Awareness of Learning Disability cutbacks.

There's a big worry about the benefit cuts causing people with disabilities and health problems to be homeless. Benefit money isn't enough for people with disabilities and health problems to buy healthy food. Many people need more support to budget their money, which is very hard for them when the government have cut back a lot on Social Care.

 Health staffs aren't trained to treat people with disabilities and health problems. Stress is a killer for all people but Mental Health and disabilities are stress on its own for eg; people who suffer from Anxiety and depression, Panic Attacks and or even Epilepsy. This is an even bigger danger of making people even ill than when we are.

A lot of people with disabilities and health problems want to work but health issues should be work on before supporting people to find employment.  Otherwise this could cause people with disabilities and health problems to be a health and safety hazards in the work placements as far as employers are curtained. Therefore people need the right support. One of the ways of avoiding health and safety hazards is making sure people have had to correct diagnoses to their disabilities and health problems and to sure they are on the right medications and the right.

Most people with disabilities and health problems have said that the Social don't support them to look for work or they find them jobs that aren't in their ability without support.

A lot of people will find the appeals and courts too stressful without the right support, not everyone has family support. For even those who get support there's only so much support that can be given.

Most people with disabilities and health problems who have elderly members of their families can start to find it hard to look after themselves anymore therefore they will worry about what is going to happen with their family members who have disabilities and health problems. Updated October 26th 2012

In this report I want to raise awareness of the cuts in support for people who need it most.

 This means benefits, social care, health, education, employment and etc. The British government seem to be getting tighter on money. This is affecting everything and everybody but mostly the people who need it most. People who support in looking after ourselves. Not everyone has family support but even a lot of people that do; their families have other things to do in their lives. What about those people who are getting too old to look after their family members and themselves any more? What help is out there for them when their family member can't look after themselves. In saying that everyone has different needs. Some people need more support than others and this should be accepted. People need support running their home to needing support in personal care.

As for the people who find it hard to make them really understood, we mustn't think that they have never got thoughts even though we may never know about those thoughts. Simple thoughts like for eg; Does that cake taste nice? You may be able to tell by a sad or happy face or even thumbs up or thumbs down. Being homeless is not nice for anyone but people who need more care or and support would find it even harder living on the streets. The way the country is it is hard to think positive about the future mainly for people who need care or and support most. The benefit cuts are a big worry for people with disabilities and health problems. If the cases get any worse there are dangers of people being homeless and hungry. Benefit money isn't enough for people to eat healthily.

The government has cutback on Social Care. Not everyone has family support and not everyone gets all the support they need because people have other lives.

The stress of the cuts affect people peoples' lives emotionally mainly people with Mental Health problems. For eg; Anxiety and Depression, which can make people worry more than they should. This can make it hard for people to cope with their appeals and in courts so they need plenty of the right support.

This is why health problems need to be worked on first before people look for or and go back to work. There may be a lot of peoples' disabilities and health problems diagnosed wrongly and many may be put on the wrong medications. Many people have said that the Social having been nagging people to find work but the Social are not willing to support them. This is where it causes a lack of communication and understanding so it makes out that people aren't willing to look for work when they are. It's just a good excuse for the Social to take peoples' money off them no matter what.

People with disabilities, health problems and the elderly don't receive the best health care because we don't find it very easy to make ourselves understood. This can cause confusion for eg; having the same health problem but been told different information off different GPs. This can cause people to be put on the wrong medication, which is dangerous.  Cutting back on the benefits and Social care is the biggest problem for a lot of people. No person with disabilities and health problems are saying they don't want to work but health comes first. If our disabilities, health problems and the right medication aren't aware of then the government must understand that we are not safe to go to or back to work even though we would love to.

A lot of this come down to or should come down to support what people want as well as what people need. When we grow into adults equal choices are important to us after so many years of childhood been taken care of to what pleases others that know us, support us and care for us as much as lot is for the right reasons. There needs to be a balance between support and peoples' own control. This is where the person centred plan comes where people who need support have choices in their wants as well as needs.

A lot of people find it hard to communicate but different people in different ways.

 I know there's not a lot we can do but as a learning disability awareness trainer I am writing this report to raise awareness that I am aware that the country is tight on and it's hard to see that people who need most are going to live through this.

Maybe there is a positive but hard to see. This could be happening to a lot of countries not just Britain. I even remember even hearing the saying as a child. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. I don't dislike the rich but it could be true and never change. Winterbourne View Hospital. Now I am raising awareness of abuse.

 When your family member is in care or and support of others you except your family to be happy and safe. This is very often not always the case. Mencap have come across some shocking cases of abuse in Winterbourne View hospital, where patients with disabilities were staying or and living. I have no idea of the age group of these victims but however old this shouldn't be happening. If you would like to find out more about the cases Winterbourne View Hospital here's the Mencap WWW.mencap.org.uk I am very disappointed that such crime still happen when they are out of care from families. All families/parents need a break but they want their family members to be safe wherever they are. There should have been CIBs or and child protection years ago. Are your patients been rightly looked after in a care homes whether they are children, teenagers or the elderly? Is your child's boarding school safe? Is anywhere safe?  Do you trust the  management  and staff to take care of the people who you love and care for?
http://m.independent.ie/opinion/editorial/why-should-disabled-suffer-lesser-care-31112792.html
ahttps://justice4thomas.wordpress.com/2015/03/12/abuse-in-care/

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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204809745978128&set=a.3487445059504.2149667.1072751260&type=1
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/bedroom-tax-disabled-dad-eviction-5380074?ICID=FB_mirror_main
http://dpac.uk.net/2015/03/the-vilification-of-disabled-people-by-the-daily-mail/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/iain-duncan-smiths-benefits-cap-5361269#ICID=sharebar_twitter
https://www.learningdisabilitytoday.co.uk/tribunal-encourages-government-to-trial-changes-to-fit-for-work-benefits-test.aspx
http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/personal-independence-payment-pip/pip-points-system
http://www.advicenow.org.uk/advicenow-guides/problems-with-benefits/turned-down-for-dla-aa-pip-think-youre-not-getting-enough/how-dla-and-aa-work-html,637,FP.html
http://www.rnib.org.uk/information-everyday-living-benefits-and-concessions-benefits-people-working-age/personal
http://www.sense.org.uk/content/pip-closer-look
http://www.disabilitynewsservice.com/dwp-threatened-to-dock-terminally-ill-womans-benefits-if-she-paid-for-her-own-funeral/
http://labourlist.org/2015/03/labour-demand-explanation-for-tories-proposed-disability-cuts/
How these people have got through for four year is beyond me. Labour really need to get back in because one of the reasons are that deaths of vulnerable people are rising while David Cameron is still in power, good luck to Ed miliband, I hope he gets through the sake of Britain. http://rt.com/uk/244673-homeless-london-increased-figres/ 
http://blacktrianglecampaign.org/2012/10/04/10600-sick-disabled-people-died-last-year-within-six-weeks-of-their-claim-ending/
http://www.disabledgo.com/blog/2015/03/more-than-100-a-week-losing-their-motability-vehicles-thanks-to-pip/
http://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/our-work/research/indirect-payments/

Sorry I haven't made myself completely clear. Last year 10'600 people with disabilities and health problems died due to the benefit cuts, Health professions need to be aware of this.
This is why vulnerable people are having to cope with the stress of been on benefits and why the government is replacing the name of benefit so people have go through filling forms again Not only that, this is why so many people are getting misunderstood for someone they are not. For example many people who have had their benefits cut and many have died.

 Now the government need to work to see that the people who are cheating the system are getting punished not those who are in need. This shouldn't stop the rights of vulnerable people having a career, we just need the right support.

http://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-news/2015/03/24/council-to-befriend-benefit-cheats-on-facebook/
http://t.co/DbONX9AH4R
http://www.disabledgo.com/blog/2015/03/mps-want-new-benefit-deaths-watchdog/#at_pco=smlwn-1.0&at_si=551845402c41a0ed&at_ab=per-13&at_pos=0&at_tot=1
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-brain-damage-uncontrolled-epilepsy-4305508

The cuts and changes to the benefit. There are a lot of changes and cuts to the benefits in Britain. These changes in the benefit system can make people twice as stressed and ill.

This can even cause death, if it gets far too much for people.

It is so wrong of the government to take money off people who need it most.

No one wishes anyone to be homeless but people with disabilities find it hard to look after ourselves more than other people.

One Tuesday afternoon, I had got a letter off the Benefit office about my Incapacity benefit changing to Employment Support Allowance.  The letter is not very clear to read. It is not good how they have planned the phone calls.  We could get a call any time in 2 weeks.

When the form has to be in for a certain date, which can be a panic when people haven't got the support to fill them in.

 And time. It is hard to plan our support when we don't know when they are going to call.

No one is going to be sitting in their homes every day for 2 week.

People who support people are not sitting in peoples' homes waiting 2 weeks for a call.

They have other lives to live. 

The lives of people with disabilities and health problems can be affected by this.

 If this is still going on for people with Health problems then Health staffs need to work harder to look into whether their medication is affecting their lives or not. You are welcome to email your story or someone else's with their permission on sarajgorman@gmail.com if you want.

To be honest I wrote this report so many year ago since then many people have suffered losing their benefits. Many have been sighted for fit work by Atlso without for example when they are not fit for work without support. Many people have lost lost their lives through not been able to affront to eat or may be and they have ended up owing a lot of money they can't affront. Update of this report now 13.2.2015
 http://www.learningdisabilitymadeclear.nhs.uk/toolkit/3-learning-disability-made-clear-toolkit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-31445827

Now DWP have a lot to answer for http://voxpoliticalonline.com/2015/03/09/dwp-to-claimant-if-you-dont-die-within-six-months-well-prosecute-you-same-difference/

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jan/18/after-hated-atos-quits-will-maximus-make-work-assessments-less-arduous
https://www.disabilityonline.org.uk/2015/03/16/changes-to-employment-support-allowance-after-30th-march-2015/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/terminally-ill-face-being-forced-690027
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jan/18/after-hated-atos-quits-will-maximus-make-work-assessments-less-arduous
http://www.welfareweekly.com/uk-benefits-cap-is-lawful-but-breaches-un-childrens-rights-obligations/
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/food-bank-users-at-risk-of-developing-nutritional-problems-warns-expert-10118543.html
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/homelessness-up-more-50-per-5235998
 https://www.facebook.com/groups/abolishwca/455572934606129/?notif_t=group_comment
http://gu.com/p/46fcx/sfb
https://johnnyvoid.wordpress.com/2015/03/22/behind-the-benefit-bashing-headlines-lies-a-nasty-ideology-that-is-not-confined-to-the-daily-mail/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/mike-holpin-jobless-dad-40-5447459?ICID=FB_mirror_main Cases like this can be one of the reasons why people with disabilities and health problems lose their benefits.

The tories want people to get support with Anxiety and Depression.

Tories discuss stripping benefits claimants who refuse treatment for depression Senior ministers believe the rules should be reviewed in order to reduce the “huge” numbers of people who are declared unfit for work due to mental health problems 16K 5K 0 159 21K Email People enter a job centre in Folkestone in southern England. The number of people who have been out of work for two years has doubled since 2010 Photo: REUTERS/Luke Macgregor Sophie Ellis-Baxter’s confession 'After the clamour of the morning, enjoying my cup on the sofa in the newly calm house feels decadent' Sponsored by Starbucks By Tim Ross, Political Correspondent 10:00PM BST 12 Jul 2014 Hundreds of thousands of benefit claimants face being stripped of their state allowances if they refuse to undergo treatment for anxiety and depression, under radical plans being drawn up by ministers.

 Existing welfare rules mean it is not possible to require claimants to have treatment, such as therapy or counselling, as a condition of receiving sickness benefits. Senior ministers now believe the rules should be reviewed in order to reduce the “huge” numbers of people who are declared unfit for work due to mental health problems. The first moves towards potential reform are expected in a series of pilot schemes to be launched within weeks. The trials, jointly designed by the Department of Health and the Department for Work and Pensions, will test ways of combining treatment for mental health problems with support to find work. Related Articles The 'mansion tax' waiting in the wings 12 Jul 2014 David Cameron plans to promote high profile women ahead of election fight 13 Jul 2014 People diary: Thatcher gazumped by Gandhi statue? 13 Jul 2014 Bullying MPs enjoy being 'named and shamed' 14 Jul 2014 Sketch: Ding-dongs versus democracy 10 Jul 2014 Taxes on holiday cottages would require 'Stasi-like police force' monitoring people's homes, Eric Pickles says 09 Jul 2014 Southampton property market yields results Sponsored by Property Crowd According to the Government, 46 per cent of benefit claimants receiving Employment and Support Allowance, the main benefit for ill and disabled people, have mental health problems. This means that the proposal to enforce treatment could apply to an estimated 260,000 claimants, who receive up to £101 per week each in ESA. Estimates based on government figures suggest the state spends up to £1.4 billion a year – more than £3.5 million per day - on ESA for these claimants with mental health issues. The reforms however, would apply only to those claimants judged to be capable of some work in future. Those who are judged to be incapable of work due to the severity of their conditions would not be targeted under the plans. Tory ministers hope to persuade senior Liberal Democrats to back the idea of mandating treatment for benefit claimants with common mental health problems. The proposal will raise ethical questions about whether the state should have the power to force patients to undergo treatment. It could lead to a fresh row with campaigners and charities who have claimed that the coalition’s welfare reforms already target vulnerable people with poor mental and physical health. Conservatives could include the proposal for mandatory treatments in the party manifesto next year as part of the next phase of reforms to the welfare state. A senior government source said “a huge number” of claimants on ESA who cannot work have treatable mental health issues such as “depression and anxiety”. “We know that depression and anxiety are treatable conditions. Cognitive behavioural therapies work and they get people stable again but you can't mandate people to take that treatment,” the source said. “But there are loads of people who claim ESA who undergo no treatment whatsoever. It is bizarre. This is a real problem because we want people to get better. “These are areas we need to explore. The taxpayer has committed a lot of money but the idea was never to sustain them for years and years on benefit. We think it’s time for a rethink. “At some point something has to be done. Right now it’s an open ended contract.” The source suggested that successful treatments could reduce the numbers of people with mental health issues claiming the benefits by up to 90 per cent. Benefit claimants receiving ESA, are typically paid up to £101 per week if they are deemed potentially capable of work and are placed in the so-called “work-related activity group” of welfare recipients. If they fail to abide by conditions such attending work-focused interviews, their ESA payments can be reduced as a sanction.

 No conditions are currently applied requiring claimants to undergo treatment for health problems. One trial began last month, looking at combining “talking therapies” with employment support. Four jobcentres are taking part. The intention of the scheme is to give benefit claimants early access to experts who can help them prepare for work while they are receiving treatment for mental health issues. Three further trials being launched this summer are intended to test different ways of linking mental health services with support for benefit claimants seeking work. One of these schemes is designed to analyse effectiveness of “group work” to help build the “resilience” of individuals who are out of work and suffering with poor mental health. An other trial will see whether better results can be achieved by hiring specialist private organisations outside the NHS and welfare system to take control of providing a combination of psychological and employment support to claimants. A final pilot scheme will assess the effectiveness of offering online tests and therapies at improving individuals’ health and job prospects. Norman Lamb, the Lib Dem health minister, said mandating mental health treatment for benefit claimants would not work and was "not a sensible idea". "The idea that you frogmarch someone into therapy with the threat of a loss of benefits simply won't work," he said. "It is not a question of whether tough love is a good concept. "You actually need someone to go into therapy willingly."

Things need to change for the better in all issues.

 I use to be a Wolverhampton Learning disability MP for the People's Parliament with many other people with disabilities as Learning Disability MPs.

We don't have the job compliantly the same as the Houses of Parliament. We have only just started our plan is to look out for people with learning disabilities in what they need and want. We have the understanding because have learning disabilities ourselves. In the future we would like to talk people with disabilities to find out their needs and wants, and then tell the government.

  

 Like all people the government hasn't got any idea of people's needs and wants, they don't make their to find out than voting, then half the time you don't what you're voting for or what you want to vote for isn't there. It's hard to explain because it's so much jargon.

 By finding out in a face to face contact is better than this voting is too much jargon so we want won't do our job until people with disabilities tell us their wants and needs, by giving people choice and control with the right support.

 If you have learning disabilities or and Mental Health Problems please email me your Learning Disability MPs about your needs and want on any thing at all. sarajgorman@gmail.com only with your say so I will write on your behave to the Houses of Parliament MPs to make them aware of what you need or and want, I will do my best to make sure you get it.

Now many people with disabilities learned very easy at school, we had to catch up when we left and enrol on the same kind of courses at the colleges for years without jobs at the end of it; a lot of people are saying that this is still going on now. There wasn't enough support, as a Learning Disability Mp I would like to see a lot of support in schools and colleges but Mencap but bought out a report saying a lot of courses for people with disabilities are cutting back.

At the moment the Learning Disabilities MPs are working on employment we want would if you have learning disabilities or and Mental Health Problems we would like to here about stories and experiences on employment. With your so say you email me on sarajgorman@gmail.com you can tell me and I will tell the other MPs only if you want, I won't if you don't want me to tell. How can we thing good for you if they are bad? How can we make things better if they are good? We are here for you if you want us to help you.

If you did read the report on this website that I wrote in 2008 about employment, which I deleted a few days ago. I was disappointed to know that not a lot has changed for people with learning disabilities able to work since then. This is why I want to find out how many people with disabilities are working in Britain. I wrote this 2008 report to tell to my readers that I wrote an Employment play telling people in who work Employment services about our experiences of asking, getting employment and how we have been treated in the work placement.

 We were told the play was a success but we didn't a great of feed back. Someone with disabilities and his employer even did a talk; this employer seemed to be very happy with this person's.

 This shows when it comes to talents society loses out. People with disabilities have been disbelieved for the things we are good at for so long; it's time for non disabled people to see the good in people with disabilities. Many of us can paint, draw, write and etc as much as you so it's time to create new jobs for people with these talents and other abilities too.

Open the doors to the working learning disability world with the right support wherever it is. If you have disabilities and you want to make a start of a creative career, please get in touch with this website called Working parts if you live in the Midlands and Black Country. 
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