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Thank you so much for having me! What a lovely audience - see you tonight! 🥂 #ASRA2024

With all the ongoing misinformation about PIP, here's a thread with the facts. Disabled people face unavoidable extra costs on average, £975 per month, that's after receiving PIP (if eligible). PIP is supposed to help offset these extra costs. scope.org.uk/campaigns/extr… #PIP

My WORST accessibility offer… 👀

Surely this is a parody sketch? 2 white walking men strutting into work - rolling into a car with no physical barriers banging on about productivity. Very representative and welcoming - top job lads 👍🏼 /sarcasm

Have you been affected by long waits for wheelchairs on the NHS? My colleague Sarah Marsh would like to hear your experience. theguardian.com/society/articl…

I’ve spent #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek reporting a serious hate crime against me. A sharp reminder that people do not like difference no matter how kind you are Thanks WYorks Police for supporting me on this case & to people who hate difference - you may as well unfollow now💖

It’s been a tough week so I’m making some changes 💖 No pressure either way but here’s my link if you’d like to join my colleague community! Thanks to those who support me regularly on here 🥰 patreon.com/GemTurner?utm_…

I’m 3’1” - how do I buy clothes!? 🛍️ Here’s a little insight 👀 ⏯️ youtu.be/_AQm9GRX1J8?si…

ad - have you ever broken a bone? Here’s some of my funniest ways 😅 This post is in collaboration with REMEDi4ALL as I will be opening a conference in Bologna in June! Community is so important and I’m hoping to see many brittle friends there, too! remedi4all.org/event/2nd-mult…

What is disability and why is it so hard to define? 🤔 I had a lil ramble if you want something to listen/read in the background today! [warning: this is no academic essay, simply just an out loud thought monologue] youtu.be/Qr3oTP9kcpc?si…

Some of you may know I've joined some content creators' lead and have created a Patreon page to build a safe community I can chat with 💖 come and be my freelance colleague if you'd like to be part of the community! patreon.com/posts/early-ac…

Imagine trying to just work and having to deal with extra things like this whilst being told “it’s just the way it is”. Then we’re expected to dust ourselves off and be professional. Which of course Penny I’m sure you will be amazing 🩷 but this sitch is not surprising sadly

Flying as a wheelchair user is always anxiety inducing - but massive thank you to Ryanair for providing fab assistance myself and Pam (wheelchair) have arrived safe and sound! 🇮🇹✈️ looking forward to joining everyone for the REMEDi4ALL event tomorrow!

The #OsteogenesisImperfecta Multi-stakeholder Meeting is taking place today! OI patient advocate Gem opened with a talk on living with OI. Gem described the event as an opportunity to "see the person behind the science" in a setting where "everybody is valued".

Aaaand it’s time to go home ✈️ honestly Ryanair have been fantastic so far. Still yet to get on the plane but the staff have been so attentive and welcoming with checking my brother, I and my wheelchair so far… I can’t lie, I’m ready for my own bed 😴 I’m as tired as I look!

Twitter was the first way I put myself out there as a blogger with posts about life as a wheelchair user. I'm excited to share that I've now imported these to Substack so you can snoop posts from way back when and future ones! Come and join! ✉️ gemturner.substack.com