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Following recent discussions with members of the Long Term Impairments Partnership Board, the City Council Adult services Team have arranged a conference for people with long-term impairments to establish the future structure of the Board and inform future strategy.

It will be held on September 15th at the A4I premises in Albert Road WV6 0AF, commencing at 10.00 am with coffee and closing at 3.00 pm.

The Agenda is:

10.00     Coffee

10.30     Opening presentations and outline for the day.

11.00     Working Groups.

12.00     Lunch and Display Market stalls of Disability groups in Wolverhampton.

1.30       Working Groups.

2.30       Plenary session

If you want to come along as part of One Voice let us know soon and we will make sure your place is booked.

From London Disabled People’s Advisory committee

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 pbsupport@adkc.org.uk

Contact HAFCAC on 07899 752 877 or at hafcac@hotmail.co.uk

Contact DPAC at mail@dpac.uk.net or visit our web site at www.dpac.uk.net

Contact WinVisible on 0207 482 2496 (voice & minicom) or at win@winvisible.org

The Coalition Health Secretary has announced that a new independent commission will be established to advise the Government on the future funding of long-term care and the NHS will be reformed to improve patient outcomes.

You can read the coalition document here>>>>>