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On 23 September 2013, the United Nations General Assembly will hold a High-level Meeting on disability and development, under theme “The way forward: a disability-inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond”, at UN Headquarters in New York.
To ensure that the post-2015 agenda is inclusive of disability, an online consultation has begun on 8 March and will continue until 28 March.
Tell us what you think and share your perspectives on:
CHALLENGES to including persons with disabilities?
What WORKS?
Good IDEAS?
ROLE of Governments, UN, NGOs, academics, private sector?
Your concerns and ideas will be help in preparing for the outcome document for the UN High-level Meeting on 23 September 2013.
Also, invite your friends, colleagues and networks to join in this discussion!
Warm regards,
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and UNICEF in collaboration with the United Nations Partnership to promote the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNPRPD)
Contact: enable@worldwewant2015.org
We work for disabled in the state of Bihar, India. Situations are worst here. almost no facilities for obtaining disability certificates. With out that no government aid. No social change in atitude. disabled are cursed and deemed responsible for their disability. No help for them. though few rules are there but no inplementation on ground. visually impaired and locomotor give up studies for want of mobility problems. mentally retarded and severely disabled generally leave this world soon after the demise of their parents. disabled have no say in the family and society even if they are wise. selfrespect has no meaning for them.
I also notice that Mo Stewart’s web site “Why Wait Forever” has a notice…”Due to illness this website is no longer updated. March 2013.”…Hope you are OK Mo ?, all the very best.
Mo Stewart,
I hope you see this.
https://theautomaticearth.com/Finance/risk-management-and-the-illusion-of-insurance.html
I would strongly recommend that this paper from Australia be cited
Disability Policies and Programs in Australia
Helen Meekosha and Leanne Dowse
School of Social Work
University of New South Wales
Sydney NSW 2052
International Seminar on Social Welfare in Asia and The Pacific
Theme: International Comparative Study on Disability Policies and Programs in the 21st Century in Asia and the Pacific
Japan College of Social Work
Tokyo
November 13-16 2001
https://www.academia.edu/1079853/Disability_Policies_and_Programs_in_Australia
Sorry the last para above should have read as follows:
With all this going on I am frightened that the stress and anxiety will probably have even more adverse effect on our health as we are just not given a chance to relax and improve our health. I guess this is exactly what the Government wants with the ageing population and disabled people out of the way.
My health has deteriorated amongst other problems like unable to walk without pain (due to treatment of Osteosarcoma in the past) and breathlessness; I use to be asthmatic but now I have been diagnosed by my GP as having COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease which I understand is progressive illness. Yet I find it concerning that the GP should treat patients with contempt demanding payment for letters which after all are NHS records. At one time I explained that I am getting headaches and the response I got was ‘no wonder its due to your personality disorder’ I find this shocking change in GP’s attitudes now after they have been given more powers. At first I was put on Activity group after ATOS assessment (incidentally during the assessment the doctor tested my breathing with a stethoscope through layers of clothing and a thick coat I was wearing which I would have thought was not possible) but after appealing I have been put on Support.
The recent media does not help and in my opinion and personal experience has had adverse effect on people in general but especially professionals like GP’s School staff (if you have teenage children and you have to ask which feels like modern day version of begging bowel for 16 to 19 bursary) attitudes towards disabled people especially if you have mental illnesses. I am struggling or battling with my own health issues and trying to give my son good further education so that he can give back to the society. However the governments policy to let the Academies/Schools decide on what criteria they will help is absolutely unfair as this is causing friction between parents and Schools and between parents and the teenagers due to lack of funding. Generally one is having to appeal for everything now which puts a lot of stress and anxiety if you are disabled and a single parent.
The fuel companies pushing up prices and even trying it on (if you have storage heating) by charging day rate for night rates and night rates for day rates and their unit cost increasing all the time. The cost of living going higher and higher and everyone wanting to charge money for public services it is a constant battle.
With all this going on I am frightened that the stress and anxiety will probably have even more adverse effect on our health as we are just not given a chance to relax and improve our health. I guess this is exactly what the Government wants with the ageing population
I am being penalised with the UK’s so called ‘bedroom tax’. I was assessed for a house on medical reasons and was given a 4 bedroom house for myself, my husband,son and daughter. I have had adaptations done through my local council and social services including a through floor lift. I have congenital scoliosis, spinal stenosis, severe arthritis in both knees, connective tissue disorder, tenosynovitis and heart problems. One of the 4 bedrooms has my through floor lift – I am being charged bedroom tax as we have ‘a spare bedroom’. My husband sleeps in the 4th bedroom and has done for 7 years. We are unable to share a bed due to my disabilities. There isn’t room for 2 single beds in the room with the lift. the 4th bedroom measures 42 square feet and we can fit a single bed in it and a single wardrobe. The UK government are taking benefits from disabled people for this so called tax and it’s just not fair. If we don’t pay it – we get evicted!
I was left without money for 17months I am a manic depressive, also have arthritis through out my body which is very painful, my doctor helped me fight my case with the idiots and my husband had to watch over me incase I took my own life and yes I still want to because this has caused me more stress than I ever needed, I had to send my car back for to help me get round as I could not afford the upkeep of it without my benefits, I also broke out it eczema all over my body and to this day is still really bad all due to the stress of them doing this, I also have not slept properly for nearly 2 years this should never have happened but when u have the doctor fighting for you surely they should take that into account which they did not at the beginning for me.
the please send these comments to the UN at the link above. They are already looking into increasing poverty levels in the UK and need your and others testimonies.
Shocking what this wicked government DWP / Atos are doing to sick & disabled people.
I was made go nearly six weeks with-out benefits whilst disagreeing with a decision, now thay just made me wait again whilst sick note got to them, people dying because of stress, disability group saying ‘oh there are many people in same boat’. solicitors no longer dealing with DWP cases, CABs unable to cope, Where are the laws?
Disabled people treated like scum?
No thought given to mentaly ill?
A government creating a make disabled people look like lazy welfare scroungers?
Shocking Shocking Shocking!!