Are DWP really debating vouchers for disabled people instead of money for PIP? This benefit helps with extra costs of disability and is a lifeline to many people.
Sadly, Janey Godley is reported to be now receiving end-of-life palliative care. Farewell Janey. We'll remember you for welcoming a guest to Scotland... 👍
How old are you in Internet Years without telling your Age? I sent my first message in the ELM email client in about 1987.
Don't just sit there. Order Jonn's book. It's too good to miss, even though the "Buy one, get a free lettuce" promotion has now ended.
OKAY, SO: as of today's updated figured on Bookscan, I have sold 186 fewer hardbacks than Liz Truss. If it were a poll, that would be a statistical tie. But it is NOT a poll and she will also be selling a load at the lettuce convention in Birmingham right now so BUY BUY BUY
Buy A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps by Elledge, Jonn (ISBN: 9781472298508) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
BBC News - 'I had to crawl to plane toilet' - BBC's Frank Gardner www.bbc.com/news/article...
YES Alice Wong gets a Macarthur!! Among many things I could say, it occurred to me recently that I could probably teach an entire Disability Studies class based on episodes of her podcast with accompanying readings/etc (disabilityvisibilityproject.com/podcast-2/www.macfound.org/fellows/clas...
Increasing the political and cultural visibility of people with disabilities and catalyzing broader understandings of disability.
Happy birthday Mr President Carter! Happy independence day, Nigeria! (He's older).
Your daily reminder that it's far too late to mount a truly successful rescue mission in Higher Ed, since it's having its guts ripped out. Well on track to lose c.15%-20% of all provision in the end, at a time when we should be expanding given demographic pressures. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Job losses affecting 76 members of staff could come as early as 1 November, a union says.
What has mindfulness ever done for us?! It enhances clarity of thought
Thousands of peer-reviewed scientific papers prove that mindfulness enhances mental and physical wellbeing and reduces chronic pain. Clinical trials, including a major study at the University of Cambridge,...
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Brilliant article about wild fires 🔥. “The real problem will be in regions like southern France, or Germany or Poland, because they have biomass. And that biomass will dry out.” www.ft.com/content/540f...
Fighting for survival, and hope, on a permanently hotter planet