has said. The announcement, made the morning after almost 500 people were arrested in London for expressing support for Palestine Action, a proscribed organisation, could allow police to order regular protests to take place at a different site. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 4d

Felt something sticky and slippery on the transfer handrail by the toilet and assumed the worst. Thankfully it was just bad soap dispenser placement, which caused the soap to drip into the handrail.

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Rickard Sisters @rickardsisters.com · 4d

If you are in USA or Canada, please ask for This Slavery in your local independent bookstore or public library! And if you see it in the wild, please share photos with us!

Publication date for North America is this Tuesday, and it’s gone down well in the month it’s been out in Britain & Ireland.

A book cover. The text reads ETHEL CARNIE HOLDSWORTH’S THIS SLAVERY, a graphic novel by Scarlett & Sophie Rickard. The full page illustration shows two women standing back to back in a steep terraced street at sunset. The blonde woman holds a violin, the dark haired woman wears a man’s coat. A young man looks at them from an upstairs window on the left, and on the right there is a perky white and brown dog. In the distance the factory chimneys smoke. It’s all very ‘mills & doom’

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John Pring, DNS @johnpring.bsky.social · 4d

A minister has asked the Department for Work and Pensions whether it could release secret reports to families whose relatives’ deaths have been linked to DWP’s actions and failings.
#DWP #LabConf25
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/minister-ask...

Minister asks DWP to consider releasing secret reports on deaths to grieving relatives

A minister has asked the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) whether it could release secret reports to families whose relatives’ deaths have been linked to DWP’s actions and failings. Ever sinc…

www.disabilitynewsservice.com

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 5d

Covid is a social justice issue.

Mitigations like masks, anti virals, air purifiers and tests cost money.

We should have free respirators in public places. Mandatory masking in hospitals. Clean air benchmarks. Paid time off.

Those steps would drastically reduce spread.

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david-s.bsky.social @david-s.bsky.social · 5d

"40% of deaths of learning disabled people were deemed to be avoidable."

This has been known for decades, while services are slashed.

Yet the priority for UK politicians is handing over £ millions to private tech firms.

#PeopleNeedPeople

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 6d

This is eugenics.

This is what disabled people are trying to warn you about.

People with learning disabilities had DNRs placed in their files, without consent, during the early days of COVID.

Now this man was left to die:

www.itv.com/news/2025-10...

www.itv.com

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Richard Amm ♿ (Disability & Research) @richamm.bsky.social · 6d

The Gospel of Supply Side Jesus by Al Franken www.beliefnet.com/news/2003/09...

The Gospel of Supply Side Jesus

The Gospel of Supply Side Jesus: How the Prosperity Gospel Is Worse Than You Thought