Greater Manchester Coalition of Disabled People @gmcdp.bsky.social Disabled People's Organisation (100% exec & staff are disabled people working from Social Model of Disability & Disability Justice)
#RightsNotCharity
https://gmcdp.com
STUART TODD @stuarttodd01.bsky.social Prof in Intellectual Disability Research at the University of South Wales. I am currently leading the Marie Curie funded READY study https://www.readystudy.uk/home - a study of the last year of life of people with learning disabilities.
Victoria Waller @victoria-gbcymru.bsky.social Ambassador for Gig Buddies Cymru, part of Learning Disability Wales
@estyn-hmi.bsky.social @estyn-hmi.bsky.social
Community Catalysts @commcats.bsky.social A social enterprise that creates opportunities for people to thrive in healthy, caring communities. Visit: https://www.communitycatalysts.co.uk/
@newhorizons1.bsky.social @newhorizons1.bsky.social
Befriending Networks @befriending.co.uk The largest network of befriending services in the world. Join us today at befriending.co.uk
Disability News Service @johnpring.bsky.social In-depth reporting on issues affecting disabled people in the UK since 2009. www.disabilitynewsservice.com
Transport for All @transportforall.org.uk The disabled-led group breaking down barriers and transforming the transport system so disabled people can travel with freedom, dignity, ease and confidence.
Join our community for transport justice: https://www.transportforall.org.uk
Walk Wheel Cycle Trust Cymru @wwctrustcymru.bsky.social Yn gynt yn Sustrans. Ni yw'r elusen sy'n ei wneud yn bosib i bawb gerdded, olwyno a beicio.
Formerly Sustrans. We are the charity making it possible for everyone to walk, wheel and cycle.
Social Care Wales @socialcarewales.bsky.social Wales's social care workforce regulator. Making a positive difference to social care in Wales.
Caerphilly People First @caerphillypf.bsky.social Caerphilly People First aims to support all people with learning disabilities in Caerphilly County Borough area with training, information and promotion of self advocacy. It is a user-led organisation.
Cymorth Cymru @cymorthcymru.bsky.social Cymorth Cymru is the representative body for providers of homelessness, housing and support services in Wales. We act as the voice of the sector, influencing the development and implementation of policy, legislation and practice.
@allwalesforum.bsky.social @allwalesforum.bsky.social
Owen Barden @owenbarden.bsky.social Assistant Professor in Intellectual Disability & Inclusion, Trinity College Dublin
@hiowhfteam.bsky.social @hiowhfteam.bsky.social
COS @signsight.bsky.social “Improving Quality of Life through Equality” Supporting people living with disabilities, sensory loss and the professionals and organisations who work with them
Arts Connection - Cyswllt Celf @artsconnection.bsky.social We love having fun with all things arty & community! 🎨❤️
Rydyn ni wrth ein bodd yn cael hwyl gyda phopeth celfyddydol a chymunedol! 🌿💫
Joe Powell @awpfceo.bsky.social CEO of All Wales People First
Heneb: The Trust for Welsh Archaeology @henebtwa.bsky.social Heneb is an independent organisation dedicated to the conservation, investigation, recording and promotion of the historic environment of Wales and beyond. heneb.org.uk
Children in Wales @childreninwales.org.uk Children in Wales is the national umbrella organisation for organisations and individuals who work with children and young people in Wales.
AVOW - Association of Voluntary Organisations, Wrexham @avow.org AVOW - Association of Voluntary Organisations, Wrexham. Wrexham's CVC.
Website: http://www.avow.org
Equal Power Equal Voice Mentoring Programme @epev.bsky.social Equal Power Equal Voice is a mentoring programme aiming to increase diversity of representation in public and political life in Wales, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and Welsh Government.
https://epev.cymru/
Victoria Waller @victoriagigbudcym.bsky.social Ambassador for Gig Buddies Cymru, part of Learning Disability Wales
Carers Wales @carerswales.bsky.social Carers Wales's mission is to make life better for unpaid carers across Wales. We provide information and advice on caring, help carers connect with each other, campaign with carers for lasting change, and use innovation to improve services.
Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social Disabled & chronically ill writer. Former theatre critic. Clean air is a human right & vulnerable people aren’t expendable. Covid is airborne 😷
https://www.disabledginger.com
A redheaded snippet who loves Sondheim. Once fainted into Hugh Jackman.
Atlanta Rey ❤️🔥🐦🔥 @atlantarey.bsky.social Dystopian romance writer ✍️ WIP: Fire & Steel series ⚔️ Bookish content creator 🪄British-Spanish. Powered by books, snark & sugar. Owned by a cat ❤️🔥 #BookSky ✨
🔗 https://linktr.ee/areyoflight
Yvie Juniper-Johnson @yviejohnson.com 🌈Illustrator & Storyteller & Poet
♿️ ME & TN // ✨AuDHD // 🪴Intuitive
🦋 Disability, Creativity & Feeling Whole
🏴 Denbigh, Wales // dw i'n dysgu 🏴
Delightful: https://yviejohnson.com
Access All Areas @aaaprods.bsky.social Award-winning London production company, making disruptive performance by learning disabled & autistic artists.
All Wales People 1st @allwalespeople1st.bsky.social Uniting the voice of self-advocacy groups in Wales to improve the lives of adults with learning disabilities. Cyfuno llais grwpiau hunan-eiriolaeth yng Nghymru
https://linktr.ee/allwalespeople1st
@wamesmecfs.bsky.social @wamesmecfs.bsky.social
Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk Legal researcher, writer, journalist | Trans Rights Lead @ Good Law Project | PhD student @ University of Leeds
Views my own. Not your lawyer; not legal advice.
They/them
hello@jessothomson.co.uk
Accessibility in the News @a11ynews.bsky.social #A11y news, including #digital #accessibility trends, #disability, #inclusion | FREE Weekly newsletter subscription: https://microassist.com/digital-access/news/
Iain Porter @iainkporter.bsky.social Senior Policy Adviser at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
@jrf-uk.bsky.social https://www.jrf.org.uk/
CazHJohn @cazhjohn.bsky.social Walking in Nature, wellbeing, wildlife, peaceful life occasionally crazy enjoying life. Working for Mencap, activities coordinator and creative.
Jon Sparkes @jonsparkes.bsky.social Chief Executive of Mencap the national learning disability charity. All views expressed here are personal views.
Paul Jones @paulj-mm.bsky.social Operations Manger for Adult Community Services at Midland Mencap
#Birmingham #Walsall #Worcester #Coventry #BirminghamCarersHub #WalsallCarersHub
Passionate about: Disabilities | Disability Rights | Unpaid Carers | Carers Rights | Local Communities
Rachel Charlton-Dailey @rachelcdailey.bsky.social Disability rights & sausage pics. Journalist, commentator and DWP botherer. Author of Ramping Up Rights She/they.
https://linktr.ee/rachelcdailey
Big Issue @bigissue.com The UK’s number one street paper and social enterprise. 📰
Follow us for news, culture, and to support our mission to dismantle poverty in the UK.
Jim Blair 🇪🇺🇺🇦⚒️🪩🕴🏼 @jimgblair.bsky.social Consultant Nurse Intellectual Disabilities/ Advisor WHO Europe / Patron for DanceSyndromeUK /Associate Professor Kingston University /Panel Member Fitness of Practice Nursing Midwifery Council/ Trustee LDnetworkLondon
Charlotte Walker @charlrwalker.bsky.social PhD student and research officer working across public health and psychology with a focus on food bank use. Trying to stay mentally well within academia https://charlottewalker.uk/ ORCID 0000-0003-2244-350X
JPuddlegoose @jpuddlegoose.bsky.social Disabled, Neurodivergent (autistic, adhd, tourettes)
Practitioner, speaker, writer
Trustee @togetherforthecofe.bsky.social
Member #CofE #GeneralSynod + Nazareth community
Tomato-grower, knitter-of-hats
Katharine Schopflin @schopflin.bsky.social Information manager, Long Covid, dementia care, choral singing. An atheist of Jewish extraction who really likes Anglican churchgoing. She/ Her.
Alexis Gilbert @alexisme.bsky.social Medically retired due to M.E. Previously Consultant in Health Protection, FFPH (2020) MPH MBBS BSc | Severe ME, Long Covid and POTS patient | Global health
Most active on IG stories: https://www.instagram.com/alexis___me/
Benedicta Norell @benedictan.bsky.social Poet. Empowering midlife, eco & mother poetry. First collection coming 2027. Out now: Three Poems in Aftershock Issue 3| Debut Terrible Mother @theblackcatpoetrypress and Waterstones.com |Poems Linked Here:
https://linktr.ee/benedictanorell
Beth W @doodlebeth.com Creator of Doodlecats. Rainbow wizard artist. Likes drawing birds.
Autistic, ME/CFS EDS. She/they
https://bethwilsonartist.com
https://linktr.ee/doodlecatsshop
Kurtis1895 @kurt1895.bsky.social Gamer and Cardiff City Fan 💙🏴
Martin Bonner @argentas.bsky.social Exeter, UK. Interests include Science, Technology, Medicine, Healthcare, and Disability Rights. Partner of Heart/Lung transplant recipient.
Here to escape the toxicity of X, but you can find me there too as @MartinJBonner
All 4 Inclusion @all4inclusion.bsky.social Social Enterprise supporting the disability community through loneliness
www.all4inclusion.org
Pamoja Communications @pamoja.bsky.social Health, gender and international development with a focus on communications and research uptake.
The Advonet Group @advonetuk.bsky.social We are an independent advocacy charity based in Leeds, UK. Find out more on our website: https://advonet.org.uk
Holly Wilson @healthlibraryholly.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapist & Doctoral Researcher, striving to improve healthcare accessibility for people with communication and cognitive difficulties through ‘The Health Library’.
Aisling Duffy @aislingduffy.bsky.social Chief Executive of Certitude - a leading not for profit organisation supporting people with learning disabilities, mental health needs and autistic people. Views my own.
Euan's Guide @euansguide.com Award-winning charity known for our disabled access review website, making accessible loos safer with our Red Cord Cards, and the UK's largest Access Survey.
www.EuansGuide.com
Gareth M. Thomas @gmthomas.bsky.social Reader | Cardiff University
Sociologist (Disability | Health and Illness | Reproduction | Stigma)
Co-Editor in Chief of 'Sociology of Health and Illness'
He | Him | His
Kaleidoscope @kaleidoscope68.bsky.social Kaleidoscope in Wales & England helps people with Drug, Alcohol & Mental Health issues.
Beth🌻 Spectrum Scribbles🌻 @bethanreesnd.bsky.social 🌻 Autistic & ADHD
🌻 MA Creative Writer
🌻 Policy & Comms @ldwales
🌻 Writing featured in @mslexia Happiful @the-independent @bbccymruwales
🌻Writing creatively about my neurodivergence both in work & life. All views my own (& my Westie’s)🐶
NDTi @ndtihello.bsky.social The National Development Team for Inclusion. Inspiring an inclusive society where people can live the life they choose.
Just Fair @justfairuk.bsky.social We bring together social justice and human rights in the UK by campaigning for economic, social & cultural rights. Image via Rozalina Burkova.
https://justfair.org.uk/
Sarah Cassidy @sarahcassisy.bsky.social Associate Professor, University of Nottingham and proud kinship carer. Interested in autism and mental health.
Peter Langdon @peterlangdon.bsky.social Newfoundlander, Professor, Psychologist. Working within the Intellectual Disabilities Research Institute (IDRIS) at the University of Birmingham and as a Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist and Approved Clinician in the NHS. 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇬🇧🏳️🌈
Monotropism.org @monotropism.org Monotropism is a theory of Autism developed by Autistic people, initially by Dinah Murray and Wenn Lawson.
Read about explanations and applications of the theory, its history, and what’s happening now on our website.
https://monotropism.org/
Aspect - Autism Spectrum Australia @aspectaus.bsky.social We are Australia’s largest service provider supporting people on the autism spectrum of all age. We offer tailored and research-based services:
- Autism and ADHD diagnoses
- Schooling K-12
- Therapy
- Adults Community Support
- Autism Friendly services.
Aspect Research Centre for Autism Practice (ARCAP) @arcap-aus.bsky.social Our genuine partnership with Autistic people and unique synergy with Australia’s largest workforce of autism specialists enables ARCAP to focus our research on real-world issues affecting Autistic people and their families and accelerate timely solutions.
Learning Disability Wales @ldwales.bsky.social Working to make Wales the best country in the world for people with a learning disability to live, learn, love and work. RTs are not endorsements.
Ambitious about Autism @ambitiousautism.bsky.social We stand with #autistic children and young people so they can be themselves and realise their ambitions. We run services and campaign for change.
Tim Nicholls @tim-nicholls.bsky.social Director of Advocacy & Impact at @targetovarian.bsky.social. Professional nerd. Think in straight lines; can't walk in them. Views here are my own.
UK Parliament @ukparliament.parliament.uk Where the House of Commons and the House of Lords scrutinise the work of the Government. Learn more about Parliament, its people and our unique heritage.
linktr.ee/ukparliament
Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social Guardian columnist and journalist. Commentator of the Year 2024. Author of Who Wants Normal? (paperback out now) and Crippled.
E: frances.ryan.freelance@guardian.co.uk
Charity Job Finder @charityjobfinder.bsky.social Connecting careers with purpose, with passion, with pride.
charityjobfinder.co.uk
@laurangriff.bsky.social @laurangriff.bsky.social
Shared Lives Plus @sharedlivesplus.bsky.social The UK charity for supportive shared living - #SharedLives and
#Homeshare
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Get The Chance @getthechance.bsky.social Get The Chance is a social enterprise based in South Wales, working to create opportunities for a diverse range of people to experience and respond to sport, arts, culture and live events. https://getthechance.wales/
Children's Legal Centre Wales @childlegalwales.bsky.social Wales-wide, bilingual service providing information on the law in Wales for children and young people.
childrenslegalcentre.wales
childrenslegalcentre@swansea.ac.uk
CASCADE @cascaderesearch.bsky.social Children’s Social Care Research and Development Centre (CASCADE) based at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University.
https://linktr.ee/cascaderesearch
Autism Community Research Network @Southampton [ACoRNS] @acornsoton.bsky.social Research practice network led by Professor Sarah Parsons and Professor Hanna Kovshoff at the University of Southampton
Dee Montague @deemontague.bsky.social Queer, disabled, Welsh writer, disability activist, and female health advocate. Previously published by Beyond / Tu Hwnt, These Pages Sing & more.
Daring to Dream @daringtodream.bsky.social Daring to Dream is a Welsh charity supporting the emotional (not mental) health of the 1.2 milion adults in Wales living with at least one longtanding illness.
Daring to Dream #makesspacestotalk in hospitals for tough conversations, #emotionalrefuges
Lowri Griffiths @lowrigriffiths.bsky.social Mam to Mali a Cadi ❤️ Director of Support Policy and Insight at Tenovus Cancer Care & Chair Wales Cancer Alliance
Deborah Alsina (She/Her) @deborahalsina.bsky.social Proud CEO of Arthritis UK working for a future free from arthritis through research, services, campaigns.
Julie Bentley @juliebentley.bsky.social Proud to be a UK Charity sector leader.
Menai Owen-Jones @menaioj.bsky.social CEO, Latch Welsh Children’s Cancer Charity | Independent Adviser, Senedd Cymru | Senior Independent Governor, Cardiff Met | Co-Vice Chair, WCVA CGGC | LGBTQ+ | Cymraeg | My views| 🏳️🌈🏴🌎
Senscore @senscore.bsky.social Not-for-profit project gathering accessibility, diversity, disability, sensory, and communication scores, ratings and reviews of organisations, venues, services etc.
Tatjana Bodman @tatjanadiscovery.bsky.social I’m a neurodivergent parent, carer, and advocate for inclusive employment. As Discovery’s Supported Employment Manager, I help autistic people and those with learning disabilities achieve their aspirations. Employment is positive and possible for everyone.
Hamelin @hamelintrust.bsky.social Essex-based charity supporting autistic adults and people with learning disabilities.
Restraint Reduction Network @restraintreductionnetwork.org The Restraint Reduction Network is a registered charity (1187984) working to reduce restrictive practices.
Contact us at rrn@bild.org.uk
restraintreductionnetwork.org
DaDa @dadafest.bsky.social ⚡️We are a disability and Deaf arts organisation based in Liverpool | Creators of DaDaFest International, the UK’s longest running disability arts festival #DDFI
💥 https://www.dadafest.co.uk/
Brain and Genomics Hub @braingenhub.bsky.social Advancing research to improve the lives of people living with severe mental illness.
Funded by UK Research and Innovation as part of the Mental Health Platform. Led by Cardiff University.
Adferiad @adferiad.org Wales' leading charity supporting people affected by mental ill health and substance use to build better lives.
International Gaucher Alliance @igagaucher.bsky.social The IGA is an international charitable organisation representing the interests of Gaucher patients around the world. Gaucher is an ultra-rare genetic disease.
gaucheralliance.org
National Autism Implementation Team @naitscotland.bsky.social www.nait.scot
Researchers and practitioners focussed on the implementation of evidence informed and neuro-affirming practice in Scotland, across sectors. A small multi-disciplinary team funded by Scottish Government 🏴
Lifelites @lifelites.bsky.social Donating specialist assistive and inclusive technology for children with life-limiting conditions using children’s palliative care services 🕹️
https://linktr.ee/lifelitesorg
Ryan Miemczyk @handle.invalid ONS Accredited Researcher | Founder of imd2025.co.uk & theimpactlab.co.uk | Director of Research @ Trust Impact | Chair @ ManchesterYoungLives | Deputy Chair @ YMCAManchester |
I help charities measure the important stuff
https://linktr.ee/ryanmiemczyk
Kay in the End Times 🏳️🌈 💗💜💙📚 @jennykaynz.bsky.social Aotearoa NZ. Pākehā. Toitū Te Tiriti
#Queer (they/them) 😷
❤️ #Books Music
I block followers without posts 🧱⚠️
Please don't follow me unless you use Alt Text on images 🧱⚠️
https://manningkrull.com/digital-philosophy/alt-text-101-for-bluesky/
aDoddle - Mapping Your Community @adoddle.org aDoddle: All about making connections that matter & on a mission to link people with local charities & resources, helping communities thrive.
A space where charities & groups can be showcased for free. It's all about making help easy to find & accessible.
BBC Access All @bbcaccessall.bsky.social The BBC's mental health and disabilities podcast. You can also find our content here: https://bbc.co.uk/news/disability
Karen Hedley @karen-hedley.bsky.social Disability rights; Easy Read; Accessible communication; Social Enterprise; Champion and award winner in inclusion.
UnLtd @unltd.org.uk We are UnLtd. We find, fund and support social entrepreneurs, empowering them to transform our world for good