Dr Kay Inckle
@kayinckle.bsky.social
Social scientist (disability and mental health), vegan, handcyclist, writer, Pilates instructor and environmentalist, working for accessible active and sustainable transport/mobility for all.
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Cycling is for all and we are stronger for our diversity. Wheels for Wellbeing have a diverse staff team, are proud to join the Pride Ride and echo others in calling for @cyclinguk.bsky.social to reconsider their decision next year.
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Cycling is for all and we are stronger for our diversity. Wheels for Wellbeing have a diverse staff team, are proud to join the Pride Ride and echo others in calling for @cyclinguk.bsky.social to reconsider their decision next year.
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We are however disappointed at the exclusion this year of the many trans and non-binary individuals who contribute hugely to our communities.
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We are however disappointed at the exclusion this year of the many trans and non-binary individuals who contribute hugely to our communities.
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We are thrilled our very own Katie Renker has been named as a Cycle Influencer in Cycling UK's 100 Women in Cycling 2025.
www.cyclinguk.org/100women
www.cyclinguk.org/100women
100 Women in Cycling
Cycling UK’s 100 Women in Cycling celebrates extraordinary women who inspire, encourage and empower others to experience the joy of cycling
www.cyclinguk.org
December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
We are thrilled our very own Katie Renker has been named as a Cycle Influencer in Cycling UK's 100 Women in Cycling 2025.
www.cyclinguk.org/100women
www.cyclinguk.org/100women
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Wheels for Wellbeing are concerned by reports that the Chancellor is considering putting a maximum price for cycles allowed through the Cycle to Work scheme.
We are calling for the scheme to be reformed rather than capped.
Read our full statement. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...
We are calling for the scheme to be reformed rather than capped.
Read our full statement. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...
November 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Wheels for Wellbeing are concerned by reports that the Chancellor is considering putting a maximum price for cycles allowed through the Cycle to Work scheme.
We are calling for the scheme to be reformed rather than capped.
Read our full statement. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...
We are calling for the scheme to be reformed rather than capped.
Read our full statement. wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/wheels-for-w...
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Zag Daily's list of 100 Mobility Changemakers has been published. There are loads of great people on the list but it's a real shame none of the Disabled people leading accessible transport campaigns or the Disabled People's Organisations delivering change in the UK have been included.
bit.ly/4pjqcor
bit.ly/4pjqcor
The Zag List: 100 Mobility Changemakers
In the 2nd annual edition of The Zag List, we are recognising 100 trailblazers driving the global shift toward cleaner, safer and more connected mobility worldwide.
zagdaily.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Zag Daily's list of 100 Mobility Changemakers has been published. There are loads of great people on the list but it's a real shame none of the Disabled people leading accessible transport campaigns or the Disabled People's Organisations delivering change in the UK have been included.
bit.ly/4pjqcor
bit.ly/4pjqcor
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Did you know the government spends £2.7 billion a year on tax breaks for oil & gas companies?
I've written to Rachel Reeves to tell her to end this scandal: stop propping up declining oil & gas companies and back workers instead
Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en... @38degrees.bsky.social
I've written to Rachel Reeves to tell her to end this scandal: stop propping up declining oil & gas companies and back workers instead
Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en... @38degrees.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Did you know the government spends £2.7 billion a year on tax breaks for oil & gas companies?
I've written to Rachel Reeves to tell her to end this scandal: stop propping up declining oil & gas companies and back workers instead
Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en... @38degrees.bsky.social
I've written to Rachel Reeves to tell her to end this scandal: stop propping up declining oil & gas companies and back workers instead
Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en... @38degrees.bsky.social
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can't think of a headline that better sums up the BBC at present
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
BBC slammed for asking Kelvin Mackenzie about journalism standards
Liverpool fans and others staggered by choice to invite former S*n editor to discuss ongoing issues at the BBC
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 AM
can't think of a headline that better sums up the BBC at present
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
A horrific attack with witnesses describing people running down the train and hiding in toilets to escape. I hope there were no #disabled people on board as they would have no means of escape. Crises always reveal the lack of emergency egress for disabled people.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Nine people suffering life-threatening injuries after train stabbing in Cambridgeshire, police say
Police have arrested two people and counter-terrorism police are also involved in an investigation into the mass stabbing on a train from Doncaster to London’s Kings Cross on Saturday
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
A horrific attack with witnesses describing people running down the train and hiding in toilets to escape. I hope there were no #disabled people on board as they would have no means of escape. Crises always reveal the lack of emergency egress for disabled people.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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What an absolutely amazing event!!
Fantastic to see such a great turnout and so many people supporting this important campaign to make cycling safer for women, and therefore for everyone!
#MyRideOurRight #RideTheNight #InclusiveCycling @cyclinguk.bsky.social
Fantastic to see such a great turnout and so many people supporting this important campaign to make cycling safer for women, and therefore for everyone!
#MyRideOurRight #RideTheNight #InclusiveCycling @cyclinguk.bsky.social
Ride the Night Liverpool was a-maz-ing!
Thanks to everyone involved.
🪩 60 people
🚲 5 to 72 years old
🪩 Wide range of capabilities and experiences
🚲 Cycles as mobility aids
🪩 Cycling in the dark on roads and in parks
Brilliant to be one of 65 Glow Rides with @cyclinguk.bsky.social #MyRideOurRight
Thanks to everyone involved.
🪩 60 people
🚲 5 to 72 years old
🪩 Wide range of capabilities and experiences
🚲 Cycles as mobility aids
🪩 Cycling in the dark on roads and in parks
Brilliant to be one of 65 Glow Rides with @cyclinguk.bsky.social #MyRideOurRight
October 24, 2025 at 1:28 PM
What an absolutely amazing event!!
Fantastic to see such a great turnout and so many people supporting this important campaign to make cycling safer for women, and therefore for everyone!
#MyRideOurRight #RideTheNight #InclusiveCycling @cyclinguk.bsky.social
Fantastic to see such a great turnout and so many people supporting this important campaign to make cycling safer for women, and therefore for everyone!
#MyRideOurRight #RideTheNight #InclusiveCycling @cyclinguk.bsky.social
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This Wednesday Kay, our Campaigns and Policy Manager, is taking part in Ride the Night Liverpool. This inclusive, women-led, evening ride aims to shine a light (literally!) on the need for safer streets and better cycling infrastructure, especially for women riding after dark.
Ride the Night Liverpool
Wed 22 Oct 2025 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM Join this women-led ride in Liverpool to help Cycling UK, Merseyside Cycling Campaign and friends call for better bike routes and safer streets, especially f…
www.merseycycle.org.uk
October 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
This Wednesday Kay, our Campaigns and Policy Manager, is taking part in Ride the Night Liverpool. This inclusive, women-led, evening ride aims to shine a light (literally!) on the need for safer streets and better cycling infrastructure, especially for women riding after dark.
It was great to visit my just published (with @srlpublishing.bsky.social) cli-fi thriller Overspill in my local indie bookshop yesterday - News from Nowhere Liverpool. There’s nothing like seeing your own book in your favourite bookshop! #BookSky
October 12, 2025 at 10:49 AM
It was great to visit my just published (with @srlpublishing.bsky.social) cli-fi thriller Overspill in my local indie bookshop yesterday - News from Nowhere Liverpool. There’s nothing like seeing your own book in your favourite bookshop! #BookSky
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Palestinians will feel understandable relief. The West should feel nothing but shame. Gaza has been obliterated. The territory rendered uninhabitable. Tens of thousands murdered in cold blood. The entire population subjected to starvation tactics. And now, colonial subjugation under Trump and Blair
October 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Palestinians will feel understandable relief. The West should feel nothing but shame. Gaza has been obliterated. The territory rendered uninhabitable. Tens of thousands murdered in cold blood. The entire population subjected to starvation tactics. And now, colonial subjugation under Trump and Blair
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“I’m proud to be Black and proud to have a learning disability.”
This #BlackHistoryMonth, the theme is Standing Firm in Power and Pride.
Aisha Edwards shares why representation matters, the barriers she’s overcome, and what Black History Month means to her.
👉 Read her story: tinyurl.com/mt9z34xj
This #BlackHistoryMonth, the theme is Standing Firm in Power and Pride.
Aisha Edwards shares why representation matters, the barriers she’s overcome, and what Black History Month means to her.
👉 Read her story: tinyurl.com/mt9z34xj
October 9, 2025 at 8:55 AM
“I’m proud to be Black and proud to have a learning disability.”
This #BlackHistoryMonth, the theme is Standing Firm in Power and Pride.
Aisha Edwards shares why representation matters, the barriers she’s overcome, and what Black History Month means to her.
👉 Read her story: tinyurl.com/mt9z34xj
This #BlackHistoryMonth, the theme is Standing Firm in Power and Pride.
Aisha Edwards shares why representation matters, the barriers she’s overcome, and what Black History Month means to her.
👉 Read her story: tinyurl.com/mt9z34xj
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Rumour has it I’m talking about my favourite infrastructure tomorrow. What am I going to choose?!? It’s all interesting!
Sign up to the launch tomorrow or find the guide online now (shh!):
#Accessibility #ActiveTravel #Disability
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/our-campaign...
Sign up to the launch tomorrow or find the guide online now (shh!):
#Accessibility #ActiveTravel #Disability
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/our-campaign...
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Rumour has it I’m talking about my favourite infrastructure tomorrow. What am I going to choose?!? It’s all interesting!
Sign up to the launch tomorrow or find the guide online now (shh!):
#Accessibility #ActiveTravel #Disability
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/our-campaign...
Sign up to the launch tomorrow or find the guide online now (shh!):
#Accessibility #ActiveTravel #Disability
wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/our-campaign...
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When not championing policy, our C&P lead, @kayinckle.bsky.social, is a talented fiction author, releasing her debut sci-fi novel today!
We think its the first to be authored by AND include a wheelchair using, handcycling protagonist!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/over...
#RepresentationMatters
We think its the first to be authored by AND include a wheelchair using, handcycling protagonist!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/over...
#RepresentationMatters
Overspill – Kay Inckle - SRL Publishing
Plant a tree by ordering on our website, or available to order at all major retailers and your local indie book shop.
srlpublishing.co.uk
September 23, 2025 at 11:24 AM
When not championing policy, our C&P lead, @kayinckle.bsky.social, is a talented fiction author, releasing her debut sci-fi novel today!
We think its the first to be authored by AND include a wheelchair using, handcycling protagonist!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/over...
#RepresentationMatters
We think its the first to be authored by AND include a wheelchair using, handcycling protagonist!
srlpublishing.co.uk/product/over...
#RepresentationMatters
Tomorrow (23rd) is publication day for the hardback and e-book of my cli-fi thriller, Overspill. Liverpool and Dublin after the artic melt, a young disabled woman after The Right to Care act, and a journey that will change two lives for ever…
Liverpool, 2055.
The arctic melt has changed the world and, having been institutionalised, Megan's only hope is to persuade Jay to help her escape.
OVERSPILL - get the eBook directly on our website
The arctic melt has changed the world and, having been institutionalised, Megan's only hope is to persuade Jay to help her escape.
OVERSPILL - get the eBook directly on our website
September 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Tomorrow (23rd) is publication day for the hardback and e-book of my cli-fi thriller, Overspill. Liverpool and Dublin after the artic melt, a young disabled woman after The Right to Care act, and a journey that will change two lives for ever…
Everywhere that there is a #BikeShare, e-bike share or e-scooter share scheme, there should be an accessible option for #Disabled people. We need active and sustainable mobility more than most, and yet we are so often excluded #Eco-Ableism
#InclusiveCycling
#InclusiveCycling
"It’s transformed my life; its given me freedom; its given me independence and helped me reconnect with my family.”
Hearing the stories of those who have benefited from our groundbreaking free loan scheme, makes what we do worthwhile.
Watch his story below:
youtu.be/q-ZnnXd3M2s
wheels4me.co.uk
Hearing the stories of those who have benefited from our groundbreaking free loan scheme, makes what we do worthwhile.
Watch his story below:
youtu.be/q-ZnnXd3M2s
wheels4me.co.uk
Wheels4Me London- Jeremy's Story
YouTube video by Wheels for Wellbeing
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August 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Everywhere that there is a #BikeShare, e-bike share or e-scooter share scheme, there should be an accessible option for #Disabled people. We need active and sustainable mobility more than most, and yet we are so often excluded #Eco-Ableism
#InclusiveCycling
#InclusiveCycling
In this country an 89 year old woman can be arrested for terrorism for sitting quietly on the floor with a hand written sign. And we claim to be a democracy with free speech and human rights... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Palestine Action protesters arrested by police at London demo
The Metropolitan Police said the number of arrests was the largest made by the force on a single day in the last decade.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
In this country an 89 year old woman can be arrested for terrorism for sitting quietly on the floor with a hand written sign. And we claim to be a democracy with free speech and human rights... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The largest flotilla to ever sail to Gaza has just been announced
The Global Sumud Flotilla coalition has announced plans for the largest coordinated civilian maritime mission ever undertaken to Gaza
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
The Global Sumud Flotilla coalition has announced plans for the largest coordinated civilian maritime mission ever undertaken to Gaza
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
The largest flotilla to ever sail to Gaza has just been announced
The Global Sumud Flotilla coalition has announced plans for the largest coordinated civilian maritime mission ever undertaken to Gaza.
www.thecanary.co
August 6, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The largest flotilla to ever sail to Gaza has just been announced
The Global Sumud Flotilla coalition has announced plans for the largest coordinated civilian maritime mission ever undertaken to Gaza
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
The Global Sumud Flotilla coalition has announced plans for the largest coordinated civilian maritime mission ever undertaken to Gaza
www.thecanary.co/global/world...
Excellent investigation here. I am still at a loss as to how the UK Government can define damaging planes or other property as terrorism, but shooting thirsty children who are standing in a queue for water as part of a nation's self defence and neither terrorism or genocide...
The UK government was secretly advised that Palestine Action is “highly unlikely” to advocate for violence while officials struggled to produce evidence the group posed a national security threat, it can be revealed.
www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-how...
www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-how...
Revealed: How Palestine Action was banned
Exclusive: Documents seen by Declassified reveal serious concerns within the UK government and MI5 about proscribing Palestine Action.
www.declassifieduk.org
July 29, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Excellent investigation here. I am still at a loss as to how the UK Government can define damaging planes or other property as terrorism, but shooting thirsty children who are standing in a queue for water as part of a nation's self defence and neither terrorism or genocide...
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'The reason we have PIP is because it costs Disabled people £1,000 more each month to live to the same standard as non-disabled people, because of decisions Governments have made to not address that.'
Kill the Welfare Reform Bill!
🎙️DR UK's Mikey Erhardt on LBC News today
Kill the Welfare Reform Bill!
🎙️DR UK's Mikey Erhardt on LBC News today
July 1, 2025 at 11:43 AM
'The reason we have PIP is because it costs Disabled people £1,000 more each month to live to the same standard as non-disabled people, because of decisions Governments have made to not address that.'
Kill the Welfare Reform Bill!
🎙️DR UK's Mikey Erhardt on LBC News today
Kill the Welfare Reform Bill!
🎙️DR UK's Mikey Erhardt on LBC News today
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Police should not be confiscating #Disabled people’s necessary equipment. Isra’s story illustrates Met bad practice and the need to sort out the law around mobility aids. #MyCycleMyMobilityAid.
See our briefing on current, failing, #MobilityAids policy: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/briefing-on-...
See our briefing on current, failing, #MobilityAids policy: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/briefing-on-...
'The Met Police confiscated my wheelchair for 19 days'
Israel Vidal's wheelchair was taken by police because it had an electric attachment.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Police should not be confiscating #Disabled people’s necessary equipment. Isra’s story illustrates Met bad practice and the need to sort out the law around mobility aids. #MyCycleMyMobilityAid.
See our briefing on current, failing, #MobilityAids policy: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/briefing-on-...
See our briefing on current, failing, #MobilityAids policy: wheelsforwellbeing.org.uk/briefing-on-...
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Disabled MP who quit government over benefit cuts tells DNS: ‘The consequences will be devastating’
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-mp-...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-mp-...
Disabled MP who quit government over benefit cuts tells DNS: ‘The consequences will be devastating’
Disabled Labour MP Vicky Foxcroft has described how she was left with “no choice” but to resign as a whip over government plans to cut billions of pounds a year from disability benefits. In her fir…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Disabled MP who quit government over benefit cuts tells DNS: ‘The consequences will be devastating’
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-mp-...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/disabled-mp-...
Great to see that following the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign by @pscupdates.bsky.social the Co-op have agreed to stop selling Israeli goods as they do not comply with the Co-op's values for sourcing goods.
palestinecampaign.org/press-releas...
palestinecampaign.org/press-releas...
palestinecampaign.org
June 25, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Great to see that following the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign by @pscupdates.bsky.social the Co-op have agreed to stop selling Israeli goods as they do not comply with the Co-op's values for sourcing goods.
palestinecampaign.org/press-releas...
palestinecampaign.org/press-releas...