An Open Letter to the Connecting Our City Project
The Connecting Our City project has caused harm to both its staff and the wider community it has engaged over the past two years. This letter seeks to raise awareness of that harm.
Mental health
Pilot extended for 9 months
YDRF has been informed that a decision has been made for the autism and ADHD assessment “3 month pilot” to be extended for 9 more months. We believe there might also be some changes to the eligibility criteria but have no details about this. The Do It Profiler online screening tool will continue to be …
Reacting to self harm
A tweet recently asked what one thing people would like to change about the way society reacts to and perceives self harm. The answers to this question were mainly related to the medical profession and the treatment of self harmers. Helen and Hazel sat down to have a chat about this topic and how the …
“But you don’t look disabled…”
We’ve been talking to York Ending Stigma recently about their work and also what it’s like to have a physical impairment and poor mental health. Lauren, one of York Ending Stigma’s champions, has kindly written about this, and ideas of what disability looks like, for us. “But you don’t look disabled…” I’ve heard this quite …
Get involved!
Our annual survey highlighted three key areas for us to work on; health and care, physical accessibility and attitudes and awareness. Further discussion has helped us get a bit more detail about those areas. We’re holding a couple of online meetings in January where we’ll start figuring out how we take action on the things that …
Dyslexia Awareness is more than just a week in October
Dyslexia Awareness Week was held at the start of October but as anyone with dyslexia knows, it’s about much more than one week a year! My name is Lydia and I was diagnosed with dyslexia and irlens syndrome at University. I also have a diagnosis of hypermobility which can lead to pain and fatigue. As …
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Mental Health Awareness Week
Lydia, one of the Steering Group members, tells us a bit about her experiences and what she wants more people to know about mental health: Firstly, it’s important to note that not everyone who experiences mental health issues would class themselves as disabled. It is entirely up to the individual to decide to reclaim that …