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James Watson-O'Neill

@jwatsononeill.bsky.social

Activist Chief Executive of Sense Trustee of National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) Non Executive Director at SW London and St George’s NHS Mental Health Trust Views my own

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James Watson-O'Neill@jwatsononeill.bsky.social · last yr.

Help us into work, not poverty Thank you @bigissue.com for the chance to share my views and our evidence from @sensecharity.bsky.social on how these cuts could impact disabled people’s lives. www.bigissue.com/opinion/disa...

It's not too late to do the right thing with benefits and welfare, Labour told

Sense warns that cutting disability benefits will plunge more people into poverty, but it’s not too late for Labour to do the right thing.

bigissue.com

James Watson-O'Neill@jwatsononeill.bsky.social · last yr.

Congratulations @lucywarnes.bsky.social ! I am so proud and I know that you are and will continue to be an amazing chief executive for @signhealth.bsky.social

SignHealth@signhealth.bsky.social · last yr.

“I am honoured and thrilled to take on the role of Chief Executive at SignHealth.”  - Lucy Warnes @lucywarnes.bsky.social View full announcement in BSL here 👉 signhealth.org.uk/announcement/announcing-signhealths-new-chief-executive/

Photo of Lucy Warnes wearing glasses and a dark shirt
James Watson-O'Neill@jwatsononeill.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thank you to everyone who came to our social care workshop this week. We heard that so many families with disabled children are in crisis, they’re burnt out and passed around by overstretched professionals. Services they need don’t exist and the law doesn't work for them. They deserve far better.

A photo of around 20 people holding three Sense-branded placards that say “1.7 million disabled children need better social care laws.” Representatives in the picture are from disabled children’s charities and service providers from across the country who are fighting for a more equal world for disabled children.
James Watson-O'Neill@jwatsononeill.bsky.social · 2y ago

Disabled children are being failed by the SEND system. @sensecharity.bsky.social has worked exclusively with @skynewss.bsky.social to reveal the huge challenges families are facing. The government needs to put long-term funding plan in place and simplify the system. news.sky.com/story/almost...

Almost half of parents of children with disabilities struggle to find a school that meets their child's needs

Families are said to be at "breaking point" as they try to navigate the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) system to get their children the help they believe they need.

news.sky.com

James Watson-O'Neill@jwatsononeill.bsky.social · 2y ago

Let’s work together to try and find a solution. The most important consideration is for the disabled people that @vodgmembership.bsky.social members support. Disabled people deserve the opportunity to live great lives. www.vodg.org.uk/resource/cor...

Cordis Bright and VODG | New Report on Impact of the Budget on Disability Charities

VODG commissioned independent analysis by Cordis Bright on the impact of the budget on VCSE organisations providing disability care and support.

vodg.org.uk

James Watson-O'Neill@jwatsononeill.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thank you @signature.org.uk for this honour I feel especially proud to be in the company of @aud2526.bsky.social who has achieved so much for deaf people, particularly her amazing work on the BSL Glossary Project Thank you @signhealth.bsky.social colleagues! www.signature.org.uk/2-new-induct...

2 new inductees into the Signature Hall of Fame - Signature

Celebrating the efforts of James Watson O'Neill and Dr Audrey Cameron and their dedicated contribution to accessibility for those in the deaf community

signature.org.uk

RNIB@rnib.bsky.social · 2y ago

Alt text? Don’t worry, Santa’s elves have your back! Writing great alt text is simpler than you think. Got questions? Ask our alt text elves!

A bright pink instructional graphic titled “How to sleigh alt text.” It includes colourful headings labelled Identify Who (in green), Expression (blue), Description (pink), Colour (red), and Interesting Features (grey). On the right side, there’s a sample alt text description in various colours that reads: “Santa Claus looking happy as he waves at the camera. He wears a traditional red suit and hat and has a long white beard and glasses. There are colourful lights twinkly behind him.” Below the text, a photo of Santa Claus is shown, waving with a big smile against a background of twinkling, colourful holiday lights
James Watson-O'Neill@jwatsononeill.bsky.social · 2y ago

I’m really proud of this joint work with @signhealth.bsky.social @rnib.bsky.social and several other great charities. Things were meant to change eight years ago. We need change now.

RNIB@rnib.bsky.social · 2y ago

🧵 Inaccessible health information is a risk to patient safety. Today we delivered a mock hospital appointment letter to Wes Streeting. The important information was missing, to highlight how blind and partially sighted people are receiving health info they can’t read. #MyInfoMyWay

The mock appointment letter delivered to Wes Streeting, overlayed by dark patches to simulate diabetic retinopathy. The NHS logo in the top right with Wes Streeting’s address at the Department of Health and Social Care and “Urgent Hospital Appointment” on the left. The date, time and location of the appointment are obscured. Below, the text reads “Failure to attend this urgent appointment will result in you being removed from the waiting list. Please note: If an updated and improved NHS Accessible Information Standard was published and implemented, this letter would be created in formats which can be understood by people with communication needs, including large print, easy read email, audio, British Sign Language and braille. Accessible information is a patient safety issue. When implemented it prevents risks to health and wellbeing, supports the privacy and independence of people with communication needs, and saves the NHS money – especially by avoiding missed appointments.”.
James Watson-O'Neill@jwatsononeill.bsky.social · 2y ago

Kate Boddy is such an inspiring activist. She is making real progress in improving deaf people’s access to healthcare. She has taken the awful experience of her father’s death and created positive change. Kate, I salute you! limpingchicken.com/2024/11/25/k...

Kate Boddy: My campaign for Specsavers to provide BSL interpretation – in my late Father’s legacy – has been successful (BSL)

I’ll never forget the day I started to see my Dad in a different light. It was July 2000, and I was sixteen years old. My Dad took me with him to London to campaign for the recognition of British S…

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Charlotte Augst@charlotteaugst.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you have children in a state secondary in London, or work for one, I can come and give a wee careers talk about what's it like working in the VCSE. It's nothing spectacular, but there is always a few lovely young people whose ears prick up when I eulogise about work with purpose.