Today I’m going to take you on a journey in your mind. You are infant school age and disabled, and off to boarding school, for the first time. You are privileged because your school is not ordinary, its special, and you will receive the highest quality education and care.
Children In Need hits our screens again on Friday, the annual event where celebrities and and the general public alike do stunts and arrange events to raise money for children’s causes, under the mascot of a ‘disabled’ teddy. The event does a lot of good and it raises money for many causes, including those related to the safety and protection of children. I am not against the fundraising, nor would I dream of criticising the efforts many people make to help. Despite the cuddly Teddy Bear though, are there things that are less ‘cute’ about Children In Need?
Telegraph blogger, Ed West, calls welfare Labour’s worst crime, worse than the Iraq war. I’ll agree they haven’t managed it well, though my reasons may be different. However out of the ‘mess’ has come their greatest achievement, not one they are likely to want to admit to.
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An Identity Card Scheme in Nottinghamshire to help people with hidden impairments ‘prove’ their right to use disabled facilities, is set to go countywide after a trial. Is it a good thing, and should there be a national scheme?
