Monthly Archives: June 2011
If support workers would only listen to what people with a disablity want!
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3FmlGjPITg&feature=related[/youtube]
Heavy Load is a punk rock band with learning disabilities.
The band and support worker Paul tour the country, proving that learning disabilities do not stop people expressing themselves.
Also read What is a learning disability?
http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/Childrenwithalearningdisability/Pages/Whatislearningdisability.aspx
Plans under way to tackle ageism in the NHS
Plans under way to tackle ageism in the NHS
As evidence accumulates that elderly people suffer worse treatment than the young on the NHS, the Government and health watchdogs have devised a series of plans to tackle the problem.
By Martin Beckford, Health Correspondent
7:00AM BST 22 Jun 2011
They range from making age discrimination illegal to carrying out spot checks on hospital geriatric wards.
However it has been claimed that the problem is down to the culture in the health service and the attitude of staff, and that new laws and more rigorous checks may only increase bureaucracy rather than improving care.
Africa Day 2011 organised by Norwich Mind Inclusion
Africa Day 2011 organised by Norwich Mind Inclusion
Having fun, a wonderful video.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5wP_Y26bEg[/youtube]
