Congratulations Team GB
The Special Olympic World games have just taken place in Los Angeles, USA. Special Olympics is a global movement of people who want to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities, and was set up in 1968 by Eunice Kennedy Shriver. This years games were attended by over 7,000 athletes from 177 countries including […]
Mate Crime
Rescare staff were saddened to read the following report in the Wirral Echo today: “The number of people with autism and Asperger’s syndrome being subjected to mate crime in Merseyside is “staggeringly high” according to a report from Wirral Autistic Society. The report’s findings – based on a survey undertaken by the organisation earlier this […]
Judge Rules PIP Delay Unlawful
The following court decision has just been announced. A delay in paying welfare benefits to two disabled people was “unlawful” and “unacceptable”, the High Court says. The unnamed pair waited nine months for Personal Independence Payments (PIPs), and they said this left them dependent on loan sharks and food banks.
Person to share
This website does not really have a ‘Small Ads’ section… but we will always try our best to help our members, hence the advertisement below. The background situation is that for several years two persons with learning disabilities shared accommodation which was ideal for their need for support etc. One has now had to leave […]
Botton Latest – Let’s Hope The New Managers Know Their Carrots
Here is the latest press release from Action For Botton. The carrot story beggars belief although we shouldn’t be that surprised after last weeks milk disaster! The old saying “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” couldn’t be more appropriate. Fifth Site Manager in Four Years appointed by Camphill Village Trust at Botton Village Last […]
Latest From Botton (can it get more ridiculous!)
This is the latest press release from Action For Botton. We are stunned that warped ideology has been allowed to triumph over common sense resulting in senseless waste especially in the current financial climate. Charity Camphill Village Trust Wastes Organic Dairy Produce for Ideological Reasons. Evidence has emerged that, on Monday, managers at Botton Village […]
The Care Act – a new era dawns?
The Care Act 2014 came into force one month ago. To be strictly accurate Phase 1 of the Care Act came into force: Phase 1, the bulk of the Act covers the way in which local authorities should carry out carer’s assessments and needs assessments , how local authorities should determine who is eligible for […]
Botton latest, 1st April: Good News At Last For Botton Village
Please see the following press release issued last night by the Action for Botton campaign: “Campaign group Action for Botton has confirmed the shared living arrangement of Villagers and Co-workers at the Botton community has been guaranteed for the next several months following an agreement reached today (April 1st) at the High Court with Camphill […]
Residential Training Colleges Facing Uncertain Future
Four of the country’s nine specialist residential training colleges for disabled people are facing an uncertain future, after the government announced a huge shake-up of specialist employability support. The contracting process, completed in less than 15 working days after years of “discussion and consideration”, saw five colleges succeed with their bids, while the other four […]
Who Cares? A backward drift in policy and practice.
25.03.2015. The Centre for Welfare Reform publishes Robin Jackson’s report ‘Who Cares?‘. The report’s author is Robin Jackson. Robin is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Hertfordshire, and has a wealth of experience with regard to learning disability, having for example previously been Development and Training Co-ordinator for Camphill Scotland. Robin edited Bound to […]