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Seven medals but now they want my benefits.

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carernotasaint · 28/08/2012 20:41

blacktrianglecampaign.org/2012/08/28/seven-medals-but-now-the-tories-want-my-benefits-british-paralympic-gold-medalist-tara-flood-speaks-out/

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Bilbobagginstummy · 28/08/2012 22:27

Dawndonna - your dh should look into the prescription prepayment "season-ticket". There is no need for anyone to pay anything more than £104 for 12 months, which is less than £10/month.

Apply here today!

Dawndonna · 28/08/2012 22:29

Thank you Bilbo Actually did this last week, having been advised by the gp. Will save us a fortune!

Kayano · 28/08/2012 22:29

Murder? Have I missed something?

Vagaceratops · 28/08/2012 22:29

Tara Flood does have a job, she is the Director at the Alliance for Inclusive Education, and she is the Chair of the Disability Awareness in Action. She also has a degree and a Masters.

JumpingThroughMoreHoops · 28/08/2012 22:31

Sorry, Jumping how would a disabled-access toilet marginalise people?

That was just one example of legislation in the workplace - employers, cutting margins and saving costs all over may decide to employ an able bodied person rather than spending money, on, say, appropriate equipment to allow a blind person to act as telephone operator because of the prohibitive cost.

New buildings come under different legislation, but companies housed in older buildings, the prohibitive cost of widening doors and the in put of ramps.

These bits of legislation were designed to facilitate an equal playing field, but on occasion, they have been an obstacle because of implementation costs.

I used to read blog about a lady who had gone from able bodied to virtual lower body paralysis after a car accident, she had one of the sharpest minds I've ever read. However she was reduced to working in charity shops because no one would employ her. She cited a lot of the legislation put in place actually caused her more problems.

BlackberryIce · 28/08/2012 22:32

Nazis??

carernotasaint · 28/08/2012 22:33

Francesca Martinez is on Newsnight tomorrow night talking about the Paralympics and Welfare Reform. She presented the Tonight programme Dont Hate Us last week.
I noticed this tweet from her earlier "Atos sponsoring the Paralympics is like the Ku Klux Klan sponsoring the MOBO Awards"

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saintlyjimjams · 28/08/2012 22:34

more from the Guardian regarding people dying shortly after having been passed as fit to work. If you google that you'll find a whole heap of stories. I've linked to a toned down article.

Mrsjay · 28/08/2012 22:40

you posted links elsewhere are you on a mission tonight

imogengladhart · 28/08/2012 22:41

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carernotasaint · 28/08/2012 22:43

Dame Tanni Grey Thompson mentioned disability hate because of benefits on the 10 o clock news tonight on BBC 1 so it is slowly getting out there.

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maddening · 28/08/2012 22:44

I think the related atos story on the linked page is more shocking - it is a disgrace

threesocksmorgan · 28/08/2012 22:44

there is a lot of hatred/jealousy towards disabled people(and I have seen it on here) a lot of people see them as scroungers, but never seem to want the disabilty

Mrsjay · 28/08/2012 22:47

Disability hate is rife everywhere it is sickening ,

Socknickingpixie · 28/08/2012 22:51

flatpack a life guard is not just a swimmer they are required to be able to remove both a passive and active drowning person out of the water

OutragedAtThePriceOfFreddos · 28/08/2012 22:54

I agree with whoever said this was a non story. There are some facts in there, but most of it is just hysterics.

SerialKipper · 28/08/2012 22:56

"may decide to employ an able bodied person rather than spending money, on, say, appropriate equipment to allow a blind person to act as telephone operator because of the prohibitive cost."

So, not a problem caused by legislation then.

carernotasaint · 28/08/2012 22:57

talking about the history of eugenics on newsnight now. They mentioned at the start of the report how Hitler gassed the disabled in pursuit of a perfect race Eugenics was Hitlers excuse for murdering anyone who didnt fit his mould. They are also talking about forced sterilisations which are still taking place in some places today.

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Mrsjay · 28/08/2012 23:00

Eugenics was instigated invented whatever the word is by Brittish scholars who wanted to 'breed out the poor and unfortunates' there seminarswere attended by a german scientist/doctor ( just saying )

Dawndonna · 28/08/2012 23:01

Yes, Marie Stopes was a great supporter of the Eugenics movement.

carernotasaint · 28/08/2012 23:01

Yes mrs jay they mentioned a big eugenics conference that took place in 1912 in London.

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Mrsjay · 28/08/2012 23:03

they mentioned a big eugenics conference that took place in 1912 in London.

I remember watching a BBc4 documentary on it

RabbitsMakeBrownEggs · 28/08/2012 23:04

DLA has nothing to do with whether a person is fit to work or not. It is a benefit provided to help the disabled person with the extra costs their disability incurs so that they can get on and lead as normal a life as is possible for them.

For some people who are unable to work, it's the difference between poverty and coping. For others it allows them to become Olympic athletes without being held back by their disability. And finally, for many disabled people, DLA actually helps them to get out to work like any other person, but with that extra bit of support they need.

I can understand the OP having a subject she is passionate about and posting mostly along those lines, it's not spamming to care about what politics is doing to those people in more need of support, you tend to find that once you've been there and realised how hard it is, how shocking the misconceptions other people have are.

thekidsrule · 28/08/2012 23:05

from what i can see this is a non story

benefit has not be withdrawn or said it would be,the lady stated that she will have a medical in the future

hardly frothing time

fwiw i dislike the tories,but i really dont see the point of this article

Socknickingpixie · 28/08/2012 23:07

im quite shocked at the amount of people who due to a neurological/learning/behavioural/hidden disability who cannot go out without a carer who get found to be compleatly fit for work or not entitled to dla.

also the amount of people found fit for work who die as a result of the disability