Monthly Archives: May 2011

Hopes still high for changes to welfare reform bill

Disability rights campaigners say they remain optimistic that changes can still be made to the government’s hugely unpopular welfare reform bill before it becomes law.
This week, the Commons committee that was examining the bill in detail finished its deliberations, with the Conservative and Liberal Democrat majority ensuring the reforms remained intact.
But four Liberal Democrat MPs [...]

Outdated system and underfunding are key barriers to personalisation

Disabled people are routinely having their human and civil rights undermined because of years of underfunding and an outdated care system, according to one of the authors of a groundbreaking new book on personalised support.
Supporting People: Towards A Person-Centred Approach has been written by service-users and those who work closely with them.
The book builds on [...]