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News
• Marie’s book
• Scotland’s Inclusion Institute
• Twitter: Campaign - tweet
• Facebook: Campaign - like
• www.campaignforafairsociety - join
• 28th April - Glasgow Demonstration
• Editorial Group
• Hustings tonight - Great Western Road
Advice & Advocacy
Neighbourhood
Networks
Home Ownership
Housing Cuts
Housing - living the life they want to live and the supports people need they need to
live - it is all linked together
Fear of Residential Care
Policing
Home Swap
Opportunities in
community
We want rights not gifts - gifts
are weaker
Get together one loud voice
Rights!!
Opportunities support, life
Use the courts!!
People not told
about what is
“Need to keep
happening - cuts
on fighting!”
Fear & control in Institutional settings
Reach out and
connect...
schools, social
networks
talk to friends
get a celebrity
talk to MPs
Schools
Educate the
politicians
Protest
Treated as
children
Demand
is
supposed
to be
increasing
- so its
doing
much
more for
less
we need to identify
practical options evidence
Support
being clear about
personalisation we need to
separate out from
connect to
the cuts - causing
wider groups real stress in
older people
people’s lives
scapegoating of
public services
and public
service workers
reasonable
allocation - is
vital
strategy
needs to be
clear and
smart
New assessment
systems
Benefit cuts
Money
evidence & data
Act now
funding
its a lie - there’s no
recovery
show
how
people
money
movement
are
using
the
label of
money
‘scrounger’
how to make
do we want an
need
positive
common cause
equal society - not
solutions
with ordinary
a fair society
people
mortgage interest death by millions focus on the
relief caps
collective benefit
cuts
The Campaign for a Fair Society believes
Everyone is equal, no matter their differences or
disabilities. A fair society sees each of its members
as a full citizen - a unique person with a life of their
own. A fair society is organised to support everyone
to live a full life, with meaning and respect.
In particular we support the right of all disabled and
older people to independent living - which means:
Disabled people having the same freedom, choice,
dignity and control as other citizens at home, at
work, and in the community. It does not mean living
by yourself or fending for yourself. It means rights to
practical assistance and support to participate in
society and live an ordinary life.
We also need something about the unfair cuts: e.g.
The government needs to reverse the unfair cuts that
target disabled people - more than 25% of the cuts fall
on the 3% of the population with the most severe
disabilities
But we cannot just go back to how things were int
he past
The current welfare system needs radical reform.
The most important priorities for reform should be:
• Charging - Help for disabled people should not be means-tested •
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we must end the disability super-tax
Support - The entitlement to be support should be an objective right
defined in law.
Prevention - Families and individuals should get support early - to
avoid crisis and prevent need - end eligibility thresholds
Control - Everyone should have the right to control their lives and
any support they need
Income - There should be a guaranteed minimum income - free from
means-testing - creating full incentives to work and contribute to civic
life of the community
Housing - people should be able to have their own home and the
choice of tend and full access to accessible housing.
Rights - The UN Convention on Rights of Disabled People would be
built into UK law
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not just about disability - rights about citizenship
the right to involvement in planning for housing, support
and services
buses, trains - not enough room and not accessible for
wheelchairs - bikes fill up the space
ending the blame game - its always someone else’s job responsibility and taking responsibility
how we go forward - we need to offer positive solutions assertive and confident
should we focus on where the money should come from
educate the public about right and disabled people
we live in a very wealthy country - its about what they
choose to fund - what do we really value & quality of life