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Dear Adrian Wyhatt I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support and intervention in my case. Your Granddad sounds like a cool and honest guy who had a lot of love and time for others. I think you have your Granddad's spirit. Thank- you An Ally to FREEOURPEOPLE Colin Revell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adrian Whyatt" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]>; "Mark Shrimpton" <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>; <[log in to unmask]>; "Dave Barber" <[log in to unmask]> Cc: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 9:15 PM Subject: Re: [danmail] Re: Your business with the Disability Rights Commission: Mr Colin Revell > Dear Mr Shrimpton > > Whilst I appreciate that you handle over 100,000 calls > a year and that you can ill afford to spend too much > time on any one case, it is all too obvious that your > organisation is not representative of the NEURODIVERSE > MAJORITY AMONGST DISABLED PEOPLE. > > You need to examine thoroughly how your procedures > affect neurodiverse people and how to provide them > with a proper and efficient service. > > Last year as a member of the Civil Service Disability > Network I saw a DRC video on disability which had > apparently won awards. > > Though up to 40% of the population and rising have > some form of neurodiversity (Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, > Dyspraxia, Dysgraphia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity > Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), > Asperger Syndrome, High-functioning autism, > hyperlexia, etc) your discussion in this video fails > even to mention this. > > This is unacceptable. > > How many of your commissioners and senior executives > have any of these conditions? > > Though the figure of 6% of people with disabilities > being in wheelchairs is often quoted, this far smaller > group got loads of coverage as always in the DRC > video. The official symbol for disability remains, > invariably, the wheelchair. > > Colin Revell fought for over 5 years just to get a > neurodiversity diagnosis. NHS guidelines state 6 > months maximum for outpatients. > > As for the local government ombudsman, in my > considered view he fails utterly to follow the > principles of the Whyatt Report (on which the > legislation to introduce the Ombudsman was based). I > should know: my grandfather, Sir John Whyatt, wrote > it. > He was famously fair. > > He would turn in his grave at the idea of anyone from > a disadvantaged group being denied proper care by the > local authorities.This is Colin's situation. > > I have my first,preliminary appointment with the > Dyscovery Centre,Cardiff, where Colin was finally > diagnosed this Tuesday.My medical records indicate I > first asked for a referral for Dyspraxia on 04 August > 1999. > > I can not imagine you treating a wheelchair user,a > limbless person, a deaf person or a blind person with > such contempt. > > Colin has my full support as a neurodiverse martyr > against the DRC's apparent impairmentism and > neurotypicalism. > > Re-double your efforts Colin! > > I would be more than happy to meet with you to discuss > the case and how to educate your workforce in how best > to meet the needs of neurodiverse people and to combat > discrimination against neurodiverse people in general > throughout the UK. > > That is why I have to support Colin on this. > > > Yours sincerely > > Adrian Whyatt, Dyspraxia Foundation Adult Support > Group National and London Treasurer > > --- ColRevs <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 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 > > > === message truncated === > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.com > ________________End of message______________________ Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List are now located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page.