By Simon Stevens

Attending glitzy awards ceremonies is a pleasure but for disabled people it is difficult to feel truly included

When people talk about independent living, it is assumed social inclusion is included; that if a disabled person works and lives in the community, they will be considered equal members of society.
The reality is very far from this:right now we have integration rather than proper inclusion. Integration is when a disabled person must compromise their access requirements in order to be accepted. This means the disabled person must learn many tricks. I would like to offer a specific example.

Read the complete post at http://www.communitycare.co.uk/blogs/social-care-experts-blog/2008/09/no-champers-for-me-physical-di.html

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Posted 24 Sep 2008 1:35 PM by The Social Care Experts Blog | Report Abuse

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