Exposing disability inequality for Children and Families

Exposing disability inequality for Children and Families Exposing inequality with in services for disabled children (play provisions, holiday schemes) and their families/carers with respite.

Looking at councils and welsh government funding allocation and services provided (or not provided) across South Wales

24/09/2025




📢Online Protest
📢Join Disability Rebellion, DPAC and allies online on Monday 29th September 2025 at 12 noon
📢Protest the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool
Share the impact disability benefit cuts will have on your life and your community tweet and share links on disability rights
Online and offline we fight back

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Image is on a blue back ground there are striped colours on the left hand side and a speech bubble at the top In black text it says disability rebellion then online protest with a megaphone
In white text it says on Monday 29th September from 12 noon Disability Rebellion is taking action online in solidarity with DPAC & other disabled people’s organisations who are protesting the Labour Party conference. This is our chance to show disabled people will not be silenced post as many times as you can about Disability Rights share how the cuts to benefits will affect you and your community.
Use the # hashtags

Together online and offline we fight back
At the bottom of the graphic is. A gold star with red hearts then a notice on white background in black text which says 29th September from 12 noon

24/09/2025

Sorry I've not on the page much, but there has been a lot going on in the background, plus been sorting out my son during summer holidays with no respite due to the Trinity fields holiday scheme being closed.
Today I was part of a resident opinion panel at the council offices to give positive and negative feedback on what I feel the council is actually doing.
I spoke about lack of out of school opportunities for our children such as no supported swimming lessons and no youth service. I raised about the social care assessment (needs of the disabled adult/child) and the carers assessments do not link up to show needs of the family as a whole.
There was other things like pot holes, bin collections, lack of transparency, non existent councillors, backtracking on decisions made by cabinet, expenses paid out of council money that are coming out recently. As a whole, there wasn't a lot of positives given.
This panel was led by an independent consultant who is funded by the wlga. They do the rounds on every council.
I definitely recommending attending these panels either in person or online. Unfortunately we only had an hour to discuss. Everyone had an opportunity to speak and even though there was some disagreement, it was a healthy debate.
I also pointed out Mr Edmunds comments in a briefing note from 2023 to them and said I never had an apology.

In other news, I'm still badgering political candidates for the late hefin David caerphilly seat on what policies they bring to the table. I'm yet to get some sensible proper answers but I will carry on.

I'm still looking to do a media piece on the positives and negatives of the situation and progress ccbc has done since 2023.

Big shout out to the male lifeguard last week at the aln swimming as he was very understanding and supportive of us. Willing to listen but also to explain if needed.
An FOI request has gone into ccbc to explain what evidence is used to make decisions on what activities are available during our once a week aln swimming session at Newbridge.

Time for chill before afternoon school run.

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