I would be surprised if anyone is society doesn't need support from it in some fashion.
The matters of fairness that are covered by the equality act means that reasonable adjustments by public services including to funding for care etc. must be made.
In so far as it is necessary to make personal, valid assessments of what a fair adjustment is then each individual and their circumstances one would have thought would be different and furthermore need updating over time.
I too am concerned that it might mean cut off definitions for who gets support might leave some excluded who have more "invisible" disabilities but for whom support of a different type and scope is necessary for social equality.
However making a blanket definition that has inclusion and exclusion criteria might make the case for adjustments stronger and easier to enforce for people and I really wouldn't want to put anything in the way of that.
From what I can see very few people get any support let alone the support they need and certainly when you're out of full time education the support seems to vanish.
Thinking of things like PIP, the way that the forms are set out and how you have to have so many points across a variety of problems before they even consider you, makes me wonder how people support needs are defined now? I'd certainly be in favour of making it clearer what the criteria are and whilst it's fair to reassess every so often, it's such a burden, people shouldn't fear having their benefits taken away because someone's not only moved the goal posts they've narrowed the pitch.
I saw a frightening thing on Newsnight last night, Reform are saying they want to remove equality legislation, when specifially asked, they said the right things, like we wouldn't be going back to the days of No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish and of course doors should be wide enough to admit a wheelchair and nobody would be paid less according to their gender, which left me wondering who they will go for? Us probably, among others, I dont' beleive them about the other stuff either.
From what I can see very few people get any support let alone the support they need and certainly when you're out of full time education the support seems to vanish.
Thinking of things like PIP, the way that the forms are set out and how you have to have so many points across a variety of problems before they even consider you, makes me wonder how people support needs are defined now? I'd certainly be in favour of making it clearer what the criteria are and whilst it's fair to reassess every so often, it's such a burden, people shouldn't fear having their benefits taken away because someone's not only moved the goal posts they've narrowed the pitch.
I saw a frightening thing on Newsnight last night, Reform are saying they want to remove equality legislation, when specifially asked, they said the right things, like we wouldn't be going back to the days of No Blacks, No Dogs, No Irish and of course doors should be wide enough to admit a wheelchair and nobody would be paid less according to their gender, which left me wondering who they will go for? Us probably, among others, I dont' beleive them about the other stuff either.
