On July 24 2019, in his first speech as PM, Boris Johnson said the Conservatives would ‘fix the crisis in social care once and for all’. Courtesy the Guardian A pledge made in Downing Street four years ago today to fix the social care crisis has been left unfulfilled – with promises of support for … Continue reading “Charities lament unfulfilled promise four years on from vow to ‘fix social care’”
Author: Anne Pridmore
Failing Learning Disabled People: The Contradictions of 1945
By Stephen Unwin 24 July 2023 Two very different gatherings this month have got me thinking. The first was this year’s Byline Festival, which hosted a series of wide-ranging debates about the huge challenges facing the country today: above all, the future of the NHS, the reality of climate change, and Britain’s troubled relationship with … Continue reading “Failing Learning Disabled People: The Contradictions of 1945”
Care charging
Clare is doing a dissertation on care charging Claire will be supported in this work by Inclusion London and when she’s finished her dissertation, she’ll provide a summary of her findings for them to share more widely. If you think your organisation can help with recruiting participants, please get in touch with Claire. Individuals are … Continue reading “Care charging”
The Campaign for Real Care
The Campaign for Real Care is aiming for fundamental change in the way social care is delivered. We believe we have a compelling case. It is rooted in evidence, painstakingly compiled over a four year period, that reveal the way councils breach the Care Act in order to preserve traditional practices that serve to deny … Continue reading “The Campaign for Real Care”
DWP Needs To Come Clean About How Many Desperate Callers They Deliberately Disconnect
MAY 4, 2023 by samedifference1 Rate This With many thanks to Benefits And Work. Claimants are waiting over half an hour, on average, for PIP and DLA helpline calls to be answered, DWP minister Tom Pursglove admitted in a written parliamentary answer last week. But the minister now needs to come clean about how many … Continue reading “DWP Needs To Come Clean About How Many Desperate Callers They Deliberately Disconnect”
Transformation of services for Disabled People.
New technologies and participation allow us to imagine support services of persons with disabilities beyond traditional models based on impairment and dependency. This report offers a framework to rethink these services with personhood, autonomy and human rights at their centre. The UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities reflected profound changes in the … Continue reading “Transformation of services for Disabled People.”
End the Violence and Torture of Disabled Adults and Young People in So-Called Care Homes
Join our campaign planning event to discuss ending the violence and torture of our Disabled adults and Young people. While education, health and social care is being underfunded, profits are being made through incarceration and segregated provision in which Disabled people are subjected to tactics of violence, harm and torture. This is a historical systemic … Continue reading “End the Violence and Torture of Disabled Adults and Young People in So-Called Care Homes”
Disability minister faces resignation calls after posting ‘dangerous’ and hostile video
The minister for disabled people is facing calls to resign after posting a hostile and “dangerous” post on social media that warned benefit claimants his department would “track you down” and “bring you to justice”. Tom Pursglove and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) have been warned that a video accompanying the post “must … Continue reading “Disability minister faces resignation calls after posting ‘dangerous’ and hostile video”
-disabled and autistic people are being neglected and tortured. How much longer? John Harris the Guardian
Imagine a chain of scandals focused on a huge number of very vulnerable and fragile people. Picture a horrific mixture of mistreatment and neglect that is institutional, subjecting hundreds of people to completely the wrong “care”, and ensuring that many of them are effectively locked up, often for years. Then add an element that is … Continue reading “-disabled and autistic people are being neglected and tortured. How much longer? John Harris the Guardian”
PA shortage leaves disabled people ‘stuck at home’
By India Pollock BBC Wales social affairs correspondent Disabled people are being shut out of society because of a lack of personal assistants, it has been claimed. Disability Wales said many people with disabilities were being left without the support needed to live as independently as possible. Shahd Zorob, who has cerebral palsy, has had … Continue reading “PA shortage leaves disabled people ‘stuck at home’”