Hillsborough 35 years on: the 97 people who died, as remembered by their families in deeply loving personal statements.

theguardian.com/football/ng-in…

Truths beautifully told by Sara Wheeler
🔽The lifelong impact of growing up with a disabled brother/sister, how #NationalSiblingsDay is more than a gimmick to flog greetings cards and how siblings are overlooked (and what not to say to one).
Sibs❤️
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Eyes-wide open brutality:

' 'We recognise that this recommendation will result in fewer low-income people being eligible'...the briefing says, adding that some higher-income people will gain access to them.'

theguardian.com/society/2024/a…

The Time is Now! On Wednesday 17th April, #AllWalesPF will be protesting outside the Senedd in the Homes not Hospitals Campaign organised by Stolen Lives. Are you joining us?
#VictoryforSelfAdvocacy
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Marcus Hanlin was 57 when he died. I spoke to his mum Anna 'This is an appalling event that has happened in a context. People and things happen, behind those people and things is context, back and back' georgejulian.co.uk/2024/04/12/mar…

I'll be at his inquest on Monday #LearningDisability

Essential and special report out soon - commissioned by Hardeep Matharu🔽

Proud to write with Stephen Unwin Ramandeep Kaur Prof Ryan GeorgeJulian and more, grateful also to those who shared thoughts and ideas which I relied on to shape my piece.

#learningdisability #autism

Please do read Kenan Malik⁩ ‘s insightful & important reflection on our series #Defiance , he astutely explains what happened next in the 1980s.

‘Riz Ahmed’s Defiance: how the visceral racism of 70s Britain gave way to a new era of identity politics’ theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

'I want not just to tell audiences about what happened to Connor and his family but also to help them understand the difficulties faced by so many people...A change has to come. Maybe this play can, in some small way, help to make a difference'

🙏❤️Stephen Unwin Prof Ryan🔽

An extra week of dates have been added for Stephen Unwin's Laughing Boy📆

Bringing Sara Ryan’s impassioned, frank, & surprisingly funny memoir to the stage, check out our exclusive rehearsal trailer now!⭐️

🎟 bit.ly/JSTLaughingBoy
📆 25 April - 31 May
📹 Rory Chambers

Well what a fantastic #NationalSiblingsDay2024 that was! Thanks to all those who shared their #ItsaSiblingThing We will be carrying on the conversation over the next few days – so come and join in! ICYMI – check out Mohamed’s sibling story sibs.org.uk/mohamed

'Thankfully, times have changed since Ebong and I were children and disability stigma is now something people are openly talking about....however, there are siblings who are still going through these things – if not much worse. This is why the work that Sibs do is pivotal'🔽

No wheelchair user went anywhere near this new policy it is totally unworkable/unsafe. Eurostar Questions: What if you can’t transfer? Are staff able to help with transfers? If someone falls during a transfer - then what? What if the station chairs are unsafe for you to use? 1/3

My latest column is out in the wild! Thanks to the team at Community Living Magazine for having me as part of another great edition! communitylivingmagazine.com/mary-ohara-the…

Can't put into words all the feelings.. an astonishing, harrowing, beautiful, essential piece of storytelling. Humanity, resilience and a relentless fight against injustice at the core, and setting the history books straight - thank you #Defiance Rogan Productions shaminder nahal

📢 Today is #NationalSiblingsDay2024 and we are spotlighting Kausar’s story.

Carers UK member, Kausar Iqbal moved to the UK at a young age and has been a carer for her brothers since she was a child.

Find out more about Kausar's story as a carer: carersuk.org/carers-stories…

Arts can help push for social change – trying to make a difference is vital. Thanks to all involved in the latest stories here - and to the subscribers and sponsors who make it possible - read more at communitylivingmagazine.com

Is it BBC policy that the need for special needs provision has to be presented as 'demand', as in this piece about the axe hanging over Bristol? The language is political, and serves an agenda bbc.in/3Uf8Exa

New report from Sibs highlights the lack of support in schools for siblings of SEND children

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