A UK based creative campaign and community focussed on the Human Rights of Autistic people and people with Learning Disabilities. www.rightfullives.org.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mrhlg3uvg22bImportant development concerning welfare deputyships https://rookirwinsweeney.co.uk/court-of-appeal-clarifies-law-on-personal-welfare-deputyships/25 Jul 2026 09:45 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhlg3uvg22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mp2cu6ot2k2l“He said that he wanted all seclusion rooms turned into broom cupboards.” Read what happened when Jack Cavanagh met the Welsh Government. 👇 rightfullives.org.uk/blog/jack-cavanagh-meets-the-welsh-government/ https://rightfullives.org.uk/blog/jack-cavanagh-meets-the-welsh-government/24 Jun 2026 16:16 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp2cu6ot2k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mnmzf2v2zc2iStatement on the recent Supreme Court DoLS judgement. We are concerned at how this sits against the background of everything else that is currently eroding the rights of autistic people and people with learning disabilities. rightfullives.org.uk/blog/statement-on-the-supreme-court-dols-judgement/ https://rightfullives.org.uk/blog/statement-on-the-supreme-court-dols-judgement/06 Jun 2026 15:57 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnmzf2v2zc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mnimqfw7ak2oThis was made nine years ago and #NothingHasChanged https://youtu.be/n3hqZ2jkvns?si=I6XS6JiIRJzpqXHv04 Jun 2026 22:00 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnimqfw7ak2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mn5ymolcd22pThis is our vigil from five years ago. Watch it and listen to the words of two autistic people locked away. Then share it because five years later #NothingHasChanged. #Winterbourne15 #Winterbourne10 https://youtu.be/ftIwWjG7rGw?feature=shared31 May 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5ymolcd22phttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mn5u7qfy622gFrom five years ago and #NothingHasChanged31 May 2026 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5u7qfy622ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mn5o6es36225Says it all. #Winterbourne15 #NothingHasChanged From Stolen Lives31 May 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn5o6es36225https://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mn53lkwcis24TODAY IT IS 15 YEARS SINCE WINTERBOURNE VIEW: WHY ARE THE NUMBERS STILL RISING? Today, May 31st, we mark the 15th anniversary of the Winterbourne View scandal. At the time, the world promised "never again”. Watch our video to see why this was a lie.31 May 2026 07:54 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn53lkwcis24https://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mn2msfyftk2oCOUNTDOWN TO WINTERBOURNE DAY 6 🎙️NOTHING HAS CHANGED 🕯️ Alexis Quinn’s work on thePatient 11 podcast exposed the fact that sexual abuse and violence are still rife in these wards. It is a culture, not a coincidence.30 May 2026 08:24 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn2msfyftk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mmxzou6ytc2nCOUNTDOWN TO WINTERBOURNE DAY 5 🏘️ FROM WARDS TO THE STREETS What happens when you close a hospital without a community roadmap? You create a pipeline to prison or the streets. 🏚️🚓 #ForensicPathways #Homelessness #Winterbourne15 #HomesNotHospitals #NothingHasChanged29 May 2026 07:37 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmxzou6ytc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mmvkmtipvk2lCOUNTDOWN TO WINTERBOURNE DAY 4: ⏳THE LEGISLATIVE HOSTAGE28 May 2026 08:02 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmvkmtipvk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mmsy4xozak2aCOUNTDOWN TO WINTERBOURNE DAY 3: ⛓️THE "STUCK" POPULATION If you have a learning disability in the UK today, you are statistically more likely to be part of the "stuck" population—detained for 10, 15, or even 20 years. ⏳ 15 years after Winterbourne.27 May 2026 07:25 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmsy4xozak2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mmqhjsfiks2bCountdown to Winterbourne Day Two: The 152% Surge26 May 2026 07:23 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmqhjsfiks2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mmo2cwp5d223The Never Again Myth of Winterbourne View #NothingHasChanged25 May 2026 08:21 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmo2cwp5d223https://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mkplzw5oxk2xAn important new public policy report from Autism Alliance https://www.autism-alliance.org.uk/a-new-path-ahead30 Apr 2026 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkplzw5oxk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mhgisvzzvs2oOur joint statement with Stolen Lives (Wales) http://rightfullives.org.uk/campaigns/rightful-lives-and-stolen-lives-statement-on-the-itv-news-investigation-regarding-contact-restrictions-and-gagging-orders/19 Mar 2026 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhgisvzzvs2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mh53bmj2is2lThe recent rhetoric from the powers that be about Autistic people has been deeply disturbing. From education to benefits to diagnosis and support, the messaging has been negative and harmful. Yet in real life, Autistic people are being failed again and again. https://liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/4293866/content.html15 Mar 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh53bmj2is2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3mfkdeae5322pPlease read this blog by Clare Lucignoli. In it she discusses her research on the experiences of parent carers of disabled children and adults in Wales. Clare also brings in Rekha Neilson’s report about the similar experiences of families in Cambridgeshire. http://rightfullives.org.uk/blog/report-of-experiences-of-parent-carers-of-disabled-children-and-adults-across-wales/23 Feb 2026 18:56 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfkdeae5322phttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3m7mua5rfb22eFor #HumanRightsDay, our admin, Dr Dawn Cavanagh, talks about her recent research into human rights in secure hospitals. Are there any? Listen here 👇 youtu.be/o8G4DGV6q54 https://youtu.be/o8G4DGV6q5410 Dec 2025 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7mua5rfb22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3m2w7y2zxk22z“This is how every single person like me suffered at those institutions.” An Autistic Artist11 Oct 2025 12:50 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2w7y2zxk22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3lqu4fwf6kc2gIn our latest blog, Alexis Quinn discusses her five top PBS bugbears, their impact on people and practical solutions for staff 👇 http://rightfullives.org.uk/blog/top-five-pbs-bugbears-and-practical-solutions-for-staff-by-alexis-quinn/05 Jun 2025 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqu4fwf6kc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3lq3oa3k7r22v“One family member told us that they didn’t always feel their relative was safe and staying on the Mitford Unit actually made them feel worse.” Even the so-called specialist units can’t get it right it seems. https://www.cqc.org.uk/press-release/cqc-publishes-report-service-run-cumbria-northumberland-tyne-and-wear-nhs-foundation https://www.cqc.org.uk/press-release/cqc-publishes-report-service-run-cumbria-northumberland-tyne-and-wear-nhs-foundation?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Orlo&utm_content=Press+Releases26 May 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq3oa3k7r22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/rightfullives.bsky.social/post/3ljzfjsq6ts2sIn case you haven’t seen it yet, here is the video of the webinar about the Mental Health Bill that we co-hosted with Oliver Lewis at Doughty Street Chambers last week. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oM53rBKkLEM10 Mar 2025 10:59 +0000at://did:plc:hhpcl33olis2d6eehmtd22ce/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljzfjsq6ts2s