@VotePursglove
Tom Pursglove
9 months
Great to see #AskDontAssume launch today, following co-development with disabled people, stakeholders and extensive research with 500+ people with lived experience of disability. The campaign aims to start conversations about the everyday assumptions disabled people face.
@DisabilityGovUK
Disability Unit
9 months
"People see disability as a weakness. I see this disability as a strength, a tool, something that can give back." - Cat Developed with disabled people, aiming to start conversations about everyday assumptions they face, our new campaign #AskDontAssume ๐Ÿ‘‡
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@HollieAnneB
Hollie-Anne Brooks | Liverpool N2
9 months
@VotePursglove Tom, Iโ€™d love to know what you think about the fact disabled people in their 1000s are saying this is damaging? Weโ€™re now even more scared of getting abuse on the street because youโ€™re encouraging people to essentially come up to us and ask us owt they like.
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@TheDryhtscipe
John Urquhart ๐ŸŽ„ #AintAsking ๐“…ฟ
9 months
@VotePursglove Define "person with lived experience of disability"?
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@makedoandSEND
Sam Bowen
9 months
@VotePursglove Were parents of disabled children/YP were asked? I've lost count of the number of times strangers have asked me "did you know about your daughter's condition before she was born?" Also the killer; "did you know God only gives special kids to special parents?" Thanks a lot Tom!
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@ciarale01
Ciara Lawrence
9 months
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@ciarale01
Ciara Lawrence
9 months
@VotePursglove Hi @SalBrinton This campaign feels rushed and it does not feel very inclusive. I don't like the name either! #AskDontAssume #disability @Tanni_GT @VotePursglove @DisabilityGovUK
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@SalBrinton
SalBrinton
9 months
@ciarale01 @VotePursglove @Tanni_GT @DisabilityGovUK Itโ€™s awful. Not well thought through. Sigh
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@LuxMeaMundiAM
Katie
9 months
@VotePursglove So rather actually than help us disabled people, youโ€™ve granted the public permission to ask us any question, whether itโ€™s invasive or ableist, and want us to give up our time for free to educate people when we donโ€™t want to talk about our disabilities with strangers? Brilliant๐Ÿ™„
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@PeterPetermac1
peter mcdonnell
9 months
@VotePursglove Another Tory child-starver claiming credit for other people's efforts. Me me me.
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@Stephen_APA1
All Possibilities
9 months
@VotePursglove I agree. Itโ€™s great to tokenise. How did the extensive research outcome not see that access needs to be standard. Illusion of inclusion.
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@PatriciaClaxton
Patricia Claxton #voteSunakout
9 months
@VotePursglove I would be more likely to take this more seriously if I wasnโ€™t aware of your voting record which shows how you have supported so much that disadvantaged ordinary people.
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@helena85765208
Helena
9 months
@VotePursglove As a disabled person, I am so glad you are spending your time pushing abled people to be even more invasive with their questions than, say, attending the UN meeting regarding your continual discrimination against us. I just love being asked "what's wrong with you?"
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@socialactioninf
Social Action
9 months
@VotePursglove Just follow the UNCRPD which you signed and ratified. This is a diversion from @DWPgovuk benefit related deaths, 60% Covid deaths & the grave and systematic violations of Disabled people's rights since 2010
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@NYDeafSwimmer
Nathan Young
9 months
Tweet media one
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@SaveRalphDog
Ralph Dawg the real Big Dawg ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ
9 months
@VotePursglove Donโ€™t believe 500+ disabled people have approved this therefore your brought to strict proof of the same
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@SaveRalphDog
Ralph Dawg the real Big Dawg ๐Ÿ•โ€๐Ÿฆบ
9 months
@VotePursglove Bull fluff policy while you and your shills gear up to abolish the ECHR and undermine our rights even further ! Disabled people donโ€™t trust you many hate you and for good reason !
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@rosiejsargent97
Rosie J Sargent (Lady of Wessex)
9 months
@VotePursglove I don't believe 500 disabled people agreed with this considering we make. up 25% of the population... If you're going to lie at least make it a good one
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@MrsRieB
RieRieB ๐ŸŒป๐ŸŒˆโ™ฟ๏ธ๐Ÿงก
9 months
@VotePursglove We donโ€™t want to start conversations. I just want to live. I want to be able to leave the house without someone asking whatโ€™s wrong with me and whether I can have sex. But now youโ€™ve unleashed a campaign that gives license to people to carry on asking those questions.
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@MrsParky001
Countess Crafty Caron aka MrsP ๐Ÿ ๐Ÿก๐ŸŸโ™ฟ#FBPE #FBDR
9 months
@VotePursglove We don't want busy bodies questioning us - we want proper accessibility. We get asked enough intrusive stuff by random strangers without your lot encouraging them to do it. #DontAskFoff
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@Ms_Deathwish
Ms. Deathwish #EndGenocide
9 months
@VotePursglove Or just leave us alone ffs
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@fatbetty73
Helen Bach #teamjoost #nemobrokethecode
9 months
@VotePursglove This is bloody awful. I don't want to be telling randos about my psychotic episodes. Dreadful 'campaign'.
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