Wednesday 21 October 2015

History of how people with learning disabilities and health problems were treated.


In the past in war times, Adolf Hitler came into power in 1933, roughly six years before the war broke out. The German Nazi party passed a law that called for the sterilization of people with 'diseases' that were thought to be hereditary.

Between October 1939 and August 1941 the Aktion T4 euthanasia programme operated in Nazi Germany. It aimed to rid society of those the Third Reich called 'Useless eaters.' It is estimated that between 70,000 and 100,000 disabled people were killed. Most were large-scale killings poison gas - a technique later used extermination of Jews in 'The Final Solution. This included people with learning disabilities, Mental Health, blind and deaf people.
People with disabilities have been classed as mental and physical handicap. The reason why people with disabilities were look upon that way is because no one understood us and we were a dangerous to society. We were treated very difference to non - disabled people but Adolf Hitler was against all races. We were very easy to target mostly by the likes of Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in World War 2.


Hitler finally called an end to the T4 programme following pressure from church and public. However, killings continued until the end of the war, often by lethal injection or starvation.

This was because all disabled people were seen as depending on the care of non - disabled people, which was hard work for the likes of Adolf Hitler, he saw people with disabilities as useless. Hitler didn't only hurt people with disabilities, he had a big problem with race full stop. For eg: he didn't like you if you were a Jew or if you were gay.

These day people with disabilities are feeling less useless and less guilty of how our disabilities affect our lives. There's a lot hard work to do yet. There are still people like Hitler about. We are all human beings whatever our race. We are human whether we have a race or not. Whatever kind of person we are we are there by choice or none at all. How people are in their race shouldn't worry you, there is more to everyone than just race. We all know the world is not perfect but let’s have far less Hitler’s now if not at all.

We would like to think things have moved since then but no. There's a bog concern that people who have their benefits cut get force into work they can’t without support by such places like DWP.  If you or anyone you know has faced these experiences you are more than welcome to email me on sarajgorman@gmail.com

EXAMPLES OF HOW LIFE WAS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN HISTORY.
Today the hospitals would have been paying a lot out of money for families who have experienced
neglected births. I was born with lack of oxygen to
the brain. This is was what caused me to have autism, epilepsy, dyslexia and may be even dyspraxia, which most things weren't known about. I know I never been badly disabled but I could have done without with what I was born. My Family couldn't claim any more in those day or they didn't know they could. I was born at the Beeches
old Nursing home on the Tettenhall road Wolverhampton; they neglected my Mum when she was having me. It doesn't mean I would have expected any of the money. In those days you had Terry toweling nappies and you were lucky if you had a washing machine, my Mum didn't. My family could have done with the money at that time because I had to wear nappies longer that I should have. It doesn't mean to say that all these unnecessary things have stopped today. We would like to see that families and carers of people with disabilities get more support in everything that what we did.

I know I keep saying that it's about time people with disabilities started training and educating non - disabled people mostly to learn to understand is as human beings. Non - disabled people need to learn that we try very hard to learn from our mistakes. Understanding us would be a big help to create a better future from having to learn from a very dark past now it's the 21st century.

All my family had extra hard work with me due to my disability, support was very little or not at all.

I think it took years to diagnosis my disability, now I don't think even now we are really sure whether I have autism or not. We know I have a disability of some sort for sure. Who knows if we have been told the truth or not? We know for sure that I have epilepsy because I had it in the past and it came back.

As for being hyperactive little did we know that too much sugar and may be even too much salt can cause some people be hyperactive mainly children, even now that we have been told more things, who really knows for sure?

Please drop me an email if you have any views or need any support the kind of subject I have just written about now. My email address is for all subjects to do with disabilities on this website. sarajgorman@gmail.com
         We are hard work for society.
·       We are a danger to society.
·       We cost society too much.
·       We are to blame for our disabilities and health problems as far as society is concern.
·       We are made to feel guilty and ashamed to have been born in the first place.
·       We are only human just like you are so how can society make people with disabilities and disabilities and health problems feel life is worth living?
·       No wonder the rate of Anxiety and Depression is high.
·       What can society learn from the dark past to create a bright future?
·       How much has got better?
·       How much has got worse?
·       What’s good?
·       What’s bad?
·       What isn’t good enough?
History of learning disability and health problems.
·       search.tb.ask.com/search/GGmain.jhtml?searchfor=history%2C+present+and+future+of+learning+disabilities+and+health+problems.&st=tab&ptb=EAC85840-C98E-43C2-BF3C-
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One straight answer to one question.
Services need to let all their staff know of any changes in rules not only for people with disabilities and health problems but for everyone for example; can you support to fill my benefit form please, it needs to be posted for Monday? The answer shouldn't be yes and no off different people someone should know sure, it should be yes or no not two answers to one question one answer to one question.
Communication website
http://www.specialeducationalneeds.co.uk/makaton.html
   
Transport information. Some people have no sense of direction mainly those people with Dyslexia, Anxiety and Depression. A map that stands out with different colours would be rather useful for most people whereas others it could be 123, ABC or and bullet points for example.
·       Turn left.
·       Turn right.
·       Straight on.
Some people may want that format in colours for example.
·       Turn left
·       Turn right
·       Straight on
Person centred planning.
https://www.mencap.org.uk/our-services/personal-support-services/advocacy/empower-me
Today’s health care for people with learning disabilities and health problems.


Teaching programme.
Paper Aeroplane. 
Instructions were easy to follow.
 For example someone like me with Dyspraxia may have problems with get the paper straight and equal.
 This task is an example of teaching all kinds of things such as wiring plug, putting and light bulb, they may have followed your instructions correctly their hands like mine may not be strong enough for example to be able to connect the wires safe and secure into the plug.
 A duvet on a bed cover might not be put into the condors tight enough.
A lot of equipment has changed compared to years ago, kettles now turn off on their own but they never used, it used to seem as if the kettle was never going to stop boiling.
 I was at least fourteen until I made my Mum a hot cup of coffee.
Microwaves are easier and safer than cookers for people like me to use but then food doesn't stay hot for long.
  Those who need a lot of support to cook fresh food can’t always get that support to do so. Now that a lot of care and support services need to be paid for not everyone has enough on their benefits to pay for it.
Clear pictures and easy words could be another easy way for a person to follow instructions to learn do things step by step but they may need support to do and complete the task. For other people they may need support to read the instructions but they may do and complete the task fine so therefore you won’t find everyone has the same strengths and weakness.      http://www.housingcare.org/service/type-12-aids-equipment.aspx
https://osha.europa.eu/en/publications/factsheets/53
http://www.focusondisability.org.uk/links-1.html


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Making and getting phone calls.
Mainly when making an important call you can always get to speak someone right away. Nine times out of ten you get the answer and the person can talk too fast you. Please leave a message after the tone that is all well and good but not always when something is important, which can depend when that person can reply to your message in the first place. It can work the same with emails and texts. I find they talk too fast when they say press this number for that and that number for this.

 Without discriminating not many people with disabilities and health problems can understand foreign languages, mainly those of us who have problems with our speech which can make it hard for us to learn foreign languages. This can be very hard if we have made a call to a service and even harder if we get a call that we don’t except. 

Wednesday 23rd September 2015

Memory problems.
·       What causes memory problems?
·       Dyslexia
·       Dyspraxia
·       Dimension
·       Side effects from most medications
·       Epilepsy
How can you support memory problems?
Accessible information (Easy ready).

Forms of communication.
· Give enough time to listen to your patient mainly if they haven’t bought anyone with them for support.
·       Mackinton
·       Pecks
·       Sign language
·       Flash cards
·       Brail
·       Touch
·       Body language
·       Eye pointing
·       Tap pack
·       IT Communication
·       Lip reading
·       Face expression happy face, sad face or and OK face.
·       Behavior
·       Symbol time table
·       Thumps up
·       Thumps down
·       Life stories and pictures
·       written communication
·       Play studies
·       ABC boards
·       Talking
·       Short form of communication
·       Health Passport
·                  Verbal
·                  Nonverbal 
·                  Visual
·                  Non-visual 
·                  ·        Sing-along for people with Autism
·        ·       
·                  ·        Talking mats
·                  ·        Widget
·                  ·        Symbol world
·                  ·        Clear For All
What disabilities and health problems would you use those forms of communication for?


We need to make sure the patient understands all the information, the information needs to be accessible.

·        Easy Read
·        Clear written/audio information
·        No Jargon!




  
Your feedback and my feedback to the session.
Feedback from Colleagues. Sara supported the students first session on this module. She helped them to appreciate the importance of communication. She led this part of the session. She also assisted me with the remainder of the session introducing her and helping the students to do the same.

Feedback from students. The students greatly appreciate the time they have with Sara. They enjoy her contributions to the class and learning situation.

Sara’s feedback. I and my colleague Lynne set up the power point for the students to get to know one another plus we jointed in ourselves too. For example
·        Who are you?
·        What are your likes?
·        What are your dislikes?
The students answered the questions on the Power point by drawing pictures.

I explained to the students what the PCP Person Centred Planning is, which is choice and control, the balance between independence and support.
I asked the students about the forms of communication people with disabilities and health problems use for example Mackinton.
I asked the students to find out about what disabilities and health problems can cause Memory problems? Such as Dyslexia, Dementia and even side effects of most medications.


We even spoke just a bit about (Accessible information) (Easy read.)  

There are no changes to be made.
Sara’s feedback to the students.

Evidence of planning.
 My feedback the first year students University Of Wolverhampton Walsall.

I hope to be doing some work with the students on Person Centred Planning in the future.
Well done to you all for what you have done but your next stage is to study different disabilities and health problems and to how these people communicate with other people.


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