I had to go to over 50 interviews before I got my job. It was hard and upsetting but I knew why. I have a learning disability, which means I faced a lot of employers who did not know anything about learning disabilities and when they heard the word ‘disability’, they doubted my ability to work.
Plans to cap social care costs at £72,500 from 2020 have been scrapped, the care minister confirmed yesterday.
If part of being a person is our ‘story’, what about people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities who don’t have language? This article by Anita Gjermestad includes 2 profound examples of how healthcare professionals became better able to understand their patients; Kate Sanders remarked: it ‘exemplifies person-centredness’. Daniel Marsden commented ‘I was struck by the enthusiasm to engage staff in actively listening to this traditionally disenfranchised group of people. The practice in this regard has many implications across the world and in particular in the context of the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.’
Read the article here.
A CareKnowledge Special Report that looks at the Care Act’s requirements on promoting wellbeing. The author, Julie Penfold, speaks to the Care Quality Commission and to two providers who have been rated outstanding by the regulator, to consider what some of the elements of best practice in this area may be.