The official account of Photosymbols and admin for learningdisability.social - posts, replies and boosts mostly by Karl.
Photosymbols is a photo library used by people making Easy Read accessible information. We do a lot of side projects supporting people with learning disabilities in the UK including our Mastodon server.
| Website | https://www.photosymbols.com |
| Birdsite | https://twitter.com/Photosymbols |
| Location | Bristol, UK |
Many moons ago we did a photo shoot with two toddlers - Delilah and Harriet.
This year we got to catch up with them - fifteen years on and this time as teenagers. It was lovely to hear how their friendship had formed at the previous photo shoot and how they have kept in touch ever since.
We took a bunch of new pictures about different hobbies and activities. We talked about childhood memories. It was a great afternoon with lots of energy and excitement.
#DisabilityHistoryMonth
#inclusion #disabilityhistory #learningdisability #journalism #research
Arthur Pew was a lance corporal in WW1, trusted with responsibility for his fellow men.
Pew also had a learning disability.
Before signing up, he was regarded as incapable of contributing to society and was segregated in an institution.
This is an old piece for @BylineTimes but one I loved writing with brilliant campaigners at UK charity My Life My Choice:
I added this to my profile.
"If it is interesting, boost it. You are not on Twitter"
There is no algorithm to help us here #Mastodon. So if you believe others should see it, #boost it. A favourite is just an individual token of appreciation.
This is one of my key learnings from a couple of weeks here...
Need a flash of joy? Here's a new short film of highlights from the recent Dance Westminster competition in London.
I had the total privilege of being involved in this annual competition, with people of all ages and abilities, everything from hip hop to modern ballet, ballroom, Bollywood, The Twist.
Smiling!
Kudos to the pioneering Step Change Studios.
By Catriona Moore – Policy Manager at IPSEA charity, Contributor to Special Needs Jungle, Amy’s mother–UK A lived experience of Rett syndrome through Amy and her family A few years ago, my husband returned from a trip to the market with our two daughters. “Amy got complimented by an old lady,” he said. “That’s nice,” I […]
Since July 2022 I've been reporting on Twitter, detail of care rated inadequate for #learningsdisabled and #autistic ppl, by the Care Quality Commission in England.
I've written a post about the current state of care in England (based on 1 Nov CQC data release) here https://www.georgejulian.co.uk/2022/11/20/care-homes-for-learning-disabled-and-autistic-people-in-england-providing-inadequate-care/
I'm interested in whether people would wish to see inadequate care highlighted here in the same way? Pls share, TY
#disability #socialcare #learningdisability #autism #healthcare
Since July 2022 I’ve been regularly reporting on care for learning disabled and autistic people that the regulator in England, the Care Quality Commission, has found to be inadequate. I have been using Twitter to share the reports, the overview findings, lowlights (they definitely aren’t highlights) and any action taken by the regulator. I was […]
Had privilege to hear Alexis Quinn talk this week about her book Unbroken: Learning to Live Beyond Diagnosis.
A truly brilliant individual. Her book is a hard read, rage inducing, but necessary.
This week the latest NHS monthly data was released that shows:
* 2k people with learning disability and autism are in hospital in England
* over half of those have been there for over 2yrs
* 17% have been in hospital for over 10yrs
Data on inpatients with learning disabilities and/or autism are being collected both within the AT collection and MHSDS. There are differences in the inpatient figures between the AT and MHSDS data sets and work has been ongoing to better understand these. Data presented for AT: October 2022, MHSDS: August 2022 Final.
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Android - Use apps Tusky or Fedilab
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Mastodon was designed for websites and third party apps. These are *still* the best ways to use Mastodon!
(Official app exists because new people were only looking for an official app in app stores, and giving up when they didn't find one. You don't need to use it!)
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