Scope's reply to the governments planned concessions to the green paper.

Hi @secretsquirrel1 - I just thought to check to see what was on the parliament website, & saw the Gov't has today deposited their amendments to the Bill. On looking through when I saw that this amendment now includes 'fluctuating conditions' as one of the accepted criteria for 'severe conditions' I thought you'd like to know. So some good came of the debate before voting on the 2nd reading of this Bill as this was mentioned then as I mentioned!

Unfortunately they haven't changed their use of the word 'constantly,' but accepting some claimants with fluctuating conditions could satisfy the 'severe conditions' clause somewhat negates that, so it's a good (& fair) amendment.

Hi mean

Chiaried just uploaded a link where it said they’ll be taking into account fluctuating conditions so 🤞fingers crossed

Hi Catherine, I’m fine thanks how are you? I emailed my mp as she was originally opposing but I saw a list on Facebook and she was an aye with the late concessions but she’s not replying

Just read that on X. I wonder who else will following her?

You’re getting your wish Catherine

Unfortunately autistic people, people with MH conditions and with other invisible disabilities are always the butt of this kind of comment. Because instead of promoting inclusion and awareness, our media likes to peddle misinformation and overdiagnosis tropes that have no basis in fact.

Meanwhile Reform councillors have been costing the tax payer 10k per go each time one quits and forces a local by election. I forget how many it is now but it's more than ten. That's more money than any person gets on PIP for a whole year even on the very top level.

…So maybe they'd like to stop spewing about what disabled people are legitimately doing and ask their councillors why they're capable of playing a game of popularity contest but not actually doing the job that comes with it?

The people who say "I'm fine so you should be too" don't understand disability :/. But there are also a lot of barriers in place for people who can/want to work because of the assumptions about capability and the ignorance from employers. Buckland report did a great job of exposing those for autistic people.

As an autistic person who is working, I'm really lucky in my team and with my manager - but I have seen and experienced first hand the things employers will do to avoid employing a disabled person.

And that's if you even get to the interview. Even some disability charities don't practice very accessible recruitment :(

And just because I work, it doesn't mean that's always easy or that I glide through it then have a wild party on my off days. I literally have a list on my fridge right now reminding me which bus stop I need to use on which day to catch the right bus to work for each shift - because my navigation means I get easily disorientated and I have legit ended up at the wrong one before now. :/ And reminding me to go to work tomorrow because I have swapped a day and so am not on my usual timesheet. That's before I even get to work, so yeah.