Category Archives: autism
Encourage people, autistic people as well as others, to bring a carer
The government will ensure that the Personal Independence Payment, being introduced to replace Disability Living Allowance, will protect the most vulnerable, peers have been told.
During question time on 10 March 2011, Work and Pensions Minister Lord Freud said one of the things the government wanted to get “absolutely right” when designing the new scheme was “how we look after the most vulnerable”.
His comments came during an exchange with Conservative peer Baroness Browning, who asked the minister what impact the changes would have on people with autism.
Caring is not like fishing
Maybe we all know someone who is a carer or has been one, but have we ever stopped to see what this really means.
How does the old lady caring for her husband, manage to do her shopping, and cope with the endless nights of interrupted sleep?
What about the young mum with a darling child but who was born with a disability, have you ever invited the child round to play with your child?
VALUABLE service for families with disabled children has been thrown a lifeline thanks to a government grant.
Parents of disabled are thrown a lifeline
Calderdale parents and carers council gets cash.
Published on Sun Mar 06 12:00:26 GMT 2011
A VALUABLE service for families with disabled children has been thrown a lifeline thanks to a government grant.
Calderdale Parents’ and Carers’ Council, based at Hanson Lane Enterprise Centre, Halifax, has been awarded £21,640 from the Department of Health’s Financial Assistance Fund, which supports charities who would not otherwise have survived to the end of the financial year.
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