Jack Welch ACLIP
@jackwelch.bsky.social
📚Paraprofessional | #ActuallyAutistic | Views are my own (unless RP'd). He/Him
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Today is the last chance to sign the petition to protect the rights of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Over 130,000 have signed. Will you help us with one final push before it closes at 23.59? #SEND #Disability
petition.parliament.uk/petit...
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October 9, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Today is the last chance to sign the petition to protect the rights of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities. Over 130,000 have signed. Will you help us with one final push before it closes at 23.59? #SEND #Disability
petition.parliament.uk/petit...
petition.parliament.uk/petit...
This is a documentary film with real impact. #TheLibrarians shines a much-needed spotlight on the steady erosion of access to information and literature that fail to conform to the extreme beliefs of others.
Make this a priority to watch www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002kkmj.
Make this a priority to watch www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002kkmj.
Storyville - The Librarians
A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 7:10 AM
This is a documentary film with real impact. #TheLibrarians shines a much-needed spotlight on the steady erosion of access to information and literature that fail to conform to the extreme beliefs of others.
Make this a priority to watch www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002kkmj.
Make this a priority to watch www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m002kkmj.
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📢 The new LeDeR report is now available. The 2023 annual report analyses the deaths of 3,556 people with a learning disability & autistic people who died in 2023. The work is part of efforts to reduce health inequalities. Access here: kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/assets... #LeDeR
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September 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
📢 The new LeDeR report is now available. The 2023 annual report analyses the deaths of 3,556 people with a learning disability & autistic people who died in 2023. The work is part of efforts to reduce health inequalities. Access here: kcl.ac.uk/ioppn/assets... #LeDeR
@kingsioppn.bsky.social
@kingsioppn.bsky.social
Delighted to have informed the development and approach behind this study, ensuring the #autistic voice was central to how participants would offer their insights.
Public transport is essential for many neurodivergent people, but barriers make non-essential travel difficult.
Our latest report shares 11 recommendations to make UK transport truly inclusive.
Read the report 👉 www.autistica.org.uk/downloads/fi...
Our latest report shares 11 recommendations to make UK transport truly inclusive.
Read the report 👉 www.autistica.org.uk/downloads/fi...
May 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Delighted to have informed the development and approach behind this study, ensuring the #autistic voice was central to how participants would offer their insights.
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Our CEO @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social highlights the “lack of robust evidence” about how widespread censorship is in the UK and which books are not available. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads
Anecdotal evidence suggests a rise in requests to take books off shelves, particularly LGBTQ+ titles
www.theguardian.com
April 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Our CEO @louiscoiffait-gunn.bsky.social highlights the “lack of robust evidence” about how widespread censorship is in the UK and which books are not available. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
For all the noises government make on 'views and voices' of #disabled people, they fundamentally misunderstand the 'nothing about us' principle.
The scale of the changes were simply imposed, without warning or any effort to consult before working with groups to co-design reforms bbc.in/3REILEz.
The scale of the changes were simply imposed, without warning or any effort to consult before working with groups to co-design reforms bbc.in/3REILEz.
Disability groups consider ‘step back’ from government
A number of disability-led organisations say they are considering “stepping back” from engaging with the government over benefit cuts
bbc.in
April 9, 2025 at 6:55 AM
For all the noises government make on 'views and voices' of #disabled people, they fundamentally misunderstand the 'nothing about us' principle.
The scale of the changes were simply imposed, without warning or any effort to consult before working with groups to co-design reforms bbc.in/3REILEz.
The scale of the changes were simply imposed, without warning or any effort to consult before working with groups to co-design reforms bbc.in/3REILEz.
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Drastic cuts to PIP will affect as many as 1 million disabled and ill people, pushing them into severe hardship, worsening physical and mental health, and isolation. There is no credible argument for pulling help from people shouldering the high costs of disability. Cruelty dressed up as reform.
March 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Drastic cuts to PIP will affect as many as 1 million disabled and ill people, pushing them into severe hardship, worsening physical and mental health, and isolation. There is no credible argument for pulling help from people shouldering the high costs of disability. Cruelty dressed up as reform.
If there is anything more troubling than the policy announcements on #DisabilityBenefits, it is the language of supposedly 'impartial' media that frames it as a criminal issue.
March 18, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If there is anything more troubling than the policy announcements on #DisabilityBenefits, it is the language of supposedly 'impartial' media that frames it as a criminal issue.
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1/3 🚨 The latest NHS data shows there are 2,065 people with a learning disability and/or autism in mental health hospitals.
👉 It’s time for change. Join us in campaigning for a better future. Sign up to become a Mencap campaigner, brnw.ch/21wRhxA
#HomesNotHospitals #MentalHealthActReform
👉 It’s time for change. Join us in campaigning for a better future. Sign up to become a Mencap campaigner, brnw.ch/21wRhxA
#HomesNotHospitals #MentalHealthActReform
March 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
1/3 🚨 The latest NHS data shows there are 2,065 people with a learning disability and/or autism in mental health hospitals.
👉 It’s time for change. Join us in campaigning for a better future. Sign up to become a Mencap campaigner, brnw.ch/21wRhxA
#HomesNotHospitals #MentalHealthActReform
👉 It’s time for change. Join us in campaigning for a better future. Sign up to become a Mencap campaigner, brnw.ch/21wRhxA
#HomesNotHospitals #MentalHealthActReform
I have personally contacted my MP (Labour) to support the rebellion. #Disabled people have been punished in this country for long enough and used by politicians, whichever party, to be seen as 'tough'.
Further cuts will not be the answer to improve lives.
Further cuts will not be the answer to improve lives.
Keir Starmer could face biggest rebellion over disability benefit freeze
Keir Starmer could face biggest rebellion over disability benefit freeze
Exclusive: Dozens of Labour MPs understood to have urged the government to think again
* ‘There is no moral case’: Labour divided over prospect of benefit cuts
Keir Starmer could face the biggest rebellion of his premiership with dozens of Labour…
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I have personally contacted my MP (Labour) to support the rebellion. #Disabled people have been punished in this country for long enough and used by politicians, whichever party, to be seen as 'tough'.
Further cuts will not be the answer to improve lives.
Further cuts will not be the answer to improve lives.
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Our comment on Labour's appalling proposed disability benefit cuts 👇
“There's nothing left to cut, and that puts us in a very scary position when the government suggests funding should be further reduced. What level of poverty for us will be acceptable to them?"
“There's nothing left to cut, and that puts us in a very scary position when the government suggests funding should be further reduced. What level of poverty for us will be acceptable to them?"
Labour’s proposed disability benefit cuts are nothing short of terrifying, say campaigners
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) cuts appear to be focused on the Personal Independent Payment (PIP), reports award-winning disabled journalist Rachel Charlton-Dailey
buff.ly
March 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Our comment on Labour's appalling proposed disability benefit cuts 👇
“There's nothing left to cut, and that puts us in a very scary position when the government suggests funding should be further reduced. What level of poverty for us will be acceptable to them?"
“There's nothing left to cut, and that puts us in a very scary position when the government suggests funding should be further reduced. What level of poverty for us will be acceptable to them?"
After almost 7-years in the making, the #STRATA study @bristoluni.bsky.social unveiled initial results (not public yet).
It's been an important day in celebrating what has been a success for #PublicInvolvement in #research. (1/2)
It's been an important day in celebrating what has been a success for #PublicInvolvement in #research. (1/2)
February 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
After almost 7-years in the making, the #STRATA study @bristoluni.bsky.social unveiled initial results (not public yet).
It's been an important day in celebrating what has been a success for #PublicInvolvement in #research. (1/2)
It's been an important day in celebrating what has been a success for #PublicInvolvement in #research. (1/2)
There's good reason to feel alarmed about the direction of #autism and #ADHD research in the US. The direct association to #mentalhealth problems and being a 'burden' on the state is apparent here.
Sadly, it will become an increasingly uphill battle to debunk such views bit.ly/4i4CltU.
Sadly, it will become an increasingly uphill battle to debunk such views bit.ly/4i4CltU.
Establishing the President's Make America Healthy Again Commission
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.
bit.ly
February 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM
There's good reason to feel alarmed about the direction of #autism and #ADHD research in the US. The direct association to #mentalhealth problems and being a 'burden' on the state is apparent here.
Sadly, it will become an increasingly uphill battle to debunk such views bit.ly/4i4CltU.
Sadly, it will become an increasingly uphill battle to debunk such views bit.ly/4i4CltU.
Starting the new calendar year of @ambitiousautism.bsky.social board engagements on a high note to see its services and learners in action.
On to reflection and exploring the way forward for our strategy day conversations. #autism
On to reflection and exploring the way forward for our strategy day conversations. #autism
February 14, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Starting the new calendar year of @ambitiousautism.bsky.social board engagements on a high note to see its services and learners in action.
On to reflection and exploring the way forward for our strategy day conversations. #autism
On to reflection and exploring the way forward for our strategy day conversations. #autism
It's #NationalApprenticeshipWeek and it's been almost 2-years since passing mine in @dchft.bsky.social. I wrote about that experience for @cilip.bsky.social and why I work in #libraries.
February 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It's #NationalApprenticeshipWeek and it's been almost 2-years since passing mine in @dchft.bsky.social. I wrote about that experience for @cilip.bsky.social and why I work in #libraries.
A satisfying afternoon to meet teachers across #Dorset to share the experiences of working in #library services and completing an #apprenticeship @dchft.bsky.social.
January 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM
A satisfying afternoon to meet teachers across #Dorset to share the experiences of working in #library services and completing an #apprenticeship @dchft.bsky.social.
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1/4 🏥Vital NHS targets are to be scrapped, including the goal for 75% of people with a learning disability to receive an annual health check.
People with a learning disability on average die up to 23 years earlier than the general population, with 42% of these deaths being avoidable.
People with a learning disability on average die up to 23 years earlier than the general population, with 42% of these deaths being avoidable.
January 30, 2025 at 5:01 PM
1/4 🏥Vital NHS targets are to be scrapped, including the goal for 75% of people with a learning disability to receive an annual health check.
People with a learning disability on average die up to 23 years earlier than the general population, with 42% of these deaths being avoidable.
People with a learning disability on average die up to 23 years earlier than the general population, with 42% of these deaths being avoidable.
New government, same policy. There is every reason we should not be contemplating any form of assisted dying if the attitude towards #disabled people is work or else.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
3 billion pound cut to benefits will push Disabled people into poverty
The Government prioritising an alleged ‘economic stability’ over the lives of Disabled people
metro.co.uk/2025/01/27/3...
3 billion pound cut to benefits will push Disabled people into poverty
The Government prioritising an alleged ‘economic stability’ over the lives of Disabled people
metro.co.uk/2025/01/27/3...
£3,000,000,000 cut to benefits will 'push disabled people into poverty'
The government's disability minister has defended the cuts, saying they are 'wholly consistent' with helping people into work.
metro.co.uk
January 28, 2025 at 7:13 PM
New government, same policy. There is every reason we should not be contemplating any form of assisted dying if the attitude towards #disabled people is work or else.
Taking my first steps to deliver the #OliversCampaign training for #NHS staff across #Dorset as one of the experts by experience. More coming up soon!
January 20, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Taking my first steps to deliver the #OliversCampaign training for #NHS staff across #Dorset as one of the experts by experience. More coming up soon!
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The 'war' on disabled people and my fight for an independent life – video
The 'war' on disabled people and my fight for an independent life – video
Disability services in the UK have been consistently cut after 14 years of Tory rule and austerity, but with the promise of change from a new Labour government, musician and activist John Kelly is concerned that politicians are still not listening to…
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 11:09 AM
The 'war' on disabled people and my fight for an independent life – video
A highlight for anyone in NHS #libraries in gathering for #KLSCelebration24 and sharing success stories from research repositories to toolkits.
Grateful to have a small guest appearance with attaining Certification with @cilip.bsky.social 🎉
Grateful to have a small guest appearance with attaining Certification with @cilip.bsky.social 🎉
December 10, 2024 at 5:55 PM
A highlight for anyone in NHS #libraries in gathering for #KLSCelebration24 and sharing success stories from research repositories to toolkits.
Grateful to have a small guest appearance with attaining Certification with @cilip.bsky.social 🎉
Grateful to have a small guest appearance with attaining Certification with @cilip.bsky.social 🎉
Very pleased to officially be a co-author featured in @thelancet.bsky.social through some of my recent #PiblicInvolvement activity bit.ly/49haiUJ.
Co-production of a stakeholder workshop to inform multimorbidity prevention research: working with public contributors to ask the right questions (the MELD-B experience)
The MELD-B project aims to identify childhood lifecourse targets for the prevention of early-onset, burdensome multimorbidity, and to characterise ‘bu…
bit.ly
December 3, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Very pleased to officially be a co-author featured in @thelancet.bsky.social through some of my recent #PiblicInvolvement activity bit.ly/49haiUJ.
Today, I've been over in #Bournemouth for #NHS Dorset's conference dedicated to #HealthInequalities.
With representation from both professionals and the public, it was a unique opportunity to explore how we prioritise social justice in our communities and put accessibility high on the agenda.
With representation from both professionals and the public, it was a unique opportunity to explore how we prioritise social justice in our communities and put accessibility high on the agenda.
November 14, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Today, I've been over in #Bournemouth for #NHS Dorset's conference dedicated to #HealthInequalities.
With representation from both professionals and the public, it was a unique opportunity to explore how we prioritise social justice in our communities and put accessibility high on the agenda.
With representation from both professionals and the public, it was a unique opportunity to explore how we prioritise social justice in our communities and put accessibility high on the agenda.
Hello! Making the big leap from a certain lettered app. First day, first post on here👋
I work in #NHS libraries, while dabbling in #research, charities and a few other projects.
Let's have a look around...
I work in #NHS libraries, while dabbling in #research, charities and a few other projects.
Let's have a look around...
a cartoon penguin is standing on top of a snow covered hill .
ALT: a cartoon penguin is standing on top of a snow covered hill .
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November 13, 2024 at 6:19 PM