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A dismal performance
Government marked in 12 key areas:
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Many people with learning disabilities and families are experiencing the results of these wrongs:
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What can be done?
1. Human Rights
2. Advocacy
3. Family Life
4. Community
The right
Being
Being loved,
Being a
to be
listened to
and able to
citizen who
ourselves
for real
love others
is a real part
of life
5. Income
6. Education
7. Work
8. Home
Decent income,
High hopes,
Contribution,
A place of
the chance to
help to learn
value and a
our own,
and grow
fair reward
with people
we love
9. Support
10. Health
11. Safety
12. Justice
Respect
Equal access
Independence
Fair treatment
and help
to the best
and freedom
and protection
to lead our
care and
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by the Law
own life
advice
Care Cuts
Increased means-testing
Higher eligibility
Cuts in Adult Social Care
Cuts in Childrens Services
Closure of ILF
Cuts in Supporting People
Cuts to Personal Budgets
Income Cuts
VAT increased to 20%
Utitlity bills increased
Indexation rules changed
DLA replaced by PIP
Failing Work Programme
ATOS and WCA
IB being replaced by ESA
Cuts to benefits
Less support to find work
Cuts to housing
Cuts to care and support services
Increased taxes
1,071
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2,689
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6,354
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social care
73%
of working
age people
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learning disabilities
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Who is PARLIAMENTARY
Learning Disability Alliance
LAUNCHEngland?
PAPER
National Forum
of People with
Learning Disabilities
National Valuing
Families
Forum
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Democratic
representatives
of family advocates
150+
H&SA
mem
bers
upto 1 millon people with learning disabilities, plus their families, friends and professional allies
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Whats next?
www.bit.ly/joinLDA
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Bad policies
Survey results
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Lots of people helped to make the Parliamentary Lauch of LDA England possible including: Claire Bates, Lauren Bushby, Simon Cramp,
Rhianon Gale, Henry Iles, Tim Keilty, Liz Kendall, Sarah Maguire, Vicki Raphael, Anna Wojnilko and Care Management Group, Certitude,
Choice Support, Dimensions, Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, Imagineer, Jan-Net, Local Area Coordination Network, Lifeways,
New Prospects, North West Training & Development Team, Pathway Associates, Pavilion Publishing, Photosymbols, Real Life Options.
The LDA England Newspaper was editied by Dr Simon Duffy, Director of The Centre for Welfare Reform
www.centreforwelfarereform.org and voluntary coordinator of the Learning Disability Alliance England
with layout assitance from Henry Iles of www.henryiles.com.