Disabled people are constantly failed:
Disabled people are being failed again and again.
Stop removing support from disabled constituents. Stop the hateful misinformation in the media. Stop ignoring systemic ableism.
Many disabled people want to work and contribute, but accessible, fairly paid opportunities are still being denied to us. And even when disabled people do get into paid work, the UK disability pay gap was 12.7% in 2023 according to the ONS.
That is not fairness. That is discrimination built into the system.
Some of us are already doing huge amounts of unpaid labour — advocacy, care, community work, creative work, emotional labour — while also managing the extra daily costs that come with disability. Those extra costs are real, and cutting support only pushes disabled people further into hardship. Around 5 million people were receiving either PIP or DLA under DWP policy ownership at February 2025, showing how many people rely on disability-related support.
Disabled people deserve dignity. We deserve accurate representation. We deserve support. We deserve equal access to paid work. And we deserve to be paid fairly for what we do.
Enough of the scapegoating. Enough of the cruelty. Tackle systemic ableism properly.
Stop punishing disabled people for being disabled.
Stop removing vital support.
Stop the hateful media lies.
Stop normalising systemic ableism.
Disabled people already face extra costs, extra barriers, and extra exhaustion just trying to survive in a society that rarely accommodates us. Even when we can work, many cannot access fair opportunities, and those who do are still paid less on average — the UK disability pay gap was 12.7% in 2023.
We are not the problem.
The barriers are the problem.
The prejudice is the problem.
The system is the problem.
We deserve better than unpaid labour, poverty, and blame.
We deserve fairness, dignity, access, and proper support.
Sarah Wingfield
Independent Disability Advocate
KawaiiDollDecora.uk
#disabilityinclusion #strongertogether #disability #disabilityawareness #disabilitysupport #disabilityrights
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