Connect in the North @connectinthenorth.bsky.social A Centre for Inclusive Living led by people with learning difficulties
We want people with learning difficulties to have control of their lives and equal power
Power to Persuade @powertopersuade.bsky.social https://www.powertopersuade.org.au/
Purple Patch Arts @purplepatcharts.bsky.social Innovative, inclusive, creative learning experiences for learning-disabled people across Yorkshire.
Amy Redhead @dr-red-84.bsky.social Lecturer in Sociology & Social Policy ~ University of Leeds
Research interests include: disability studies, disability rights, disability representation, disability culture, participatory research
Easy to Read @easytoread.bsky.social We make sure everyone can access information and be included. Easy Read and Plain Language, accessible media, web content, and training. Get in touch at info@easytoread.au
#EasyRead #PlainLanguage #AccessibleInformation
Kathy Petersen @kathyspetersen.bsky.social GP partner and clinical lead for NENC ICB for learning disability, mental health and neurodivergence, co-chair RCGP learning disability special interest group.
I am passionate about parity of esteem and reducing health inequalities, RPNE
Katrine Risbank-Jensen @risbank-jensen.bsky.social Social Educator, Anthropologist and PhD Student at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University. 
Dr. Moot @drmoot.bsky.social Advocate for Special Ed and for Autism causes. Have triplets, 2 with IEPs. CEO/Co-Founder Speech Kingdom, helping schools, therapy centers, and parents help kids with Autism, ADHD, and other Neurodiversities. … and, of course, pro democracy and true blue.
Priya Lalvani @priya-lalvani.bsky.social Professor of disability studies and inclusive education. Cynical psychologist. Interests: anti-ableism curriculum, narrative identity, motherhood and disability.
Vygotsky was right about everything!
Karen Hedley @karen-hedley.bsky.social Disability rights; Easy Read; Accessible communication; Social Enterprise; Champion and award winner in inclusion.
Canberra Disability Review @disabilityreview.bsky.social Canberra Disability Review is a free, online quarterly where you can find articles that look at issues about inclusion, disability justice, and lived experience perspectives on disability rights and where progress is happening. 
Opening Doors @openingdoorsld.bsky.social A charity run by and for people with learning disbailities in Norfolk
Leah van Poppel @elviepea.bsky.social Disabled mum, guide dog handler, word wrangler and cheese fiend.
Meaghan V🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈 @meaghanv.bsky.social 
The Arc of Pennsylvania @thearcofpa.bsky.social Our Mission:
The Arc of PA’s mission is to advocate with and for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to promote and secure their rights
Dr Jo Steel @drjosteel.bsky.social Speech pathologist | Lecturer #UON adult neurogenic communication | Researcher #CogComm | @ABICommLab #TBI #SLP #SLT
#bskySPEECHIES
Katie Coveney @drkatiecoveney.bsky.social Reader in Sociology at Loughborough University
Researching living with rare disease, sleep, reproduction, chronic illness
Heidi La Paglia @heidilapaglia.bsky.social Autistic, disabled lived X consultant. Unapologetic rights activist. Feminist. Board member. Mum. Based in Lutruwita.
Leaky Lifeboat #LeakyNDIS 🛟🆘 @leakylifeboat.bsky.social Impacted by changes to the NDIS? Grab a life ring and a megaphone.
Just a good human? Please support our advocacy by sharing our posts.
🛟 leakylifeboat.substack.com/p/open-letter-to-the-ndia
✉️ leakyNDISlifeboat@proton.me
Moslem Boushehrian @boushehrian.bsky.social https://www.linkedin.com/in/moslemboush/
Criminology Lecturer | Researcher | Advocate for Equity & Justice
Passionate about exploring hate crime perceptions and underreporting through sociological and criminological lenses. 
@medmentalhealth.bsky.social @medmentalhealth.bsky.social Co-produced research project about mental health medications in the lives of people with learning disabilities. Project Lead: @suecaton.bsky.social Funded by NIHR research Sponsor: LSCFT
Aydan Suphi @inclusionista.bsky.social Speech and Language Therapy, Higher Education, Social justice, #PhD journey. #bskySpeechies
David Pettinicchio @dnpetti.bsky.social Associate Professor/Associate Grad Chair Sociology/ Munk School @University of Toronto. Instagram @dn.petti
Dr Liss (Melissa Brunner) @lissbee.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, ABI Communication Lab, The University of Sydney | Convenor, Digital Health & Informatics Network (DHIN) | Associate Editor, Brain Impairment | Super interested in all things 🧠📱 🗣️ 📝🖼️ #bskySPEECHIES | Kuring-gai/Bundjalung Country
Joanna Grace PhD @jo3grace.bsky.social Seeking to contribute to a world where people are understood in spite of difference, Doctoral researcher, The Sensory Projects, TEDx, Trainer, Author. Autistic.
Paradigm @paradigmuk.bsky.social A training and development organisation passionate about bringing people together to uphold the rights of people with learning disabilities to live good ordinary lives. We love to challenge the barriers and system thinking that gets in the way!
Photosymbols @photosymbols.bsky.social The popular photo library featuring actors with learning disabilities.
nddpsych @nddpsych.bsky.social Posting up to date neurodevelopmental +/- LD papers as they are published online. Of interest to professionals or trainees working in that area.
Jon Garland @jongarland.bsky.social Criminologist at Surrey University, researching hate crime, prisons, policing. Norwich City fan. Ageing mod
Steven Rose RN(LD) RN (MH) M.Sc. FRSA @stevenrose.bsky.social Experienced health and social care interim and turnaround manager. Completed interim assignments at the Epilepsy Society, Discovery, Norwood, National Autistic Society and Wilf Ward Family Trust. Previously CEO of Choice Support and a Director of Nursing.
Disability Advocacy Resource Unit @daru.org.au 
Autistic Realms (Helen Edgar) @autisticrealms.bsky.social 💜 ♾️ AuDHD | Monotropic | Neuro-affirming Autism advocate & consultant.
Interests: monotropism, flow, burnout & neuroqueer theory.
Writer • Trainer • Resource Creator | Former SEND EY/Primary teacher ♾️ 💜
https://www.autisticrealms.com/
Leah Burch (she/her) @leahfburch.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, Liverpool Hope University.
Research interests: disability hate crime, sexual violence, creative methods
Manchester 
Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit @hscwru.bsky.social HSCWRU, at King's College London, conducts research into the workforce. Follow for news of our findings and upcoming free events. Director: @annetteboaz.bsky.social Visit: www.kcl.ac.uk/hscwru
Melissa Marsden @melissamarsdenphd.bsky.social Freelance Journalist http://www.framingthenarrative.com/
PhD Candidate in Media Flinders University
Political Junkie 👩🦯🏳️🌈
Melanie Nind @melnind.bsky.social Professor of Education at the University of Southampton. Posting about inclusive pedagogy, inclusive (qual) research methods, and intellectual disability. Also following nice cats.
Tired of Spinning Plates? @spinplatescare.bsky.social Visit our website here: https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/tired-of-spinning-plates/home
Visit our exhibition here: https://carermhspinningpla.wixsite.com/spinplatesexhibition
#Coproduction #MentalHealth #FamilyCarers #LearningDisability
ruth mackenzie @ruthmackenzie.bsky.social Loves art, culture, creative industries, politics, climate-action, equity, feminism, sunsets, London, Paris, Adelaide, Arts Minister @dcms @ukgovernment
Sarah Barnard @sarahbarnard.bsky.social Reader in Sociology of Work at Loughborough University, UK. Interested in equality, diversity and inclusion, technology, work and higher education. Views my own.
Francesca Calo @francescacalo1.bsky.social Senior Lecturer at The Open University - Researcher on Social Innovation and Social Economy - OU PI of the Horizon Funded Project ENCASE - Twins Mom
Maria Scharnke @mscharnke.bsky.social Disabled, Autistic, advocate, AAC user. Dehumanisation, education, justice, rights, access. Nothing about us without us. Founder @AACIL. Best compliment I ever received was that I was a "dangerous radical eroding the foundations of society."
Sally Morgan @sallymorganslt.bsky.social Speech & Language Therapist I Snr. Lecturer & #PhD student | #CranioMum | #Christian | Research: Safe, Efficient & Enjoyable Mealtimes for disabled children & families (not as easy as it may #SEEM) #Dysphagia
Becky Gillespie @icarsbecky.bsky.social ICARS Team - UK Lead (International Coalition Against Restraint and Seclusion)
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
Patient Experience Library @patientlibrary.bsky.social Open access evidence base for patient experience, lived experience, patient/public involvement. www.patientlibrary.net 
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.
Elizabeth Walton @profelizabeth.bsky.social Inclusive education, books, cats, ideas. Professor of Education, University of Nottingham
Jim Eatwell @jimeat.bsky.social Photography mostly
Instagram @jimeatwell
https://jimeatwellphotography.shootproof.com/
Talking Mats @talkingmats.bsky.social Talking Mats is a #socialenterprise whose vision is to improve the lives of people with communication difficulties by increasing their capacity to think about and communicate effectively about things that matter to them. 
Powerd Media @powerdmedia.bsky.social Powerd partners with content makers sharing authentic stories of disability. Sharing these stories drives society forward on the path to inclusion.
https://powerd.media/
YourSymbols @yoursymbols.bsky.social YourSymbols, led by Dean Milner-Bell is a tailored approach to have your own branded or subject specific easy-to-understand visual information.
OT Expert @ot-expert.bsky.social Leading international occupational therapy account
Fierce but friendly advocate for us #neurodivergent and all humans
Love connecting people - Views my own
#Artist - Pencil, Charcoal...
#poet
Occupational therapist
#ADHD
#OccupationalTherapy
#Art
Chirsty McFadyen @chirstyresearch.bsky.social Economist at @fraserofallander.org. Interest in employment and inequalities. Current projects include research on learning disabilities, child poverty, and low-paid work in the hospitality sector. Views my own
Team Up @teamupinclusion.bsky.social Community, Secondary & University based programmes employing a buddy system to support persons with Down Syndrome and ID in a group setting. Two-way learning. # InclusionForAll 
Jessica Lister RNLD @jessicaldnurse.bsky.social Consultant Nurse -Learning Disabilities. Clinical Academic MBA, PgDip, #RNLD. UKLDCNN Chair. Passionate about equality. #ChooseLDNursing. View are my own.
Cat @kelpieunicorns.bsky.social Disability Rights • MAnimalSc • Mother of unicorns & green things • Shows love in GIFs
Campaign for Disability Justice @campaignfdj.bsky.social A UK-wide campaign run by Disabled people, for Disabled people, run by a local charity @inclusionbarnet.bsky.social
Join a growing movement calling for a decent life for Disabled people: https://buff.ly/IZDn3T5
Sarah Donnelly @sarahmdonnelly1.bsky.social Associate Professor of Social Work, UCD.
Ageing +Dementia, Capacity+Decision-Making, Carer Harm, Adult Safeguarding and Human Rights. Coordinator of UCD's Research and Education Ageing Network.
https://people.ucd.ie/sarah.donnelly
Dr Jess Mannion @drjessmannion.bsky.social Research Fellow at the University of Leeds. Research on disability studies, action research, & the arts. ADHDer. Working class academic.
Jo Watson @jojowat.bsky.social A/Prof #SpeechPathology #Disability #Inclusion. Associate Head of School (International) Health Social Dev Deakin Uni Australia #Diabetes #BRCA2 #scubadiving #SupportedDecisionMaking #UNCRPD #AAC #PIMD TedX talk https://youtu.be/qMerG7CULJE
West Midlands ADASS @wmadass.bsky.social WM ADASS shared vision is for a sustainable health & care system, that supports thriving local economies & communities; promoting independence & social justice. Find us at https://www.wm-adass.org.uk/
Isabelle Finn-Kelcey @isabellefk.bsky.social MEd MRes Interested in narratives of neurodiversity, inclusive education, double empathy, EOTAS, neuroqueering. She/her.
Louise Heatley @louiseheatley.bsky.social Long term member of L'Arche. Passionate advocate for people with learning disabilities. Keen amateur photographer. I live in Dorset with my cat.
#l’arche #learningdisability #palliativecare #SEND #beauty #cats #dementia
Jamie Cooke @jamiecooke.bsky.social Exec Director at Inclusion International - working with and for our Council, members and staff team to drive inclusion across the world. Ramblings my own not my org
Sibs @sibs.org.uk Sibs is the UK charity dedicated to supporting siblings of disabled children and adults. www.sibs.org.uk- E @empoweredscotland.bsky.social @empoweredscotland.bsky.social
Vanessa Longley @vanessalongley.bsky.social She/her. CEO at Beat eating disorders. Chair @ContactFamilies. Believes lived experience told powerfully can change the world!
Helena Song, PhD @ai-disability.bsky.social AI for Disability and Inclusion
AI Accessibility, Sustainability, and Creativity
AI for Good
Lucy Burke @lucyburkemcr.bsky.social Academic (literary & cultural disability studies/medical humanities), Green New Deal podcast https://www.gndmedia.co.uk Wellcome Trust Advisory Committee, North Manchester & Kreiz Breizh.
Antonios Ktenidis (Dr, SFHEA) @antoniosktenidis.bsky.social Lecturer, School of Education, University of Sheffield. Critical Disability Studies, Short Studies, Disability Studies in Education, Developmentalism and Heightism. Anti-ableist pedagogies & research cultures. BERA convenor for Inclusive Education SIG.
The Cathy Wilcox @cathywilcox.bsky.social Editorial cartoons, dog walks, languages, bleeding heart, existential malaise. Latest book Hoary Chestnuts, shop at cathywilcox.com.au
Teresa Greene @teresagreene.bsky.social Registered Nurse (Learning Disabilities), Clinical Lecturer
Belfast
Liz Ellis (She/Her) 🏴 @lizellisphd.bsky.social New Scot. Opinionated & sweary af. Rural sociology and health with a side order of coproduction and weird recipes. Living with Long Covid.
Racists, TERFs, misogynists, and fascists blocked.
Melanie Rimmer @melanierimmer.bsky.social Woman of a certain age. PhD researcher exploring discourse around learning disabilities. Open University Associate Lecturer passionate about inclusion and lifelong learning. Building knowledge & advocating for respectful representation
Kaja Larsen Østerud @kajaosterud.bsky.social PhD in social work and social policy / researcher at NOVA, Oslo Metropolitan University / sociology, social policy and disability studies / qualitative methods / vegan since 2008
https://www.oslomet.no/en/about/employee/kajalar
Giancarlo de Vera ♿️ 🌈 🇵🇭 @heygcdv.bsky.social Queer, disabled, BIPOC human rights advocate ❤️ #disability #RacialJustice and #LGBTIQIA+ | CEO of BEING - Mental Health Consumers | 40 Under 40 Most Influential Asian-Australians | ProBono Australia #Impact25 / n00b, dog parent #MadPride
Beyond Words @booksbeyondwords.bsky.social Beyond Words - Using pictures to help people understand the world. Founded by Baroness Sheila Hollins
Charity no. 1183942
www.booksbeyondwords.co.uk
C-Change Scotland @cchangescotland.bsky.social Human Rights Defenders.
We are a not for profit in Scotland supporting good lives.
Anarchist OT @theanarchicot.bsky.social Sociologist, Occupational Therapist, Humanist, Feminist, critical thinker, home educator, parent to an AuDHDer, Trans ally. Aging raver, admirer of urban art, eclectic music tastes
Views here are my own alone
🏴 Hiraeth ❤
SquarePeg Training @squarepegtraining.bsky.social Founder Prof. Karen Watchman. Learning/intellectual disability and dementia online & in-person co-developed training delivery. Social enterprise based in Scotland with global reach. https://squarepegtraining.co.uk/
Tom Crossland @parkhouseprincipal.bsky.social Proprietor | Clinical Psychologist | Advocate for inclusive education & universal human rights | Supporting everyone to thrive and be the best version of themselves | Ultramarathon runner
Gillian MacIntyre @gillianmacintyre.bsky.social Reader in Social Work. Learning disability, mental health, citizenship and human rights
@sarah-foster.bsky.social @sarah-foster.bsky.social AuDHD autism researcher | Doctoral candidate @UTDallas | stigma, interactions, communication, affect, and the DEP | AIR-P fellow & INSAR ARC member
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
Meagan Leggett @meaganell.bsky.social Work for Contact - UK-wide charity supporting families with disabled children with rights-based information and advice; reducing isolation and improving confidence. Learning and striving for a more equal world. Parent/carer
@drerinpritchard.bsky.social @drerinpritchard.bsky.social Senior lecturer in Disability Studies at Liverpool Hope University. Core member of the Centre for Culture and Disability Studies. Activist for people with dwarfism
Kirsty Liddiard @kirstyliddiard1.bsky.social Sociologist and Senior Research Fellow researching breath, ventilation, disability and health. All views my own.
Dr Gill Loomes-Quinn @gillloomesquinn.bsky.social Socio-legal scholar; Co-director of openjusticecourtofprotection.org; Autistic; Wheelchair-user
Here for all things #OpenJustice, #MentalCapacity #DisabilityRights, #SocialCare, and #Advocacy
Also nature, textile crafts, Irish language - and cats 🐈...
Dr Amy Kavanagh @blondehistorian.bsky.social Blind activist, Mama, accessibility professional and Londoner. Guided by the Diva Retriever. Sharing my blurry world view
David Turton @davidturton.bsky.social Haptic heuristics, multisensory multitudes, hab conflab, texture texxture text
Prof Abi Powell @abigail-powell.bsky.social Supporting, facilitating and creating social change. Work and live equality & social justice. Views my own. Director at Wattle Insights www.wattleinsights.co.uk
Mary O’Toole @drawmycare.bsky.social Silo jumper, sibling #carer, Nana #LearningDisability #socialcare, #drawing as life skill for #communication #UniversalDesign, #Place-based-care #archives, #heritage, #history alt #care stories #CulturalHeritage No DMs
Rightful Lives @rightfullives.bsky.social A UK based creative campaign and community focussed on the Human Rights of Autistic people and people with Learning Disabilities.
www.rightfullives.org.uk
Dr Jo Hope @drjohope.bsky.social Associate Professor @ Uni of Soton working on improving hospital care & research inclusion for people with a #LearningDisability, including people with profound learning disabilities; missed care & care inequalities. Funded by @NIHRresearch