Case study 9 Trevor is 25 and lives in sheltered accommodation provided by the local council, sharing a house with three other people one of whom, like him, is also profoundly deaf. He likes meeting… Read More »PIP Eligibility – Deaf Case Study
Pardon me for not blogging after such a long time. Also, pardon me for launching straight into a raging subject that have worked up Twitter into a moral outrage and people with disabilities up in arms. Pardon me for quickly putting together this post.
In the light of the current Welfare Reform, currently being brutally pushed through the House of Lords without so much scrutiny and analysis, one of the most contentious aspects of it is to replace Disability Living Allowance with PIP (Personal Independence Payment) for spurious reasons. (I hope I can have the opportunity to explain why later).
Last night, DWP have published the proposed thresholds points to guide the re-assessment part of the new PIP. This can be found here.
Below is taken from Benefits and Work website of how each claimant will be scored.
Transcript kindly provided by Claire of Team Hado.
Part of a programme looking more widely and whether charities be trusted to run public services well and honestly?
Dering section – 11.40
While the impact of reorganisation is troubling some volunteers, what concerns many managers of charities is the future financing of public sector contracts. They worry that, while they might be about to get a bigger slice of the cake, the cake itself is shrinking rapidly under the Chancellor’s cuts, and there’s real anxiety amongst smaller groups that they may face severe financial pressure from the way public sector contracts are awarded.Read More »Dering Interview on File on Four (BBC Radio 4)
Upon watching Jeff McWhinney’s broadcast about diluted rights for Deaf BSL users under new Equality Act, I had a nose around on the internet for more background readings. Then I’ve come across these paragraphs in the EHRC’s draft Statutory Code of Practice Read More »Equality Act 2010 – FAO
At the behest of Alison Byran of G.O.D.
Apologies for the lengthy break away from blogging. Things have been mad at work, plus an impending new addition to our new family, plus sustained efforts throughout Autumn to renovate the 2nd half of our house in readiness for the new addition. Oh well, life happened!
I started my Xmas holidays early – on 16th Dec – hee hee, Xmas glee! Whilst out Xmas shopping, I had an impromtu shear – haircut – so, as per usual, my hearing aid are taken off. Typically, I am always asked to take them off by the barber and, as per usual, the barber still try to strike up a conversation as if I am a hearing person. Read More »Gold-plated service
Co-operation raises £1 million for the deaf I am proud to announce that with the generous help of the Cumbrian public, the 37 local Co-operative stores in the area and other Co-operative businesses throughout the… Read More »Co-operation raises £1 million for the deaf
This fella absolutely knocked the issue of charities’ transparency on head. The gist of his article is to encourage greater engagement with the stakeholders and taking on aboard their criticisms. He also suggested that charities… Read More »Web Two point Oh, No!
TAG is calling for Government action to improve deaf telecoms services following a new report from Ofcom that highlights the benefits that modernised telephone relay services could have on the employment and everyday lives of… Read More »TAG calls for Government action after independent Ofcom report on deaf telecoms
Check out this link here for the full story. Comment: Gosh! Sign-language recognition is not that far away. But the irony is here. The video is not even subtitled! Some people just don’t think, do… Read More »Computer learn sign language from watching telly
Podcast From KnowHowNonProfit Ian Bruce Brian Lamb is the executive director of advocacy and policy at the RNID and the author of NCVO’s Good Campaigns Guide, which maps out effective tools to increase the quality… Read More »Twitter ye not…not