Kim (They/He)
@researchradkim.bsky.social
NHS Research Radiographer
Disabled, AuDHD, Queer
Trans Masc 🏳️⚧️
Committee Chair for Leeds Paraclimbing Club
Disabled, AuDHD, Queer
Trans Masc 🏳️⚧️
Committee Chair for Leeds Paraclimbing Club
Oh I love those! The starry ones are so pretty
May 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Oh I love those! The starry ones are so pretty
I'm a very big advocate for compression and supports. There is a place for physio and maintenance exercises (plus resting and medication etc etc) but the thing that made the single biggest difference to my life was using compression gear.
May 19, 2025 at 7:56 AM
I'm a very big advocate for compression and supports. There is a place for physio and maintenance exercises (plus resting and medication etc etc) but the thing that made the single biggest difference to my life was using compression gear.
I hope y'all don't mind me jumping in, I get mine from Chronically Colourful! They are a small business run by a disabled person as well 💖 I especially love the ones that match my hair
May 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
I hope y'all don't mind me jumping in, I get mine from Chronically Colourful! They are a small business run by a disabled person as well 💖 I especially love the ones that match my hair
I would lose daily living unless I can get an activity upgraded. Which by rights, it should have been graded that way from the start - but how do you tackle such lunacy as "you can drive a car therefore we think you can use a knife safely"
March 18, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I would lose daily living unless I can get an activity upgraded. Which by rights, it should have been graded that way from the start - but how do you tackle such lunacy as "you can drive a car therefore we think you can use a knife safely"
Reposted by Kim (They/He)
We've already seen how hard PIP is to get for many people. We have already seen people dying because they were unjustly denied it, or because it has been delayed. PIP is an essential lifeline for many. Proposing to cut it is a gross mistake, which needs scrapping.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
‘How can I not charge my wheelchair?’ The real effects of benefit cuts for millions of disabled people
One of those waiting for Labour’s announcement explains why he depends on personal independence payments
www.theguardian.com
March 15, 2025 at 8:49 PM
We've already seen how hard PIP is to get for many people. We have already seen people dying because they were unjustly denied it, or because it has been delayed. PIP is an essential lifeline for many. Proposing to cut it is a gross mistake, which needs scrapping.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
I had tribunal first time around as well. Went from 2 points and 0 points to 8 and 10.
So no PIP at all until the magistrates awarded me the standard rate on both. Took 14 months to get.
So no PIP at all until the magistrates awarded me the standard rate on both. Took 14 months to get.
March 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I had tribunal first time around as well. Went from 2 points and 0 points to 8 and 10.
So no PIP at all until the magistrates awarded me the standard rate on both. Took 14 months to get.
So no PIP at all until the magistrates awarded me the standard rate on both. Took 14 months to get.
Since needing a wheelchair: - my bills are higher (more so than just inflation)
- the hours I am capable of working has reduced
- I have more expenses and they are more expensive
- I have to pay for some of my healthcare due to shortages
But what people see is the PIP money I get
- the hours I am capable of working has reduced
- I have more expenses and they are more expensive
- I have to pay for some of my healthcare due to shortages
But what people see is the PIP money I get
March 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Since needing a wheelchair: - my bills are higher (more so than just inflation)
- the hours I am capable of working has reduced
- I have more expenses and they are more expensive
- I have to pay for some of my healthcare due to shortages
But what people see is the PIP money I get
- the hours I am capable of working has reduced
- I have more expenses and they are more expensive
- I have to pay for some of my healthcare due to shortages
But what people see is the PIP money I get
Money coming in is often a lot more visible to an external viewer than money going out.
March 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Money coming in is often a lot more visible to an external viewer than money going out.
It feels like targeting the most vulnerable people in society, knowing that most won't be able to defend themselves never mind fight back. It's been a several months long smear campaign to get public backing for stripping away the safety net that protects everyone.
March 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
It feels like targeting the most vulnerable people in society, knowing that most won't be able to defend themselves never mind fight back. It's been a several months long smear campaign to get public backing for stripping away the safety net that protects everyone.
This whole "reform" seriously lacks empathy and logical thought.
Employment has not been made more accessible in any significant sense, no new regulations to strengthen disability/equality acts. NHS is getting cuts, so no clear improvement to healthcare
Employment has not been made more accessible in any significant sense, no new regulations to strengthen disability/equality acts. NHS is getting cuts, so no clear improvement to healthcare
March 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This whole "reform" seriously lacks empathy and logical thought.
Employment has not been made more accessible in any significant sense, no new regulations to strengthen disability/equality acts. NHS is getting cuts, so no clear improvement to healthcare
Employment has not been made more accessible in any significant sense, no new regulations to strengthen disability/equality acts. NHS is getting cuts, so no clear improvement to healthcare
I'm so frustrated with this honestly. I work part time, what I get in PIP doesn't even cover the extra expenses I have in order to work. Reducing/removing it will only make it harder for people like me to maintain employment.
March 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I'm so frustrated with this honestly. I work part time, what I get in PIP doesn't even cover the extra expenses I have in order to work. Reducing/removing it will only make it harder for people like me to maintain employment.
Many managers, employers, and their HR do not know their duties to disabled people either. And unless you are someone with significant support outside of work and are willing to take it up to a tribunal, there is no way to get meaningful change in the workplace
March 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Many managers, employers, and their HR do not know their duties to disabled people either. And unless you are someone with significant support outside of work and are willing to take it up to a tribunal, there is no way to get meaningful change in the workplace
What is normally not seen are the recovery days that follows. Where even that beautify filter can't fully remove the under eye bags. The hot water bottle and additional meds to just keep mentally functioning if not physically.
March 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
What is normally not seen are the recovery days that follows. Where even that beautify filter can't fully remove the under eye bags. The hot water bottle and additional meds to just keep mentally functioning if not physically.
These pictures are often shared online, the happy activity focused photos
March 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
These pictures are often shared online, the happy activity focused photos
This is just a small snapshot. Without the constant support from my family and friends, I wouldn't have been able to visit my dad. It's not just the "visit", it's everything else besides. Eating, dressing, coping with the unknown environment.
March 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This is just a small snapshot. Without the constant support from my family and friends, I wouldn't have been able to visit my dad. It's not just the "visit", it's everything else besides. Eating, dressing, coping with the unknown environment.
Even so, I struggled immensely and had two days barely able to move. My HR monitor gives an idea as to why just getting dressed is so tiring for someone with disabilities like mine. I had to get dressed then lie down for a bit.
March 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Even so, I struggled immensely and had two days barely able to move. My HR monitor gives an idea as to why just getting dressed is so tiring for someone with disabilities like mine. I had to get dressed then lie down for a bit.
Using a wheelchair was not something I wanted, and I fought against it for a long time.
It has enabled me to do the job I love, and to live my life outside of it (as best I can anyway).
It has enabled me to do the job I love, and to live my life outside of it (as best I can anyway).
March 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Using a wheelchair was not something I wanted, and I fought against it for a long time.
It has enabled me to do the job I love, and to live my life outside of it (as best I can anyway).
It has enabled me to do the job I love, and to live my life outside of it (as best I can anyway).
I am an ambulatory wheelchair user. This means that I have some use of my legs.
When I can, I may use other mobility aids even though it causes extreme pain because I know that standing reduces my risk of acquiring other conditions, like DVT or lymphedema
When I can, I may use other mobility aids even though it causes extreme pain because I know that standing reduces my risk of acquiring other conditions, like DVT or lymphedema
March 17, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I am an ambulatory wheelchair user. This means that I have some use of my legs.
When I can, I may use other mobility aids even though it causes extreme pain because I know that standing reduces my risk of acquiring other conditions, like DVT or lymphedema
When I can, I may use other mobility aids even though it causes extreme pain because I know that standing reduces my risk of acquiring other conditions, like DVT or lymphedema