Petition

[tiredmummyneedswineandsleep]

hi please could you sign this worthwhile petition, only takes 2 minutes :)

epetitions.direct.gov.uk/petitions/31475

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2123431/Sir-Bob-Geldof-Harry-Enfield-Ruby-Wax-celebrities-supporting-Rosa-Moncktons-campaign-ensure-lifetime-care-disabled-people.html

thankyou for posting a link to this

done - maybe we should put this somewhere on the main boards too?

Done, thanks for highlighting this.

mn hq don't allow petition threads so will no doubt delete it.
why is it only people with LDS count?
what about other disabled people who need 24/7 care.

agree with 2shoes. What about disabled people without LD's who need 24 hour and lifetime care. With dignity and their own choices taken into account?

Also agree with above; the 'no LD' thing ahs been used to deny us help countless times- social services don't want to know, even with 2 diagnosed (autism) and 2 in the system.

Ds3 will need care- not sure yet if 24 / 7 or supported living, but he will need something. he has no LD, even with his autism- although the IQ he has is largely unavialable to him. DS1 has the opposite of LD- top of his class in 2 subjects- not sure how much help he will need but he also has autism.

I know that LD is used to replace the old 'disabled' tit;e and I suspect this is what happened with this but whereas adult services often place all disabled people under the LD title, this does not happen with disabled children. I am sure the mortice is positive but teminology can be divisive

I had a look round a local college for 19 plus, that caters for sn,
if you have LDS you get 3 to 4 days a week, without 1 day!!
so my dd who is severely disabled would get 1 day.
they all need care and education.