Say thank you and say it properly
Why are family carers so undervalued in this country?
26 Oct 2015
News
You won’t regret it.
Well then. Here I am, once again, lying in my bed in my living room, and I am so bored. There has to be more to life than watching day-time TV, playing Solitaire and Candy Crush on my computer and waiting for my carers to visit to make me a cup of tea. I've had enough. My life needs a purpose.
24 Oct 2015
Fightback
We cannot stress enough that you need to appeal in WRITING against a PIP decision, not over the phone. We know it is tempting to get on the phone as soon as you get the dreaded brown envelope, however this will ensure that they will reconsider the decision using the same evidence that day or a few days later, and will most likely come to exactly the same negative decision as it will not give you adequate time to send anything new in.
23 Oct 2015
“Just because I can’t speak doesn’t mean I have nothing to say”
October is International Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) awareness month. As Hilary Gardner from Communication Matters explains, there are many ways of communicating, not just with words.
22 Oct 2015
PIP assessments: 150 to 200 lose Motability car each week - See more at: http://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2015/october/pip-assessments-150-200-lose-motability-car-each-week#sthash.cNOYkl0R.dpuf
Disability Rights UK CEO Liz Sayce was interviewed about PIP and mobility on the Adrian Goldberg radio show this morning, for BBC West Midlands Adrian Goldberg radio show Listen to radio show - news item begins approximately 1:26:00 into the programme The show featured a phone in from Nicola, who has Multiple Sclerosis and who is now permanently in a wheelchair. Nicola had previously been on Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and was able to have a Motability car to help her get around because she was in receipt of DLA high rate mobility component. When Nicola was reassessed, under Personal Independence Payment (PIP) rules, she lost her Motability car because it was decided that she did not qualify for the enhanced rate mobility component - 'Moving Around', despite the fact that she cannot walk at all. The latest estimates from Motability are that 150 to 200 people lose their Motability car, each week, following the transfer of their DLA claim to PIP. The DWP has so far been silent on this issue. They have now
22 Oct 2015
Dyspraxia Awareness Week 2015 – 10 facts about dyspraxia
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22 Oct 2015