Your Options Understood

01/03/2026

1st March 2026 - It's National Wheelchair Day and the start of Cerebral Palsy Awareness Months

23/02/2026

Scotland's Disability Summit 2026 - A great day for Y.O.U and I to be part of on Saturday and for us to equip our MSPs to amplify the voices of disabled people and unpaid carers...

WIth a new government due to be elected in May let's see what happens next...

Check out Being Danielle’s video.

16/02/2026

This morning Y.O.U and I will be delivering myAccess to Work training in partnership with Apt Scotland as part of their Apt Glasgow Project.

Despite the continuing challenges Y.O.U and I continue to face as a result of the Welfare Reform and the cuts to the scheme we remain committed to promoting how, we'll the scheme can work if implemented correctly to help disabled people find and retain employment. putting them on a equal par with their non disabled peers.

If you are interested in engaging with this or any of Y.O.Us training programmes being delivered with your organisation to upskill your staff and to help make your organisation disability confident get in touch now, by emailing youroptionsunderstood@gmail.com or by calling 07938998091

We look forward to hearing from you 😊

02/02/2026

PLEASE LIKE SHARE AND COMMENT AND HELP Y.O.U CONNECT WITH THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN THESE COMPANIES SO THAT DISABILITY INCLUSION BECOMES EMBEDDED WITHIN THEIR TOYS AND PRODUCTS!!!

So lately, Y.O.U and I have been seeing a lot of posts from various different toy makers about how they are representing disability and inclusion in their toys and in turn making disability normal in children's play. Y.O.U are keen to be part of this inclusive narrative for children and AI have helped us create the dolls below.

We are keen to connect with companies such as Mattel, Inc. the LEGO Group Build-A-Bear Workshop and any other company who are keen to make their toys and products more disability inclusive. So help us spread the word and connect with the right people in these companies to make this happen.

Don't make inclusion a tokenistic gesture or something that is only represented medically within your toys and products. Let Y.O.U help make your representation real and not something that is only seen occasionally.

02/02/2026

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Hi everyone

At the end of last year Y.O.Us website went through a bit of an overhaul and now we are ready to share how it looks with you. Don't worry there has been no massive changes and it still has the pink, grey and white branding that you all recognise with Y.O.Us avatar logo. It just looks a bit tidier and easier to read.

We want to concentrate on telling you what we do for now so lets start with our training and education page. On this page you will find all the training programmes that Y.O.U offers with our training catalogue that you can download. The catalogue also details our bespoke option where we will work to our brief and meet the specific training needs of an organisation.

So if our training and education programmes are something that would meet your organisations training needs, head over to Y.O.Us website by clicking the link below and getting in touch to find out more about the training and education programmes that Y.O.U offers and how these can help train and upskill your staff enabling your organisation to learn from our first hand experience of disability and as a result become more inclusive.

https://youroptionsunderst.wixsite.com/y-o-u/staff-training

More details about our Staff Training Services

29/01/2026

This morning Y.O.U and I will be delivering Access to Work training in partnership with The SUSE Scotland as part of their Apt Glasgow Project.

Despite the continuing challenges Y.O.U and I continue to face as a result of the Welfare Reform and the cuts to the scheme we remain committed to promoting how, we'll the scheme can work if implemented correctly to help disabled people find and retain employment. putting them on a equal par with their non disabled peers.

If you are interested in engaging with this or any of Y.O.Us training programmes being delivered with your organisation to upskill your staff and to help make your organisation disability confident get in touch now, by emailing youroptionsunderstood@gmail.com or by calling 07938998091

We look forward to hearing from you 😊

19/01/2026

This morning Y.O.U and I will be delivering Access to Work training in partnership with the Apt Scotland as part of their Apt Glasgow Project.

Despite the continuing challenges Y.O.U and I continue to face as a result of the Welfare Reform and the cuts to the scheme we remain committed to promoting how, we'll the scheme can work if implemented correctly to help disabled people find and retain employment. putting them on a equal par with their non disabled peers.

If you are interested in engaging with this or any of Y.O.Us training programmes being delivered with your organisation to upskill your staff and to help make your organisation disability confident get in touch now, by emailing youroptionsunderstood@gmail.com or by calling 07938998091

We look forward to hearing from you 😊

16/01/2026

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This week Mattel launched their first autistic barbie in partnership with The Autistic Self Advocacy Network. The doll was created with guidance from the autistic community to represent common ways autistic people may experience, process and communicate in the world around them.

It is an aspiration of mine for Y.O.U that we can work with companies like Mattel to develop what they are already building around the representation of disability and help them create barbies that mainstream disability. Ideally I would envisage Y.O.U being a voice for disabled people, pushing the boundaries of disability and emphasising that everyone should be encouraged to embrace their own identity and that disability should never only be represented medically in the toys that children play with. Instead it should be normalised...because guess what, disabled people are normal!

AI helped me generate two potential dolls, one based on Y.O.U's avatar and one based on me, Dr Danielle Farrel. We tend to come as a package as you know if you follow Y.O.U's work but both dolls represent what Y.O.U stands for and how we would like to see disability represented in children's toys.

So Mattel if you are reading this come and have a chat with Y.O.U and we will help you not only further mainstream disability in your barbies but we will also help you make inclusion trendy and part of every day life instead of being represented medically and as something to fix.

15/01/2026

Photos from Saturdays workshop with the University of Strathclyde . After yet another challenging day sometimes you need a reminder of why I do what I do even if systems continue to have low expectations of us disabled people

12/01/2026

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Y.O,U Dream Plan Live programme still has places available to support disabled people and families with Person-Centred Planning.

This programme is fully funded by The National Lottery Community Fund Scotland aiming to support disabled people and their families to dream big, plan for the future and remove the barriers that they often face. Click the link below to find out more about the programme and to hear from other about how beneficial the support provided is and how impactful it can be in improving peoples lives.

https://youroptionsunderst.wixsite.com/y-o-u/dream-plan-live-programme

If you feel that you, your loved one or someone you work for would benefit from the Dream Plan Live programme please get in touch and help us ensure that people in need are supported to dream, plan but most of all LIVE the life they have the RIGHT to lead.

Email - youroptionsunderstood@gmail.com

Tel - 07938998091

Or make a referral on the website

12/01/2026

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It's been a while since Y.O.U has had a merchandise Monday... Take advantage of our 20% off code and head over to the shop at www.youroptionsunderst.wixsite.com/y-o-u and treat yourself to something in our winter sale. At the same time you will also be helping Y.O.U to raise our profile and promote that the voices of disabled people need to be heard.

20% off with code WINTER2026SALE — limited-time winter sale! Use at checkout to save on select items. Link in Bio

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Check out Being Danielle’s video.

31/12/2025

Well what can I say 2025, I'm more than ready to say good riddance. This has been without a doubt, one of the most challenging years so far both personally and professionally

Of course there have been some positives, continuing to watch my niece Maisie grow into the wee character she has become and building a close bond with her. This year spending time with her has become one of my few happy places.

Moving to having my own team of PAs who support me to live this thing called life has been a plus too.

I've learned a lot too. I've learned that life can literally change at the drop of a hat so take nothing for granted, that I can't always do life myself and that i need people to lean on too and that's okay

This year I've also learned that party planning is not my dream job but I'm glad I could do it, if only to ensure my dad had a special night to celebrate his 80th and to bring together extended family and friends to help him enjoy his celebrations. I'm very grateful to everyone that made that happen and to those who continue to support us. I couldn't do it without you

On a professional level i'm just grateful to have a business and a job as well as my sanity after feeling the negative impact of the welfare reform as a disabled person in work and who only wants to sustain employment. Your Options Understood (Y.O.U) and I appreciate those you that have and continue to help us navigate this challenging landscape.

Y.O.U and I would also like to thank our colleagues, friends, partners, customers and networks and best wishes for the new year.

So 2025, that's a wrap (almost)

2026, you're nearly here...Can I see the terms and conditions first??

Happy New Year when it comes🥳