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Amid anxieties that social media and mass sharing of ideas could be changing our very identity as human beings (gulp) ... we're bringing you a list of disability community people who we think you might like to follow on Twitter.

The positive sporting fever of last summer brought many Paralympians to the fore on the social network and anti welfare cuts campaigners have been building a respectable profile over the last two years.

Here's our list, we welcome any other recommendations in the comments below or direct to us via .

• - Had it not been for social media, Sue probably wouldn't be campaigning. One of the new band of activists, her work has since gone beyond the internet to party conferences and you can hear her on Radio 4's You and Yours programme next Monday. Presently she is fighting against government welfare amendments from her hospital bed.

Recent tweet: "Patients come, patients go. I'm still here. Kind of like the treatment room or the sluice"

• - The position is now held by former TV presenter Esther McVey, MP. Find out where she is and what she's doing. This feels like more of a signed-off government account than a personal account from Esther, though. So if you like personal insights, you might want to follow her .

Recent tweet: " is very cost effective. The Sayce Review described a net return to the Treasury of £1.48 for every £1 spent"

• - The comedian with cerebral palsy has been around for a while but is presently enjoying a post Paralympic bounce which is not to suggest she's not funny or talented - haven't you heard her getting laughs on Radio 4's News Quiz lately? Francesca has recently put her money where her mouth is and got all anti-cuts political by setting up the website and a calling for everyone to pause and think about the proposed reform, in a nutshell.

Recent tweet: "Francesca Martinez posted Please keep signing & retweeting #WOWpetition to protect the human rights of disabled people & carers! Nearly at 16000!" (100,000 could trigger a debate in parliament)
• - The swimmer from all the Paralympics posters, Ellie won two golds, one silver and one bronze medal at London 2012 and is now becoming a bit of a TV celeb too. This week she did rather well in The Great Comic Relief Bake Off in a week where fellow Paralympian Jonnie Peacock was on ITV's All Star Family Fortunes too - oh feel that aforementioned bounce.

Recent tweet: "Hope you are all enjoying the GBBOComicRelief, "

&bull - Neil is worth a follow for his constant fresh thinking and retweets around disability, living and policy. He's a consultant in the field of human rights and disability and keeps an interesting too.

Recent tweet: "Something worth striving for? "

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