@sp1ngirl.bsky.social @sp1ngirl.bsky.social Parent to a child with SEN. Often found advocating for support for own family and others. Likes to learn/share info on related issues incl. UK law/policy. Retweets are not necessarily endorsements.
Shawn P. Gilroy @shawnpgilroy.bsky.social Behavior Analyst/School Psychologist. Tech, open science, & (mainly) craft beer. Assoc. Prof @ LSU School Psych/BA. Git: http://bit.ly/3A6ILnl
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Claire @ldnclaire77.bsky.social Proud LD nurse, Clinical Nurse Specialist, MSc ABA.
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Michelle Curran @tweetandjoy.bsky.social Consultant Nurse- Learning Disabilities
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Ruth Northway @ruthnorth.bsky.social Retired Professor of Learning Disability Nursing. Fellow of RCN, QNI and LSW. Likes running marathons
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. 🇪🇺🇨🇦🇬🇧🏳️🌈
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Ruth Hirst @ruthlhirst.bsky.social Lecturer in Learning Disabilities Nursing at Birmingham City University. Learning Disability Nurse.
Learning Disability Network London @ldnlondon.bsky.social Charity supporting learning disabled and autistic children and adults in London. Founded in 1962. We help people to stay healthy, be safe, and live well, and do the things that matter to them.
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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.
Sandy Costall @costallsandy.bsky.social Learning Disability Nurse, Parent Carer of son with Downs Syndrome. Passionate about improving health inequalities and empowering people with a learning disability. Sharing information. Join the journey.
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Annie @anniefo-jo.bsky.social Public Adviser Researcher, Uni of Liverpool
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Learning Disability England @learningdiseng.bsky.social Learning Disability England is a movement for change. Our members are people with learning disabilities, families, & organisations. We work for human rights, equality & good lives.
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Katherine Baines @kbaines-slt.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapist who specialises in working with adults with learning disabilities
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.
Samantha Salmon @samanthasalmon.bsky.social Senior Lecturer - Learning Disability Nursing at Birmingham City University
Bild @bild.org.uk Bild (British Institute of Learning Disabilities) is a national charity working toward a society where everyone has the same rights and opportunities.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social Green Party Leader (England & Wales)
London Assembly Member.
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Gary Taxali @garytaxali.bsky.social TASCHEN's "The Illustrator: 100 Best from Around The World"
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Artworks in the permanent collection of The Library of Congress, Washington, DC
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Mark Topps @marktopps.bsky.social Father l Social Care Leader l Regional Business Manager | Co-Founder of The Caring View | Blogger |Award-Winning Care Mentor for Business Development, Mental Health, and Work-Life Balance | Published Author
Corinna Grindle @corinnagrindle.bsky.social Associate Professor University of Birmingham, Uk,BCBA-D. Intellectual and developmental disability researcher. Author of "Teaching Early Numeracy to Children with Developmental Disabilities" and "The science of Children's Wellbeing". Associate editor JARID
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Sue Bridges 🦋 @suebridges.bsky.social Founder of #chooseLDNursing. Independent Consultant Learning Disability Nurse. Posting in a personal capacity.
Michael Pollan @michaelpollan.bsky.social Author of ten books, including The Omnivore’s Dilemma, How to Change Your Mind and A World Appears. Website: https://michaelpollan.com/books/a-world-appears/
Camilo Carreno-Gonzalez @camilocarreno.bsky.social Colombian Visual Artist currently based in Chicago, IL. #caneyo
Jason C. Travers, PhD, BCBA-D @drtravers.bsky.social Professor of special education and applied behavior analysis at Temple University. Behavior analyst, skeptic, and autism researcher. Critic of facilitated communication/spelling to communicate pseudoscience. Gamer. #Metascience #EndSeclusion #PathofExile2
Amy Staudt (They/Them) @amystaudt.bsky.social University of Galway Psychology Graduate | I also do photography stuff sometimes | 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇵🇸
Ian Tyndall @iantyndall.bsky.social Cognitive-Behavioural Psychologist. Cognition, Anxiety, Ostracism, Social Exclusion, Autism, Behaviour Analysis, Psychotherapy Processes.
Simon Dymond @simondymond.bsky.social Professor of Psychology & Behaviour Analysis; Swansea to Reykjavik via Cork, like; gambling, avoidance, anxiety research; Munster/Ireland rugby, long suffering Everton FC fan; running nut; plant-based goodness.
Irish Society for Behaviour Analysis @bainireland.bsky.social The Irish Society for Behaviour Analysis (ISBA) is the home of behavioural science in Ireland. We are a scientific and practice community committed to setting and promoting high standards in behaviour analytic practice, education, training, research, serv
The Challenging Behaviour Foundation @cbfdn.bsky.social The only UK charity specifically focussed on the needs of children, young people and adults with severe learning disabilities whose behaviour may be described as challenging, and their families.
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Linda Hume @lindahume1.bsky.social Dr Linda Hume| Registered Nurse: Learning Disability |Trainer & Coach | Lecturer| Practice Leadership | Positive Behaviour Support | Author Enabling Capable Environments & Practice Leadership
PBS Together @pbstogether.bsky.social We are passionate about Positive Behaviour Support and want to provide opportunities for Practitioners to join us as we build a PBS community, committed to raising the standard of behaviour support services across Australia and overseas
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Dr Sharon Lambert @drsharonlambert.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, Applied Psychology, Trauma Informed Services
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Dr. Aoife Mc Tiernan @aoife-maria.bsky.social Lecturer in Psychology, University of Galway.
Annette Boaz @annetteboaz.bsky.social Professor of Health and Social Care and Director of the Policy Research unit for the Health and Social Care Workforce (https://www.kcl.ac.uk/hscwru), Kings College London, Co-lead https://transforming-evidence.org
Special Needs Jungle @spcialndsjungle.bsky.social #SaveOurChildrensRights Parent-led special educational needs and disability #SEND website. UK-based, strategic advocacy, resources, and information to help improve the lives of children & young people with disabilities and their families. Volunteers.
Values to Action @v2action.bsky.social Values to Action is a non-profit that is working to forge a society that works for everyone.
Northwest PBIS Network @nwpbis.bsky.social NWPBIS is a nonprofit that supports educators to use positive behavior supports. We are unequivocally committed to our role as a change agent for more inclusive & equitable educational environments for our children, and for the adults who serve them.
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Lucy Series @thesmallplaces.bsky.social Associate Professor of Social Care Law and Policy, University of Bristol, School for Policy Studies. Socio-legal research on: disability, legal capacity, human rights, sovereignty, governmentality and other stuff. Small Places Blog.
Baroness Barbara Keeley @baronesskeeley.bsky.social Labour Peer. Former MP for Worsley & Eccles South & former Shadow Minister for the Arts and Music.
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Irene Tuffrey-Wijne @tuffrey-wijne.com Professor of Intellectual Disability and Palliative Care (Kingston University, London). Let’s talk about dying, death, bereavement and intellectual/learning disability.
neilmcrowther @neilmcrowther.bsky.social Social change, social care, social life.
The King's Fund @thekingsfund.bsky.social The King's Fund is an independent charity working to improve people's health. Our vision is a world where everyone can live a healthy life. https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/
Nuffield Trust @nuffieldtrust.org.uk We are an independent health think tank aiming to improve the quality of health care in the UK by providing evidence-based research & policy analysis.
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Martin Routledge @mroutled.bsky.social One of the convenors of Social Care Future https://socialcarefuture.org.uk/ Gooner. Love lots of people and things. Living with cancer
Vic Rayner @vicrayner.bsky.social CEO of National Care Forum; Chair Care Provider Alliance; Chair of Global Ageing Network; Honorary Professor City St George’s University of London. Passionate about care, support and housing. Interested in pretty much everything!
Simon Duffy @simonduffy.bsky.social Philosopher and social activist with interest in self-directed support, basic income, neighbourhood democracy, neighbourhood care and anything else that helps create a world where everyone matters (and chippy Northerner). https://citizen-network.org
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#SocialCareFuture @socialcarefuture.bsky.social Movement for change, born of frustration but powered by hope. socialcarefuture.org.uk. Hosted by In Control Partnerships
Stephen Rudden @sruddn.bsky.social MSc in Applied Behaviour Analysis. Positive Behaviour Support Specialist.
Naima Bhana-Lopez @naimab.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Special Education and Applied Behavior Analysis
Nichola Booth @drnicholabooth.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in autism and behaviour analysis at Queens University. BCBA-D, UKBA(cert). Opinions are my own and not the views of my employer. PS like books and animals!
Dr Thanos Vostanis @thanosgr.bsky.social Lecturer in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 🇬🇧, PhD, QTS, UKBA(cert) & BCBA-D.
Researching Precision Teaching and Instructional Design. ⛹🏼♂️🏀.
Editor-in-Chief of Tizard Learning Disability Review. https://www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com/journal/tldr
Praṇay Manocha @pranman.com Providing an immigrant's perspective on Western politics
Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social Author of Doughnut Economics, Co-founder of Doughnut Economics Action Lab, Senior Teaching Fellow at Oxford Uni Environmental Change Institute. doughnuteconomics.org
Richard Murphy @richardjmurphy.bsky.social Economic justice campaigner. Professor of Accounting Practice, Sheffield University. Former chartered accountant. Political economist. Opinions all my own.
Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social Chair of European Movement UK. 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
Founder of the Bylines Network.
Founder of Scientists for EU.
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Sue Caton @suecaton.bsky.social Reader (Associate Prof) in intellectual disabilities, Dept Social Care & Social Work, Manchester Met Uni. Researching social & health inequalities, digital inclusion, qual, creative, participatory research methods
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Matt Brodhead ⛷️ @mattbrodhead.bsky.social Xennial behavior analyst and associate prof / RT ≠ E / Opinions mine
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Jane Bernal @jane-bernal.bsky.social Retd. Consultant Psychiatrist for people with Intellectual Disabilities, Visiting Prof U.S.Wales.
Research interests: Death and Dying Biography.
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Sarah Duffin @sarahduffin.bsky.social RNLD, Behaviour Analyst, Health Inequalities, Senior Lecturer, (Nursing), Healthcare Leadership, Training.
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