consultation on Working with People with Disabilities
The DWP have published a consultation on Working with People with Disabilities
18 Jul 2013
News
Vodafone looks to recruit people with autism
Vodafone has been recruiting people with autism to its offices in Germany, hoping to reap the benefits of their high skills with numbers and patterns.
17 Jul 2013
Supervisor caught raping mentally disabled employee dismissed colleague who threatened to report him by claiming the woman 'wouldn't know the difference'
A supervisor at a Seattle warehouse was caught raping a fellow worker who was developmentally disabled whilst he was on the job and then went on to justify his vile actions by saying the woman 'wouldn't know the difference.'
17 Jul 2013
help for stroke survivors who are “Feeling overwhelmed”
This week Mark Hunter MP for Cheadle joined forces with the Stroke Association and stroke survivors from around the country at a Parliamentary reception to help raise awareness of the emotional impact of stroke.
17 Jul 2013
A Very Scary Bar Chart On The Bedroom Tax
I am so scared by this that I just had to share it with you, readers. Thanks to the Papworth Trust for asking the question, and to Dr Eoin Clarke for sharing the graphic.
16 Jul 2013
Disability, The New Axis of Evil
The House of Commons debated an Opposition Day motion today calling for disability benefit cuts to be subjected to a cumulative impact assessment - the radical idea that if you subject someone to not one cut, but two, three or even six or more (DLA, ESA, ILF, Bedroom Tax, Benefits Cap, council care budget cuts, and the list goes on, and on, and on) you should actually add up everything they're losing. The standout contribution has to have been from (disabled) Tory MP Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys). "dragged to this Chamber by Pat's petition, We are Spartacus and other extremist disability groups that do not speak for the overall majority." Pat's Petition, extremists? Spartacus, extremists? Damn, better hope the accessibility atGuantanamo Bay's up to scratch for when they line all us uppity crips up for Extraordinary Rendition. "The cumulative impact assessment is a very narrow tool by which to judge the contribution of the disabled community in this country, their potential and what they can ach
16 Jul 2013