women with visible and invisible disabilities
To: Eva Neitzert and Pam Cole, Women’s Budget Group Belinda Phipps, Fawcett Society Juanita Elias and Shirin Rai, Warwick University We were glad to attend the launch of the PSA Commission on Care report, Towards a New Deal For Care and Carers in November, and see the shift towards recommending national provision and free care, … Read more
Click on this link to read our full testimony to the Commission on Care: winvisible-submission-crisis-of-care-latest
We have been part of the independent living struggle for many years. “Care” is devalued as something only older and disabled people need, when in reality, everyone needs care from before we are born and throughout life, we all need caring relationships and strive for a caring society. That is, “care needs” are not just … Read more
Natasha Cox “petrified” by care bill A WOMAN with severe brain damage and epilepsy has been ordered to repay hundreds of pounds of care payments after Town Hall officials criticised her for spending some of the money on coffee and cleaning. Natasha Cox, a former Hampstead School student who lives in Hampstead, says she is … Read more
Disabled woman loses 48 hours’ support Save the Independent Living Fund ILF Users Speak Out
Campaigners in Hammersmith & Fulham win free homecare! Congratulations to Hammersmith & Fulham Coalition Against Cuts (HAFCAC) – disabled and older people win free homecare! HAFCAC won the commitment from the recently-elected Labour council to abolish homecare charges – a “tax on disability” — from April 2015, paid for by cutting the council’s PR budget. … Read more
Yes to free, quality care – we’ve earned it! No to charging, rationing, profiteering and neglect. Maria Nash, Barnet 2013 Justice for Jennyfer Spencer, Camden 2010 Camden pensioners vs cuts to day centres Living longer is a blessing, not a “problem”. If more people need care, why are fewer … Read more