women with visible and invisible disabilities
We are disabled mums. Having a disabled mum is not “harm” to our children. We want Councils to provide us with support, not punish us under “child protection”.
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Support Not Separation’s Tracey Norton, who co-ordinates the Disabled Mothers’ Rights Campaign, is speaking on the panel of a webinar, Parents of disabled children and child welfare, presented by the International Parent Advocacy Network (IPAN). IPAN say: “The webinar will hear from parents and professionals about what their experiences are and how they are being … Read more
Before the local elections on 5 May, we have a chance to press the candidates who want our votes, to commit to providing mothers and children with support so families can stay together – if they are elected. It’s our chance to tell them that councils must stop targeting mostly working-class single mothers for “child … Read more
Many thanks to podcast host Don O’Neal and NaCSILS (Campaign for a National Care, Support and Independent Living Service) for inviting us to tell some moving personal stories. Click here to listen to the podcast. Text version coming soon, linked on here. For International Women’s Day, Claire, Ebere, Fereshteh, Kate and Tracey, talk about: · … Read more
Disabled claimants forced to move onto Universal Credit have won their legal challenge against loss of the full severe disability premium amount again, and also disabled child element. The solicitors Leigh Day said: “In a scathing judgment handed down [on 21 January], the DWP is found to have discriminated against [the claimants TP and AR] … Read more
Today we are joining the Support Not Separation monthly picket of the Family Court and Twitter storm against unjust separation of children from mums. From 12.30pm-1.30pm, outside Central Family Court, First Avenue House, 42-49 High Holborn, London WC1V 6NP. And Twitter storm @NotSeparation at the same time. The picket and Twitter storm is held on the first Wednesday of … Read more
by Jean Eveleigh “My case started in 2002 when I found out I was pregnant after being told I wouldn’t be able to conceive naturally. I was disabled and alone and didn’t know how I would manage. At my very first midwifery appointment I was asked if I would like a social worker. Being diagnosed … Read more
“Staff are quick to judge. Like with me before, going to hospital — after my baby was born. They wouldn’t let me go home. The staff wouldn’t let me go home. My baby was crying, and I said to them, ‘No, it’s not like this at home, we have an alarm at home, and that … Read more
“I wouldn’t change a thing about giving birth to my daughter and how she came into the world but I would change the system, how people, how professionals and in particular our government has treated me as a human being. I was treated as an anomaly, a problem, I would say that we need to … Read more
Here is our group statement to the MPs who scrutinise the DWP, for their inquiry into the assessment of disability benefits. The last time they did this was in 2017-2018. We want to share it now as we have been supporting bereaved relatives interviewed in last night’s Channel 4 Dispatches: Truth about disability benefits. The … Read more