Christ, the headline of this really should have said people with severe learning difficulties which is what the article is about. Most people with disabilities aren’t reliant on their parents. Many become disabled after their parents have already died.
Aside from that though it is an interesting article with an interesting solution.
Voodoopulse on
My wife works with adults with LD’s most of these are in their fifties and sixties, their parents are reaching the ends of their lives and just as they are needed all the more day centres and care homes are being shut by councils.
It’s incredibly sad, most of them look to get work in charity shops just for human comfort
Disastrous-Metal-228 on
It is really sad. People genuinely need help and support but our world seems just about making it for yourself.
EdmundTheInsulter on
Sometimes people can live in supported accommodation I think.
Round-Spite-8119 on
Must be one of the worst aspects of having a disabled child – knowing that one day you’ll be leaving them to, essentially, fate.
pissflapgrease on
Cremated and put in small jars inside the burial chamber.
Creepy-Escape796 on
Put in to the grinder and turned in to McDonald’s happy meals
bleach1969 on
As a society we need to do better for these people, makes me quite sad we’re not doing it. They aren’t asking for much and they themselves have much to contribute and teach us..
Purple_Woodpecker on
Most of them can live alone with the nurses/carers visiting once or twice a day. There was a woman who lived on my street all her life, then lived there alone when her mum died. Carers visited her twice a day, did a bit of cooking and that. I used to do her garden and she’d follow me around asking hundreds of questions like it was the first time she’d ever seen me even though I’d been doing it for 15 years, and it didn’t matter what answer you gave because she didn’t listen anyway, she just liked asking questions. Then other times she’d just be completely silent, not moving, just staring at the same spot. Used to walk around with a teddy bear and hold it up to peoples’ windows with a big smile on her face. Then one day she was gone and I never did find out where. Died or went in a home I suppose.
Sad innit. Sad world. Been dark and miserable outside all day as well. Fuck everything.
SnooSuggestions9830 on
They actually get much better care than fully able people who worked their whole lives could ever dream of getting access to.
Fully paid accomodation.
Often live in care or daily visit care – paid for by the state.
Living allowance – paid for by the state.
Fully able people who later require care often have to sell their property or use their entire life savings to pay for later life care costs.
They’re working full time jobs but can’t afford their own place. Scraping by living paycheque to paycheque.
While they should get these things as we live in a compassionate society for the most – this article is a bit tone deaf to normal life.
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Christ, the headline of this really should have said people with severe learning difficulties which is what the article is about. Most people with disabilities aren’t reliant on their parents. Many become disabled after their parents have already died.
Aside from that though it is an interesting article with an interesting solution.
My wife works with adults with LD’s most of these are in their fifties and sixties, their parents are reaching the ends of their lives and just as they are needed all the more day centres and care homes are being shut by councils.
It’s incredibly sad, most of them look to get work in charity shops just for human comfort
It is really sad. People genuinely need help and support but our world seems just about making it for yourself.
Sometimes people can live in supported accommodation I think.
Must be one of the worst aspects of having a disabled child – knowing that one day you’ll be leaving them to, essentially, fate.
Cremated and put in small jars inside the burial chamber.
Put in to the grinder and turned in to McDonald’s happy meals
As a society we need to do better for these people, makes me quite sad we’re not doing it. They aren’t asking for much and they themselves have much to contribute and teach us..
Most of them can live alone with the nurses/carers visiting once or twice a day. There was a woman who lived on my street all her life, then lived there alone when her mum died. Carers visited her twice a day, did a bit of cooking and that. I used to do her garden and she’d follow me around asking hundreds of questions like it was the first time she’d ever seen me even though I’d been doing it for 15 years, and it didn’t matter what answer you gave because she didn’t listen anyway, she just liked asking questions. Then other times she’d just be completely silent, not moving, just staring at the same spot. Used to walk around with a teddy bear and hold it up to peoples’ windows with a big smile on her face. Then one day she was gone and I never did find out where. Died or went in a home I suppose.
Sad innit. Sad world. Been dark and miserable outside all day as well. Fuck everything.
They actually get much better care than fully able people who worked their whole lives could ever dream of getting access to.
Fully paid accomodation.
Often live in care or daily visit care – paid for by the state.
Living allowance – paid for by the state.
Fully able people who later require care often have to sell their property or use their entire life savings to pay for later life care costs.
They’re working full time jobs but can’t afford their own place. Scraping by living paycheque to paycheque.
While they should get these things as we live in a compassionate society for the most – this article is a bit tone deaf to normal life.