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Eleni Chambers
@elenichambers.bsky.social
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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).
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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.
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@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
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Another so true blog…
September 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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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...
Being LGBTQ+ and Disabled: Where Identities Meet
www.disabilityrightsuk.org
July 29, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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disrightsuk.bsky.social
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.
getyrselfactive.bsky.social Get Yourself Active @getyrselfactive.bsky.social · Jul 1
🚨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...
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
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autisticmumto3.bsky.social
2/2

www.channel4.com/news/access-...

#TakingThePIP
#PIP
#Disabled
#AccessToWork
Access to Work: cuts to support putting employment out of reach
Today, a public consultation closes on one of the existing programmes of funding reasonable adjustments in the workplace.
www.channel4.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM
elenichambers.bsky.social
newmobility.com/personal-car...
‘I Was Attacked by a Cat’ and Other Caregiver Excuses
Any who relies on caregivers has to deal with no-shows, and with cancellations come excuses. Jenny Smith talks with wheelchair users about the wildest ones they’ve heard and lessons learned in the…
newmobility.com
June 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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www.seeability.org/news/I-cant-...
@uklabour.bsky.social 👇🏻
I can’t afford to lose PIP.
Scott Watkin BEM opens up about what the government’s proposed changes to PIP could mean for him, and the anxieties that people with disabilities face.
www.seeability.org
June 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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disrightsuk.bsky.social
🚨 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...
As disability rights organisations and grassroots campaigns, we are voicing our united and absolute opposition to the apparent concessions offered by the government on their proposed disability cuts. We know that for many, including the MPs who took a principled stand by supporting the reasoned amendment that would have killed this bill, the government's offer looks like a win. But we have been dealing with the benefits system for years and we know the potentially lethal effects the concessions being reported will have. As Disabled people, we will not accept a Bill that condemns future generations of Disabled people to devastating cuts in their vital support in order to avoid that fate ourselves. Rather than fixing this Bill's dangerous attack on Disabled people, these concessions will introduce a new and cruel inequality into our communities. They will condemn young Disabled people, and those yet to be Disabled, to a future of poverty, hardship and worsening health. Not to mention those unable, or yet to apply due to how taxing the process of proving your eligibility is. We are absolutely clear that no amount of "concessions" will make this government Bill acceptable. Any and all cuts made to the already limited support Disabled people rely on - both now and in the future - must be resisted. Disabled people have a long history of solidarity with each other and other communities - it has been essential to our survival. The desperate attempts by the Prime Minister and his whips to buy votes by selling future Disabled people out - attempting to divide our community - will not work. We know these "concessions" have only come about because of the tidal wave of resistance created by Disabled people and our allies over the last couple of months. They underestimated our power, and now they are underestimating our strength of solidarity. We know the MPs who listened to us, who have stood with us against these cuts to PIP and Univ
June 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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disrightsuk.bsky.social
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...
Going off script
Moving through shame to find pride in disabled and queer identity
www.disabilitydebrief.org
June 13, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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rfuk.bsky.social
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...
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
elenichambers.bsky.social
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...
www.tuc.org.uk
June 6, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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a11yawareness.bsky.social
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."
May 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Chris Judge’s “A Daily Cloud” project began in 2020, born from quiet days in the garden during lockdown. With simple lines and a touch of imagination, he turned everyday skies into playful scenes - one cloud at a time. [1/3]

Credits: adailycloud [FB]
#clouds #creative
May 22, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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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...
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
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My adorable nesting blue tits, with one of the hundreds of grubs they now have to find each day
Mrs blue tit with a tasty grub in her beak Mrs blue tit and grub, looking at the camera
May 15, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Really important survey re PIP and work:
inclusionlondon.bsky.social Inclusion London @inclusionlondon.bsky.social · May 12
Are you in paid work and receiving PIP? Or have you previously worked while receiving PIP? We want to hear from you! We have partnered with RIDC to do research into the impact of the government’s PIP cuts on people who are working. Fill in the survey here: buff.ly/rrFmTS3 (1/3)
A person in an office using a computer. They are using an attendant-propelled wheelchair. They have short pink hair.
May 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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profstephenwhittle.bsky.social
Online version now available:
‘Rights can be knocked out in a second’: older trans women shocked by supreme court ruling

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
‘Rights can be knocked out in a second’: older trans women shocked by supreme court ruling
Women who transitioned decades ago feel their safety and security has suddenly been removed
www.theguardian.com
April 27, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Global refugee populations from origin to asylum state in 2023. Fascinating and very well visualized.
The infographic provides a detailed visual representation of refugee movements worldwide in 2023, with over 30.5 million individuals displaced. Origin countries with significant refugee populations include Syria and Afghanistan, with many seeking asylum in Iran, Türkiye, and Germany. Lesser but substantial numbers originate from Ukraine, South Sudan, and other nations. Asylum countries range from Pakistan and Uganda to Western nations like Germany and the USA. The data visualized using a Sankey diagram emphasizes the breadth of the global refugee crisis, highlighting the scale and diversity of both origin and asylum countries. Data is sourced from the UNHCR and presented by Preyash Shah.
March 28, 2024 at 2:06 AM
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scie.org.uk
💙SCIE is proud to announce the launch of our first-ever #SocialCareImpactAwards! These awards will identify, recognise, and reward small organisations doing exceptional work in social care💙. 1/4
April 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
elenichambers.bsky.social
Mimi realised she was intersex when she was 12. Approx 1.7% of people are intersex, thats approx 1.2 million people in the UK alone. Where exactly are they meant to go to the toilet now? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4xG...
“Learning that I was intersex was just absolutely mind-blowing.” #Shorts
YouTube video by ABC Science
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April 28, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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shrinkatlarge.bsky.social
Super news: Our letter on disability benefits cuts has almost 450 signatories — incl doctors, nurses, psychologists, OTs, clergy, and crucially, disabled people & carers. Thank you!🙏 Every signature matters for Parliament & media — so please sign & share if you haven't already. tinyurl.com/2z8xu9k8
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April 19, 2025 at 9:23 PM
elenichambers.bsky.social
That’s a lot of people who are going to lose out…
dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social Disabled People Against Cuts - DPAC @dis-ppl-protest.bsky.social · Apr 17
#PIP

This is truly shocking, the table below sets out from a freedom of information request how many disabled claimants in receipt of PIP daily living will lose out under proposed pip cuts
Alt text: Image is on a white background in black text: Has logo of Department of Work and Pensions In Text says Department of Work and Pensions Address on right hand side of image in black text says DWP Central Freedom of Information Team, Caxton House, 6-12 Tothill Street London SW1H 9NA Then has DWP email and DWP website Dated 15th April 2025 Has receipents name for freedom of information request Then case number In black text says Dear Thank you for your freedom of information request (FOI) received on 18th March You wrote please could you provide the following information The number of claimants in receipt of PIP Daily living component A) enhanced rate Standard rate For both of the above please state what percentage of these claimants were given less than 4 points under all the daily living activities under which their eligibility is assessed DWP Response: We can confirm that the department holds the information you are seeking and provides it below The table below shows the volume of claimainfs in receipt of the daily living component at the standard and enhanced rate in January 2025 as well as the proportion of these claimants who were awarded less than 4 points across all ten daily living activities Table shows; Claimants in receipt of enhanced daily living : 1,608,000 Proportion who scored less than 4 points across all daily living activities 13% Claimants in receipt of standard daily living: 1,283,000 Proportion who scored less than 4 points across all daily living activities 87% Source: PIP Administration data Figures are based on the PIP caseload as at end of January 2025 And only include daily living component
April 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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www.bmj.com/content/389/...
Labour is peddling the “work cure” for mental health—are we back to Victorian times?
Over the past six months, I’ve worked in primary care, emergency care, and paediatrics. Every day I see people in mental distress—from depression to psychosis to post traumatic stress disorder. Recen...
www.bmj.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Lazy Sunday morning…
My ginger, black and white cat snoozing on her side on the bed looking cute
April 13, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Jobs fears as Access to Work disability scheme owes businesses thousands
One firm says it is owed £186,000 by the Access to Work scheme and is worried it may have to close.
www.bbc.co.uk
April 11, 2025 at 9:35 PM