Dimensions UK on LinkedIn: Ex-cerebral palsy footballer Jordan Smith: Work to do in push for equality (2024)

Ex England cerebral palsy footballer, Jordan, wants more accessible sports for all.🏅Read the Independent article:

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If carers can come to the cinema with us then why not the gym?Our Leaders List poll showed 92% respondents want more accessible sports. Dimensions Quality Consultant, Jordan, spoke to the The Independent about how we can help more people be active and achieve in sports.🏅Read the article: https://bit.ly/3WUr6uT#Paralympics

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We've joined other not-for-profit organizations offering to work with the Government on #SocialCare reforms. At Dimensions, we want to focus on the social care cap, training and fair pay. We'll get this right by listening to people with lived experience.▶️ Read the open letter: https://bit.ly/3STVN2j#PayFairForSocialCare@NCFCareForum

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🔥"Some professionals cannot understand how some women communicate and might struggle to diagnose their menopause symptoms". Dr Megan Bowes, Dimensions Health Lead.We provide support and accessible information, developed by people with lived experience of learning disabilities and autistic people, to help women through one of the biggest physical changes in their lives. We also have Menopause Champions for colleagues.👉 Read the BBC article:

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😎 That Friday feeling is brought to you by Dimensions #AutismFriendlyScreenings !We've revamped our website to make it easier to find AFS in your area. Keep an eye out for #DidYouKnow fun facts about the films. Let us know your film trivia!😀👉 Check it out:

"There should be enough staff to help disabled people."🚌 Here's an easy read report about barriers to travel for disabled people and recommendations from Transport for AllRead the report here: https://bit.ly/3AnuM0MHere what Dimensions Council think:

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Questionable report on 'reversal' of autism gets fact checked by autism leaders and ReutersDimensions always offers advice to journalists to speak to people with lived experience, who we support or employ, so that news is responsible, not sensational. We would never support a cure for autism or advocate harmful changes to a person's behaviour through medication or therapy and we're pleased to read this open letter from autism experts.🔎

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💙🤍💗 Pride and Prejudice podcasts from Logan and Lexi are on SpotifyListen to their interesting chat about what it's like to be transgender and autistic, riding 2 spectrums, and how to navigate names and flags.https://spoti.fi/4d1q1I5#pride2024

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"Everyone should feel safe, be listened to and respected, no matter what their race, colour, disability or background; you are not alone."Dimensions Chief Executive Rachael Dodgson responds to the current riots and violence in parts of the UK: https://lnkd.in/e3ESkXDU

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