MP'S, bills, the Government and paying for care

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  • sben
    sben Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 140 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1103416#Comment_1103416

    I have had everything taken away from me, PIP and DWP have told me many times that they are not concerned with my disabilities, and that I should go back to work.

  • Chris75_
    Chris75_ Posts: 4,663 Championing

    You are being quite cryptic, @sben, can you not be more specific as to what help or advice you are looking for?

  • willow1
    willow1 Posts: 75 Connected

    I think finding the lower case button because capital letters might offend some people is probably the least of @ sbens concerns. I get that it's a bit 'in your face' but I can get over myself and concentrate on what's being said and how sben is feeling. And yes, I know this post will be criticised (if it's 'allowed' to be posted at all) but when someone is clearly feeling under stress even an innocuous request can seem too much and it could mean the difference between someone getting the support they need or not. Ok, I'm ready to be jumped on 🙆 🪖🛡️

  • chiarieds
    chiarieds Online Community Member Posts: 17,360 Championing

    I'm not criticising, but the posts about not using capital letters was some 11 days ago, & I don't believe members said they were 'offended,' rather some found such text difficult to read.

    I do too, but have never commented about it before as we all have so many different disabilities. When they're lengthy, which wasn't the case here, I definitely struggle & it does take me longer to read. It's the same when you can get a lengthy post with little or no punctuation. Some of us find these difficult to read too & such posts I personally often need to read through at least 2 or 3 times.

    For some fatigue due to their disorders can cause difficulty reading such texts, but there can be many & multiple reasons why a member might struggle.

    There was absolutely no reason for your comment not to be posted, & I'm totally with you, I hope, in making allowances for our members. @sben is facing difficulties in that his epilepsy hasn't been understood, & several of us have tried to help him previously about PIP:

    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1090422#Comment_1090422

    Please don't think we don't care - we do. I hope @sben will try to find an advocate to help as those linked to above are freely available: https://www.nhs.uk/social-care-and-support/help-from-social-services-and-charities/someone-to-speak-up-for-you-advocate/

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