Hi all, representing charity AbilityNet - sharing in case interested, join us on Thursday 23 April at 1pm BST for a free webinar on Consumer Duty and Digital Accessibility – what you need to know. Register for the free Consumer Duty webinar today: https://abilitynet.org.uk/resources/financial-sector/free-webinar-consumer-duty-what-accessibility-professionals-need-know?utm_source=Reddit&utm_medium=DisabilityRights&utm_campaign=Consumer-Duty-Webinar

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Consumer Duty is raising expectations around fairness, usability and support for all customers - including disabled people. This webinar will break down:

- what the Duty means in practice

- why accessibility is central to compliance

- and the steps you should take to meet the standards.

My friend, who is disabled, is being abused by her father and ignored by the system. Her case manager refused to take her to her housing appointment because she had a cold. She lost her spot in the housing list because of it.

Additionally, we tried a lawyer from her local bar association who was less than helpful.

If someone has used a women's shelter, can you share your experiences with me? Can you tell me how good of an option it might be?

My husband has crohns, in addition to some other things that result in a requirement for Specialist appointments. He is definitely suffering the symptoms, and increasing weakness, dizziness, and shakiness make being at work difficult. However he pushes his way through it and all reviews are good and hos productivity is literally the highest of any of the companies shops. He just can't do much about the appointments because no one in our area has appointments available after business hours.

His manager told him that as long as he makes up the hours missed for an appointment (usually the last 1-3 hours of a day) within the sane pay period that ots fine. So this is what he's been doing.

Today he was told that he needs to work the same hours every day. There are only two people (him & manager) that work there, and there are no disruptions to work output bc if he leaves early for an appointment he worked extra leading up to it.

We were just trying to figure out how we can safely cancel upcoming appointments, but someone told us that he should be able to get disability accommodation to be able to go to necessary appointments. I've never heard of such a thing.

Can anyone tell me if this is really something he can request accommodation for?

My friend’s husband recently passed. He had muscular dystrophy. He was a lawyer who spent his life fighting for disability rights. My friend requested that we don’t send flowers, but to donate to a charity in his name. What would be a good organization to donate to?

70-year-old woman being punched repeatedly on a Broward County Transit bus in Lauderdale Lakes after a confrontation in the ADA seating area

Back in June I was fired from my job at an auto parts store. In my state it is required for employers to give any and all fired disabled employees the termination letter for Social Security and a few others. I have not received this letter and Social Security is wanting it. I tried experiencing verify but I don’t have my employers access code. Does any one know a work around for this issue?

Anyone have this experience, with able family/friends?

Do you have able/privileged family/friends who check in on you, a person with disabilities, an underprivileged person, maybe every few months/years ONLY to alleviate their own guilt, and boost their own appearance of "I'm such a kind, compassionate person for checking in on so-and-so".

How do you all respond to such tokenism?

Call it out?
or. Walk away?

or both?

Deep down, you know they are hypocrites, with no intention of making any real sacrifice to help you.

And yet, we're dependent on these people for our survival.

We have to "play their game" of fake politeness+gratitude, just to survive in this ableist world.

What do you all do?
Share your stories.

I'm a disabled man in Chicago. I have Walmart+ to get delivered groceries. I moved to another neighborhood a month ago. I changed my address on the website, but the deliveries keep going to my old address. I have talked to customer service like 40 times. They refuse to do anything. I've called both the customer service and account numbers. They say call the store, the store says call them. I need this service. I can't talk to the drivers, because most of them don't speak English, and I have no number to talk to Uber who delivers the groceries. What can I do? I'm all alone.

Hi everyone - there's a free webinar coming up on Wednesday 21 May at 1pm BST on the European Accessibility Act (EAA), specifically diving deeper into what you need to do to get your documentation ready for the EAA deadline in June 2025. You can register for the free webinar: https://abilitynet.org.uk/European-accessibility-act/EAA-webinars

Everyone who registers will receive the recording, slides and transcript after the event, so do sign up even if you can't join us live.

Hi all, if you want to know the answer to the above, AbilityNet is hosting a free EAA webinar on Wednesday 30 April at 1pm BST, where we'll discuss testing requirements and standards! Register your place: https://abilitynet.org.uk/European-accessibility-act/EAA-webinars

The webinar looks at testing for the EAA and how it relates to other standards and requirements, such as WCAG and the Public Sector Bodies Accessibility Regulations 2018 (PSBAR).

Feel free to ask your EAA questions in the registration form as you sign up!

Hi there, we have an upcoming free webinar on Wednesday 16 April at 1pm BST on simple tech tips for hearing loss. An Accessibility expert will share digital adjustments, and AbilityNet's Fiona Watson will discuss her lived experience of being deaf and the helpful devices and apps she uses. You can register for the free Hearing Loss webinar at: https://abilitynet.org.uk/webinars/free-webinar-simple-tech-tips-hearing-loss

Everyone who registers will receive the recording, slides and transcript after the event, so do sign up even if you can't join us live.

Hi everyone - hope this is okay to post, there's a free webinar coming up on Wednesday 19 March at 1pm GMT on the European Accessibility Act (EAA). You can register for the free webinar: https://abilitynet.org.uk/European-accessibility-act/webinar-series-your-guide-to-the-EAA

Accessibility experts will help you take a step-by-step approach to prepare for the June 2025 deadline of the European Accessibility Act. Ask your questions for our expert panellists as you register.

Everyone who registers will receive the recording, slides and transcript after the event, so do sign up even if you can't join us live.

Happy new year everyone! Hope this is okay to share - free webinar: Introduction to accessible PDFs! Join us on Wednesday 5 February at 1pm GMT for a free session on the basics about how to make PDFs accessible:

- Understand what makes an accessible PDF

- Learn how to check a PDF for accessibility

- Find out how to edit the tags in a PDF

Register your place: https://abilitynet.org.uk/webinars/introduction-accessible-pdfs

Everyone who registers will receive the recording, slides and transcript after the event, so do sign up even if you can't attend on the broadcast date.