Lydia Wilkins
@journo-lydia.bsky.social
Award-winning freelance journalist and editor, Disability Review Magazine. Rep’d by Artellus & WNF. https://lydiawilkins.substack.com/
Photos from outside the welfare reform bill vote last night. A mini, impromptu ‘die in’ was threatened with potential eviction under counter terrorism laws inside the building (yes, really.) Disability Pride Month started with this, notably.
July 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Photos from outside the welfare reform bill vote last night. A mini, impromptu ‘die in’ was threatened with potential eviction under counter terrorism laws inside the building (yes, really.) Disability Pride Month started with this, notably.
Calling all sides of the journalistic / writing aisle - time to tell Meta to #DoTheWriteThing when it comes to training AI. @societyofauthors.bsky.social open letter here ⬇️
www.change.org/p/protect-au...
www.change.org/p/protect-au...
April 3, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Calling all sides of the journalistic / writing aisle - time to tell Meta to #DoTheWriteThing when it comes to training AI. @societyofauthors.bsky.social open letter here ⬇️
www.change.org/p/protect-au...
www.change.org/p/protect-au...
Today is a great day to buy a book from your favourite author. Meta has stolen millions of titles for its AI training; how else are we supposed to write, to create, if our livelihood is taken away?
March 22, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Today is a great day to buy a book from your favourite author. Meta has stolen millions of titles for its AI training; how else are we supposed to write, to create, if our livelihood is taken away?
A wonderful evening hosted by @doughtystreet.bsky.social on the impact of the forthcoming Mental Health Bill. What happens with the removal of learning disability & autism when there’s no community provision?
March 4, 2025 at 8:49 PM
A wonderful evening hosted by @doughtystreet.bsky.social on the impact of the forthcoming Mental Health Bill. What happens with the removal of learning disability & autism when there’s no community provision?
Another favourite proof of mine - a look behind the scenes of Primark Adaptive, the UK’s first mainstream adaptive fashion collection.
February 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Another favourite proof of mine - a look behind the scenes of Primark Adaptive, the UK’s first mainstream adaptive fashion collection.
A look behind what to expect early next week; the next issue of Disability Review Magazine is making its way into the world. @andystevenson81.bsky.social joined us in the sports section..
February 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
A look behind what to expect early next week; the next issue of Disability Review Magazine is making its way into the world. @andystevenson81.bsky.social joined us in the sports section..
Congratulations @contentking.bsky.social on the publication of Pink Pilled, a wonderful book 📚
February 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Congratulations @contentking.bsky.social on the publication of Pink Pilled, a wonderful book 📚
1. Street art. It started when I was a student, with a woman who observed to me that this was a way to ‘take the temperature’ of the area - causes, crisis, whatever.
These are from a recent work trip.
These are from a recent work trip.
January 27, 2025 at 11:23 PM
1. Street art. It started when I was a student, with a woman who observed to me that this was a way to ‘take the temperature’ of the area - causes, crisis, whatever.
These are from a recent work trip.
These are from a recent work trip.
Happiful Magazine has just landed - with a piece by me, partly in response to burned out colleagues. Out now on newsstands, and all previous work is here: happiful.com/author/lydia...
January 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Happiful Magazine has just landed - with a piece by me, partly in response to burned out colleagues. Out now on newsstands, and all previous work is here: happiful.com/author/lydia...
Behind the scenes at the BBC’s Rethink Disability Festival in Manchester today.
Asides from awkward questions brilliantly put to senior executives, great to hear on strides being made on DEI. A watch back link will be posted soon.
#Speaker #DEI #MediaDiversity
Asides from awkward questions brilliantly put to senior executives, great to hear on strides being made on DEI. A watch back link will be posted soon.
#Speaker #DEI #MediaDiversity
December 4, 2024 at 7:21 PM
Behind the scenes at the BBC’s Rethink Disability Festival in Manchester today.
Asides from awkward questions brilliantly put to senior executives, great to hear on strides being made on DEI. A watch back link will be posted soon.
#Speaker #DEI #MediaDiversity
Asides from awkward questions brilliantly put to senior executives, great to hear on strides being made on DEI. A watch back link will be posted soon.
#Speaker #DEI #MediaDiversity
This cover story actually started out as an access failure, for the mere act of using a cane to walk with.
Madeley spoke about the need for seeing ourselves - and it was a privilege to look back to the work of Barbara Lipsicki.
Madeley spoke about the need for seeing ourselves - and it was a privilege to look back to the work of Barbara Lipsicki.
December 3, 2024 at 5:03 PM
This cover story actually started out as an access failure, for the mere act of using a cane to walk with.
Madeley spoke about the need for seeing ourselves - and it was a privilege to look back to the work of Barbara Lipsicki.
Madeley spoke about the need for seeing ourselves - and it was a privilege to look back to the work of Barbara Lipsicki.
An event with Service 95 earlier this evening
November 26, 2024 at 10:31 PM
An event with Service 95 earlier this evening