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From: "Debbie Jolly" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Ellen McDonald protest Kensington and Chelsea 21st July 5.30
Dear all,
HAFCAC, Winvisable, Kensington and Chelsea action and DPAC invite you to
lobby at Kensington and Chelsea Town Hall , with apologies for cross
posting- please circulate, publicise and join us
Defend Elaine McDonald
& Disability Rights
Lobby Kensington & Chelsea Council's Cabinet Meeting
The Town Hall, Hornton Street, London, W8 7NX
at 5.30pm on Thursday 21 July 2011
The Supreme Court has ruled in support of Kensington and Chelsea council's
withdrawal of overnight care to Elaine McDonald to save money. This will
mean she will have no choice but to wear pads, although this is undignified
and against her express wishes. Male judges are undermining a woman's right
to choose how she is helped with personal care.
The ruling has accepted that reviewing care plans can be treated as a
reassessment of need. Therefore any contact with social services, even a
phone call, could lead to detrimental changes to a disabled person's care
package.
The idea that privacy and independence can best be facilitated by dispensing
with personal assistants or care workers at night was also supported by the
Supreme Court. This is contrary to the government's Independent Living
Strategy, and undermines everything we have fought for as a disabled
people's movement for the last forty years. Personal assistance is vital to
many disabled people's independence and safety. Disabled people with complex
health and social care needs who cannot move unaided should never be left
alone at night in case of a fire or a sudden deterioration in their
condition.
Disabled people, family carers, personal assistants, women, pensioners,
community activists and trade unionists should come to the lobby to support
Elaine and oppose this disgraceful ruling. Elaine's overnight care should be
restored immediately. A defeat for Elaine is a defeat for us all.
Contact ADKC on 0208 960 8888 or at [log in to unmask]
Contact HAFCAC on 07899 752 877or at [log in to unmask]
Contact DPAC at [log in to unmask] or visit our web site at www.dpac.uk.net
Contact WinVisible on 0207 482 2496 (voice & minicom) or at
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