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Unfair labelling of disabled people
Posted: 29th Jul 2011
I think people with disabilities face a lot of barriers in their lives already and I think they are entitled to get the benefits they need. The recent figures from the Department of Work and Pensions on claims for Employment and Support Allowance again led to people with disabilities being labelled ‘scroungers’ and ‘work shy’.
I think that when the media use words like ‘work shy’, they should think about what this means for disabled people. As a spokesperson for Mencap, I think about the language I use and I think they should apologise.
If I was claiming Incapacity Benefit, it would mean that my health was not in a good state. There are a wide range of different disabilities, such as a learning disability, that are not easy to pick up from a test. This is because some disabilities are not always visible. It’s not always easy to tell who is eligible to receive benefits so the tests should be carried out by a person who knows disability issues and who knows about what individuals face in their lives.
The truth is, less than 7% of people with a learning disability, known to social services, are in paid employment, but there are many of those people who would like to work but are not receiving the right support. If they were getting the right support then there would be more disabled people in work.
Comments
hello ,i personaly would have have took you more seriously if you did not keep saying ,you think people with disabilities face enough problems in there lives ,and again you think they are entitled to get the benefits they need ,im being honest with you and i belive words like think do not give me confidence that you are not fully confident in useing stronger words than just think ,and have chose to if challlenged by critics and you must know you can defend what you say and you havent actualy said anything that would give dissabled people the confidence they desperatly need to hear ,you cant be fully commited by what you say and to be honest you have an option of changeing what you say should you have to ,there is no doubt at all that disabled people are entitled to benefits and lots more support which is the decent thing in my eyes ,you yourself must know to get extra support in many cases is along process as you have to keep asking and asking untill your took seriosly and you make point point that you wont go away and all you have wanted was that support if giving when first needed would have stopped the added pressures some people have had to live and cope with ,and words you mentioned like work shy or scrounger alot of btimes the humiliation that a disabled person feels when many things which they were told they would get help with were giving in false promises by professionals who have a duty and paid salary to give care and support ,and when neglect is so obvious they throw a bigger insult at the dissabled they promise once you finaly get bcomplaint sheet off them tom fully investigate ,and if you dnt belive wat you are being toldboff them ,the lengthly procedure to be heard goes on and on ,its going bto take straight talk for disabled people to be heard andvatleast be treated fairlynandbwith... brespect i know you mean well butbwhen you keep saying i think all time it tells people you varent fully sure what your talkingyour talking about ,go on for every disabled person who needs strongbvoice supporting them get fully comited and speak obviousvtruth nd only then will i belive you and anything good you saynu do ,ok then im off not meaning to be disrespectfulto you anyone wording serious issues like you bdid i would av spoken sameway bto