Mark
I did mean to send the message about the DRC to the Disability Research
forum and think my letter to them states my grievance clearly, in which
within a human rights agenda.
I believe that personal narratives are important for research purposes to
bring to the attention of others the human rights abuses of disabled people
within the U.K
The letter is sent for others to give their objective views and also for me
to rally support in my case from other disabled people and allies.
Regards
Colin R
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Priestley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: "ColRevs" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 10:21 AM
Subject: RE: Your business with the Disability Rights Commission
> Hi Colin
>
> did you mean to send this private corresspondence to everyone on the
> disability-research list?
>
> Best wishes
>
> Mark.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: The Disability-Research Discussion List
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of ColRevs
> Sent: 17 December 2002 21:02
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Your business with the Disability Rights Commission
> Importance: High
>
>
> 17/12/02
>
> Mr Shrimpton, DRC
>
> You stated the following...."Disability Rights Commission currently deals
> with over 110,000 calls/year to its helpline. Similarly, the Casework
Team
> is dealing with very high volumes of cases. It is not fair to our many
> customers to dedicate substantial resources on a regular basis to one
> customer, whose issues we cannot resolve and seem generally
vexatious."....
>
> You can't come-out with a generalised statement that a customer is a
> vexatious complainer without having the evidence and substance to back up
> your generalisation, in which I feel offended and feel that the DRC are
> discriminating against me without lawful justification.
>
> As you can see from my e-mails yesterday I'm very angry at the DRC and the
> people whom work within this organisation. You and your officers have a
poor
> understanding of anti-oppressive practices.
>
> I feel victimised due to me enforcing my basic human rights as a disabled
> person whom is being discriminated by the various 'public-authorities' in
> which I've complained to you. You have failed to justify to me your
reasons
> for not investigating my complaints.
>
> The only excuse you have put forward is of one of lack of resources, but
> this does not justify the DRC stating that I'm a vexatious complainer and
> there is no substance to my complaints.
>
> How do you know when you have not carried out any investigations?
>
> I also believe that you are protecting these 'public authorities' I've
> complained against, especially the local Government Ombudsman and as an
> organisation you are condoning discrimination and victimisation, in which
I
> find unacceptable and abusive, under the Human Rights Act.
>
> I want to make a further complaint to your Chair and other Senior
Executives
> and I will be taken this matter further and discussing with my peers
within
> the disabled people's movement.
>
> I will also be taken further legal advice from a human rights barrister to
> take action against the DRC under the Human Rights Act for abusive and
> discriminatory
> treatment and behaviour towards me in an inhumane and degrading way.
>
> I will also asking my advisor to write to my local MP to make a complaint
to
> the Parliamentary Ombudsman.
>
> If you think this matter is forgotten and at an end then you have another
> thing coming. I will not be threatened by the DRC or any other Government
> organisation. I'm not a 'victim' for your own personal pleasure.
>
> I'm not going to be bullied by the DRC and it's officers. I have basic
human
> rights and I will do everything in my powers to make sure that I receive
> 'justice' and with my disabled peers we will not allow disabled people to
> have our 'voices' silenced by your organisation or any other 'quango'.
>
> We all have a democratic rights to expect to a better service from the DRC
> and have protection against discrimination, but if these decisions are
being
> made on economic grounds, then the DRC have no-place within the human
> rights agenda of disabled people and should be seen for what they are as a
> 'token-gesture' by the 'NEW RIGHT' politicians with 'hidden-agendas'.
>
> I for one are not fooled by your 'mask'. I don't know how you and your
staff
> sleep at night knowing that there are millions of disabled people being
> 'socially and economically excluded'.
>
> All you can do is bully disabled people like myself for enforcing our
human
> rights. Then as a human rights activist, then you try to 'demonise' me and
> others as vexatious complainers.
>
> 'Get-Real' and get out of your ivory tower and see what oppression
disabled
> people are experiencing in the U,K and the global world, and how do you
> respond ? You try and silence my and others 'voices' and threaten me with
> the following comments....
>
> "I must now ask you to stop contacting the DRC Helpline or any Casework
> colleagues. If you feel you cannot comply with this instruction, I will
be
> forced to consider action that will restrain you from making that
contact."
>
> Do you think other disabled people and I are going to accept you
oppressive
> behaviour ? As I siad yesterday I will discuss all the issues within your
> e-mail with other disabled people within the movement and I for one won't
> take this lying down.
>
> Yours Sincerely
>
> Mr Colin Revell... your e-mail included below...
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Shrimpton" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 8:42 AM
> Subject: Your business with the Disability Rights Commission
>
>
> > Dear Mr Revell
> >
> > Your business with the Disability Rights Commission
> >
> > On the afternoon of Thursday, 12th December, the Casework Management
Team
> met to discuss the 19 referrals you have asked us to consider since we
> opened our doors for business in April 2000.
> >
> > None of the issues you have raised have produced a successful outcome.
> That is because they have largely been outside of the scope of the
> Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and, therefore, the remit of the
> Disability Rights Commission. Where the matters you have raised do fall
> within scope of the Act, it appears that service providers have made
> reasonable attempts to address your concerns.
> >
> > The Disability Rights Commission currently deals with over 110,000
> calls/year to its helpline. Similarly, the Casework Team is dealing with
> very high volumes of cases. It is not fair to our many customers to
> dedicate substantial resources on a regular basis to one customer, whose
> issues we cannot resolve and seem generally vexatious.
> >
> > For this reason a decision has been made by the management team not to
> devote further resources to investigating your recent allegations. All
> current files registered in your interest will, therefore, be closed.
> >
> > Regrettably, I accept and support that decision and have instructed the
> DRC Helpline and Casework Teams accordingly.
> >
> > I must now ask you to stop contacting the DRC Helpline or any Casework
> colleagues. If you feel you cannot comply with this instruction, I will
be
> forced to consider action that will restrain you from making that contact.
> >
> > Yours sincerely
> >
> > Mark Shrimpton - Assistant Director,
> > Operations Directorate
> >
> >
>
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