tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10554012.post115221920348800704..comments2023-11-02T08:38:07.215+00:00Comments on Speakers Corner - London: Access to Work cutsSpeakers Cornerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07646609849388871885noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10554012.post-30246619473371927002010-02-03T21:40:34.386+00:002010-02-03T21:40:34.386+00:00I have been in receipt of ATW for over nine years ...I have been in receipt of ATW for over nine years and now find that my grants have been cut to the bone. It is going to be very difficult to continue to do my job. Mine is not an isolated case, a friend involved in a local Deaf School has had their funding slashed to unworkable too.<br /><br />The level playing field of ATW is on its way out and the new policies are directly discriminatory against disabled people. I am seeking legal advice.<br /><br /> LiverpoolFredsbuddynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10554012.post-1152264010457965202006-07-07T09:20:00.000+00:002006-07-07T09:20:00.000+00:00I'm afraid the DRC is a bit of an 'in joke' with t...I'm afraid the DRC is a bit of an 'in joke' with the government. Staffed as it is with a majority of non-disabled people, instructed to agree with government policy. Successive people included into the DRC who are disabled left in disgust, which in retrospect was a huge mistake on our part, leaving the DRC with no real disabled voice. It would be a kindness to kill off the DRC now and the DDA, since neither have been very effective in gaining us real rights or access. It is why most of the push comes via the human rights law now, not the disabled one, we've no faith in them.mervynjames224https://www.blogger.com/profile/06689615164654187617noreply@blogger.com