Eleni Chambers
@elenichambers.bsky.social
Disabled researcher/activist. Inclusion, access, involvement and co-production (mainly, but also wildlife, gardening, music, modern art, photography...)
Works for different UK H&SC organisations, particularly likes Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs).
Works for different UK H&SC organisations, particularly likes Disabled People’s Organisations (DPOs).
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Eleni Chambers
@elenichambers.bsky.social
· Nov 18
More about me: Autistic amputee ♿️ living with various health conditions including a rare blood cancer. More interested in addressing power issues than letters after your name. I speak my mind.
Also, it’s very interesting that no one ever objects to the use of the word user in “wheelchair user” ! Personally I’m not fussed about the word, I use it to mean employ.
I do like your blogs etc, as I hope you’re aware and we have a mutual interest in language…
I do like your blogs etc, as I hope you’re aware and we have a mutual interest in language…
November 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Also, it’s very interesting that no one ever objects to the use of the word user in “wheelchair user” ! Personally I’m not fussed about the word, I use it to mean employ.
I do like your blogs etc, as I hope you’re aware and we have a mutual interest in language…
I do like your blogs etc, as I hope you’re aware and we have a mutual interest in language…
Thanks. I think it’s about not perpetuating the stigma that is illustrated by people saying they don’t like the word user because of its association with drugs/alcohol.
November 21, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Thanks. I think it’s about not perpetuating the stigma that is illustrated by people saying they don’t like the word user because of its association with drugs/alcohol.
I actually feel that view should be challenged…and would do so if I had the opportunity. So I was disappointed to hear this from both yourself and the centre for care without such a challenge being made
November 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I actually feel that view should be challenged…and would do so if I had the opportunity. So I was disappointed to hear this from both yourself and the centre for care without such a challenge being made
How do you think such people (and their families) feel to hear the association of people who use drugs with something implicitly negative in that manner?
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
How do you think such people (and their families) feel to hear the association of people who use drugs with something implicitly negative in that manner?
I get all that, that’s not my point. You said that some people didn’t like the word user because “it is linked to drug use”. People who use drugs are human beings too.
November 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I get all that, that’s not my point. You said that some people didn’t like the word user because “it is linked to drug use”. People who use drugs are human beings too.
@bryonyshannon.bsky.social @centreforcare.bsky.social I’m just listing to your podcast. I like your stuff, as you’re aware. But I don’t like the way you are criticising the use of the term “user” because it is “linked to drug use”. People who use drugs are human beings too, including my brother…
November 20, 2025 at 4:03 PM
@bryonyshannon.bsky.social @centreforcare.bsky.social I’m just listing to your podcast. I like your stuff, as you’re aware. But I don’t like the way you are criticising the use of the term “user” because it is “linked to drug use”. People who use drugs are human beings too, including my brother…
Another so true blog…
New blog post: Words that make me go hmmm: Professional
#RewritingSocialCare
rewritingsocialcare.blog/professional/
#RewritingSocialCare
rewritingsocialcare.blog/professional/
Words that make me go hmmm: Professional
‘Professional’ is yet another of the ‘us and them’ words that dominate our narrative. It’s a blanket term used to distinguish the people who work in organisations (regardless of any professional qu…
rewritingsocialcare.blog
September 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Another so true blog…
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🏳️🌈⚧️Being LGBTQ+ and Disabled: Where Identities Meet
📝New blog post! Celestine, one of DR UK's Trustees, writes about the intersection of LGBTQ+ and Disabled people - our shared experience of being other'd, and our creative ways we resist this💥
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/being-l...
📝New blog post! Celestine, one of DR UK's Trustees, writes about the intersection of LGBTQ+ and Disabled people - our shared experience of being other'd, and our creative ways we resist this💥
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/being-l...
Being LGBTQ+ and Disabled: Where Identities Meet
www.disabilityrightsuk.org
July 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
🏳️🌈⚧️Being LGBTQ+ and Disabled: Where Identities Meet
📝New blog post! Celestine, one of DR UK's Trustees, writes about the intersection of LGBTQ+ and Disabled people - our shared experience of being other'd, and our creative ways we resist this💥
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/being-l...
📝New blog post! Celestine, one of DR UK's Trustees, writes about the intersection of LGBTQ+ and Disabled people - our shared experience of being other'd, and our creative ways we resist this💥
www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/being-l...
Reposted by Eleni Chambers
Deeply concerning to hear that Disabled people are facing surveillance, with evidence of being physically active is used against us.
The only 'welfare reform' the government should be talking about is a complete overhaul of this ableist system.
The only 'welfare reform' the government should be talking about is a complete overhaul of this ableist system.
🚨Disabled man lost his PIP after being filmed by DWP at his cricket club🚨
It's deeply concerning that Disabled people face punishment for being active.
We must resist the welfare reform bill that will only make the DWP more harmful!
getyourselfactive.org/punished-for...
It's deeply concerning that Disabled people face punishment for being active.
We must resist the welfare reform bill that will only make the DWP more harmful!
getyourselfactive.org/punished-for...
Why are Disabled People Still Punished for Being Active? - Get Yourself Active
News like this explains the Activity Trap, a phenomenon where Disabled people do not engage in sports for fear of having their benefits removed.
getyourselfactive.org
July 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Deeply concerning to hear that Disabled people are facing surveillance, with evidence of being physically active is used against us.
The only 'welfare reform' the government should be talking about is a complete overhaul of this ableist system.
The only 'welfare reform' the government should be talking about is a complete overhaul of this ableist system.
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Of which there are 1.3 million people…the “concessions” are a big red herring, playing on MPs lack of understanding of PIP/DLA
June 29, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Of which there are 1.3 million people…the “concessions” are a big red herring, playing on MPs lack of understanding of PIP/DLA
And this applies to those currently on DLA also
June 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
And this applies to those currently on DLA also
And the 1.3 million people on DLA are also not protected, even if they have an indefinite award
June 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
And the 1.3 million people on DLA are also not protected, even if they have an indefinite award
But it’s far worse than this ! People who have a PIP review or those still in receipt of DLA will all also be affected. That’s about 3.5 million people who will also potentially be affected. The concession proposals are a red herring, based on a lack of understanding of these issues
June 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
But it’s far worse than this ! People who have a PIP review or those still in receipt of DLA will all also be affected. That’s about 3.5 million people who will also potentially be affected. The concession proposals are a red herring, based on a lack of understanding of these issues
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Reposted by Eleni Chambers
🚨 Joint statement: Unacceptable “concessions” on the disability cuts MUST be rejected.
Signed by @justtreatment.org, @nsunnews.bsky.social, @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social, Crips against Cuts, Mad Youth Organise and Taking the PIP.
👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/unaccep...
Signed by @justtreatment.org, @nsunnews.bsky.social, @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social, Crips against Cuts, Mad Youth Organise and Taking the PIP.
👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/unaccep...
June 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🚨 Joint statement: Unacceptable “concessions” on the disability cuts MUST be rejected.
Signed by @justtreatment.org, @nsunnews.bsky.social, @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social, Crips against Cuts, Mad Youth Organise and Taking the PIP.
👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/unaccep...
Signed by @justtreatment.org, @nsunnews.bsky.social, @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social, Crips against Cuts, Mad Youth Organise and Taking the PIP.
👇 www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/unaccep...
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Pride in Disabled and Queer Identity🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️♿️
Delighted to share this @desibility.bsky.social piece from DR UK Trustee, Celestine, on the intersections of queerness and disability
'Why does the conversation rarely go beyond the accessibility of Pride events?'
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/goin...
Delighted to share this @desibility.bsky.social piece from DR UK Trustee, Celestine, on the intersections of queerness and disability
'Why does the conversation rarely go beyond the accessibility of Pride events?'
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/goin...
Going off script
Moving through shame to find pride in disabled and queer identity
www.disabilitydebrief.org
June 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Pride in Disabled and Queer Identity🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️♿️
Delighted to share this @desibility.bsky.social piece from DR UK Trustee, Celestine, on the intersections of queerness and disability
'Why does the conversation rarely go beyond the accessibility of Pride events?'
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/goin...
Delighted to share this @desibility.bsky.social piece from DR UK Trustee, Celestine, on the intersections of queerness and disability
'Why does the conversation rarely go beyond the accessibility of Pride events?'
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/goin...
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We're moved by the stunning photo essay by Frankie MIlls which powerfully demonstrates the pain couples and families in our community and across the UK suffer at the hand of the cruel and hostile UK family migration system.
#FamiliesBelongTogether
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
#FamiliesBelongTogether
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
In limbo: families hoping for change to UK income rules for spousal visas
Photographer Frankie Mills documents the lives of nine families whose stories illustrate the human cost of this policy threshold
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:43 AM
We're moved by the stunning photo essay by Frankie MIlls which powerfully demonstrates the pain couples and families in our community and across the UK suffer at the hand of the cruel and hostile UK family migration system.
#FamiliesBelongTogether
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
#FamiliesBelongTogether
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Reasonable adjustments still not being made ! (Why am I not surprised…)
Disabled workers are facing large amounts of discrimination including failure to provide reasonable adjustments and bullying at work, a TUC survey has found:
www.tuc.org.uk/sites/defaul...
Disabled workers are facing large amounts of discrimination including failure to provide reasonable adjustments and bullying at work, a TUC survey has found:
www.tuc.org.uk/sites/defaul...
www.tuc.org.uk
June 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Reasonable adjustments still not being made ! (Why am I not surprised…)
Disabled workers are facing large amounts of discrimination including failure to provide reasonable adjustments and bullying at work, a TUC survey has found:
www.tuc.org.uk/sites/defaul...
Disabled workers are facing large amounts of discrimination including failure to provide reasonable adjustments and bullying at work, a TUC survey has found:
www.tuc.org.uk/sites/defaul...
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Bluesky has a setting that will remind you to add alt text before posting any images.
Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."
Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."
May 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Bluesky has a setting that will remind you to add alt text before posting any images.
Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."
Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."
Reposted by Eleni Chambers
Reposted by Eleni Chambers
Network Rail’s decision to spend nearly £8m building a footbridge that will be inaccessible to many disabled people has been labelled an “appalling contradiction” of the govt’s commitment to improving the accessibility of the public transport system.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/network-rail...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/network-rail...
Network Rail to spend £8 million on building an inaccessible footbridge that will last 120 years
Network Rail’s decision to spend nearly £8 million building a new footbridge that will be inaccessible to many disabled people has been labelled an “appalling contradiction” of the government’s com…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
May 18, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Network Rail’s decision to spend nearly £8m building a footbridge that will be inaccessible to many disabled people has been labelled an “appalling contradiction” of the govt’s commitment to improving the accessibility of the public transport system.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/network-rail...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/network-rail...
Thank you. I find that for such little birds blue tits are quite fearless !
May 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Thank you. I find that for such little birds blue tits are quite fearless !