The letter you always wanted to write I am writing to you for the first time in adult English, despite the fact that you can only read simple words and phrases and would not be able to understand the content of this letter unless it were translated into elementary sign language. We were born on the same wartime winter day in 1942
Government announces £10m concession in attempt to firm up bids for 36 loss-making factories under threat of closure Employers who take over any of the 36 state-owned Remploy factories facing closure will be offered a short-term subsidy of up to a third of the wages of the units’ disabled workers, the government has announced. The £10m concession has been announced by ministers in an attempt to firm up bids for the factories, which have been declared unviable in their existing forms. The deadline for submission of business plans has been extended
As Greece prepares for a new round of elections the markets are getting restless around Europe and money is being rapidly withdrawn from banks exposed to a disorderly exit. Meanwhile, in Britain David Cameron has begun openly contemplating the break-up of the single currency while the Bank of England governor has complained of a continent “tearing itself apart”. Joining Tom Clark in the studio to discuss this are Randeep Ramesh , the Guardian’s social affairs editor; Heather Stewart , economics editor of the Observer, and Max Wind-Cowie of the thinktank Demos
As Greece prepares for a new round of elections the markets are getting restless around Europe and money is being rapidly withdrawn from banks exposed to a disorderly exit. Meanwhile, in Britain David Cameron has begun openly contemplating the break-up of the single currency while the Bank of England governor has complained of a continent “tearing itself apart”.
Join us on Thursday to discuss the role played by social enterprises in increasing disabled employment Many social enterprises employ disabled workers.
Join us on Thursday to discuss the role played by social enterprises in increasing disabled employment Many social enterprises employ disabled workers. This is part of the social value they generate and can also give them a unique selling point in their chosen market place
We are concerned about the current and projected impacts on disabled people of the changes to employment and support allowance; the ongoing issues with the work capability assessment; the reduction in local authority social care expenditure; the replacement of disability living allowance by personal independence payment; the closure of the independent living fund and the cap on housing benefit ( Report , 10 May).
A significant reduction in the number of older people getting care for free, or partly funded by the council means a vast difference in costs. Which councils charge the most and which have the lowest rate?
Inconsistent levels of care are putting patients in danger, and are being exacerbated by budget cuts, survey reveals When the abuse of adults at Winterbourne View hospital near Bristol hit the headlines earlier this year it catapulted the mistreatment of people with learning difficulties in residential settings into the headlines, and prompted calls for immediate reforms to protect vulnerable people. However, if advocates for change had hoped that the revelation would be the final alarm raised about poor care for people with learning disabilities, then a new report from the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is likely to shatter those hopes
Three in four nurses have seen cuts to services in their area in the past year, survey reveals Nurses who work with people with learning disabilities have “real concerns” about the safety of their clients because of cuts in services, according to a study published on Wednesday. A survey of 500 nurses revealed that three out of four saw spending cuts to services in their area in the past year.
