-"The judge found council staff had “disregarded fundamental principles of safeguarding and child protection”, adding that he believed it was not an isolated case but a sign of a “deeper malaise” within the department." - https://t.co/YsNYKk7qmq
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The CQC has determined that there has been a 134% increase in deaths (in a care setting) of autistic people and those with a learning disability. (1/)
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Coronavirus: ‘Our son with Down’s syndrome is thriving in lockdown’ Zachary has a weak immune system, the four-year-old usually has a constant cough and runny nose, and has been in hospital with severe chest infections several times. https://t.co/t10otfXWbG
MPs that are not happy with the discrimination against those with illness, shielding and disability. We agree with you it’s discrimination; welcome to the world of SEND parents who children are discriminated in education everyday and especially now with the Covid bill #fixSEND
Oh look. Autistic person having a good life. No longer incarcerated in an ATU and human rights all in place. And yet ‘they’ will do nothing to stop him dying much earlier than his peers. @MattHancock you have children. Can you begin to understand how that feels? #EveryDeathCounts
I've paused on commenting on children's drawings because, like everyone, I've been watching what's happening in America. Anything I say feels inadequate. All I know is that the world has to change. Power structures have to change. White people have to change. #BlackLivesMatter
This has made many of us weep. What does the council thinking protecting the most vulnerable means in practice? Certainly not fobbing off families and passing the buck