Writer. Author. Focus upon justice and inclusion for autistic people. Challenging #parentcarerblame. https://teapawt.org/t.co/qexLioH5TG
Yorkshire, England
Joined January 2019
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Alice Running retweeted
I've been trying to expose this happening in too many schools for years.
This is one lid off one of many very large cans of worms.
It's sickening, but this is the reality of many children's school days.
Alice Running retweeted
This is where it starts @RamseyjJane @Paulscriven @KeeleyMP @BaronessHollins @LizBarkerLords. This is not an isolated case by any means. And by the time our traumatised children end up in psychiatric hospitals, sometimes years later, the damage can never be undone.
We need to act on all the reviews that have already been done with:
Ringfenced, audited funding where the spending is then evaluated over time.
Full Accountability.
Talk to us.
CCTV shows pupils abused and locked in padded room bbc.com/news/articles/cjw0e3…
Alice Running retweeted
Seclusion+restraint practices systemic in 'specialist' provisions. Schools use barbaric force to deal with distress+overwhelm caused by the school not meeting child's needs. Parents who challenge this practice exposed to parent blame, labelled difficult or silenced.
Alice Running retweeted
The School Prison Cells – please watch our short documentary on iPlayer
Pupils abused and neglected inside ‘so-called ‘calming rooms’
Their families say they’ve been abandoned to deal with the trauma
bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…
Alice Running retweeted
⚖HUMAN RIGHTS CASE SUCCEEDS IN HIGH COURT⚖
A case in the High Court, has awarded damages for wrongful care proceedings & inadequate education & social care package for a complex disabled child, in relation to Article 8, Human Rights Act 1998.
facebook.com/share/p/1UNPoQB…
Alice Running retweeted
🚨 REPORT NEWS 🚨
We're pleased to share our new report #SupportNotSuspicion.
Disabled children from minority groups face more hurdles when accessing social care than white disabled children and their families.
Change is needed.
Read the full report: bit.ly/DCPSNS
ALT DCP report cover for Support not Suspicion. Image is of a young girl with plaits wearing a pink t-shirt. Text reads "Support not Suspicion Social Care, Ethnicity, Disabled Children and Their Families Research by the Learning Hub at the Disabled Children’s Partnership"
Alice Running retweeted
An exclusive new report into the SEND provision for black and Asian minority ethnic disabled children has been released this morning.
@BBCNuala will be joined by @DCPcampaign manager Stephen Kingdom and Parveena Mahal @parv296 co-founder of SEN Seva to discuss it ⬇️
Alice Running retweeted
‘The education system likes to put children in little boxes and if you don't fit in that box, you get pushed out’
In our special Woman’s Hour episode live from the BBC Radio theatre, 17-year-old Katie shared her experience of navigating the SEND system ⬇️
Alice Running retweeted
‘Fighting every step is so hard'
Katie, 17, is autistic and has barely been to school since she was 13.
She joined @BBCNuala to discuss her experience as a child navigating England’s Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) system, and how it has impacted her.
Alice Running retweeted
Disabled activists and allies defy bureaucrats to ensure delivery of 650 copies of ‘DWP violence’ book to MPs disabilitynewsservice.com/di… via @johnpringdns
Alice Running retweeted
Grateful for the last keynote, @DrSamiSchalk who is sharing insights from her important, (open access!!) book 'Black Disability Politics,' available here: tinyurl.com/BlackDis #CDS24
Alice Running retweeted
Hi Richard. Mum to 2 autistic children in Leeds. Long term struggle to access provision. Produced study suggesting parent blame systemic and used (in part) to deny limited support inc education. Trying to get report discussed by changemakers.
pdasociety.org.uk/resources/…
Alice Running retweeted
There is a huge crisis in the services for children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
I've secured a debate in Parliament this week on this crisis.
So many children are suffering and their families left totally exhausted by this situation.
A lot of people have already shared their experiences with me and I will try to make as many of these points as possible in the debate.
If you would like to share your experience of SEND provision, then please do so below.
Alice Running retweeted
School was the worst experience for our daughter and left her with school based trauma. Time for the government to wake up to the fact school is not the right environment for every child.
I make no apologies for saying the best place for children is in school.
The Tories tinkered around the edges of a generational challenge. Labour are gripping it.
This week must be back-to-school week, not just for some children, but for all children.
thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
Alice Running retweeted
Does ‘all children’ include autistic children and children with a learning disability @bphillipsonMP?
I make no apologies for saying the best place for children is in school.
The Tories tinkered around the edges of a generational challenge. Labour are gripping it.
This week must be back-to-school week, not just for some children, but for all children.
thetimes.com/uk/politics/art…
Alice Running retweeted
Disability activists are set to deliver 650 copies of The Department by @johnpringdns to the House of Commons – a copy for every MP. 📚
The book argues that DWP actions have led to “the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands, of disabled people”. ⬇️
bigissue.com/news/activism/d…
Alice Running retweeted
- So infuriating, yet again according to @educationgovuk and @bphillipsonMP parents are to be penalised if an intervention does not work, when parents have no power or agency to influence the implementation or the success of that intervention. 2/3
Alice Running retweeted
There are lots of reasons why the right community care and support for people with learning disabilities and autistic people just isn’t there.
One of those reasons is the huge power imbalance that exists between professionals and people and families.
We asked our community to give us examples of statements professionals have made to them and put them in a video.
It’s very telling…watch by clicking on the link. And share.
youtu.be/zSO1GnKU1qw?si=F5Fv…
Alice Running retweeted
We are campaigning to raise awareness of judicial bias in the family courts. We launch the campaign in September.
Important article on the horrifying misogyny in the family courts in the face of deeply concerning comments by judges.
By @Athena_Stavrou.
Alice Running retweeted
We jointly held a conference at the University of Leeds, School of Law to explore practical solutions to addressing what is referred to as Systems Generated Trauma, and address awareness raising actions to generate further support and collaboration. buff.ly/3Sczq7U