Atos respond with a get out statement that “they hoped for cooperation from the groups in the sharing of expertise and knowledge for the benefit of disabled people.”
The DWP declare there will be no investigation.So once again disability is dismissed and able bodied providers impose there equality,on the disabled community.

Equality however doesnt exist for disabled people,an amputee may no longer qualify for a mobility award unless they have lost the limb in active military service.Mr Cameron has promised our soldiers this.What about teachers nurses police,were do exceptions begin and end.Rash decisions irrational goverment,perhaps all we can expect from a coalition government.I thought he was PM not god its tough at the top but we need good decisions not god decisions.Turning goverment into a circus and himself into a clown and no one is smiling.
I must be missing something I thought a reformed system would help me navigate my limitations not impose able bodied expectations on me.
In the name of economic policy and recovery,its selected target disabled victims with incurable illnesses,irreversable physical injury,sufferers with mental health issues and our carers are being crippled even more by the system

It gets better the circus,money go round,is almost money laundering.Atos have subcontracted medical asessments worth a contract of 22million into scotlands NHS.Its working on other partnerships with NHS and contracts will be anounced soon they say.Lanarkshire was in the tender document,it was already agreed .I think thats deplorable and yes its true I have read said document from the governments web site and to me
It seems squanderous scandalous and plain idiocy by the government.
Public money our money used to buy private services,which the contractor then sells back into the existing infastructure of the state sector the NHS,who become the provider.At this point Im lost,is it going round in a circle and were paying twice to save money.

Were sure as hell not solving the problem when the goverment add more layers of beaurocratic inefficiency in the name of reforms that crush the economy further at the expense of the vulnerable.

Up until 4 years ago we were working “and always have”, worry free and healthy, THEN…..
my wife fell, hit her head on the corner of a curb leaving her with brain damage to her right side and with uncontrollable gran mal epilepsy which has got so progressively worse she’s renderred wheel chair bound.
2 to 6 violent seizures per 24 hour period,
1 to 5 drop attacks per 24 hour period,
3 to 6 vacant seizures per 24 hour period etc etc etc.
3 years ago i had to make the decision to leave my beloved job and become her 24 hour carer, Every seizure she looses bladder and bowel control so imagine the work cut out just in that aspect of things, undressing, showering “sitting” drying, dressing etc and all whilst unconcious. That is just the tip of the iceburg of care i have to give but i want to keep this simple.
2 years ago she was awarded high rate disability and the car was a god send. not just being able to get my wife out of the house but to get our 2 children to and from school as well, which is a nightmare in itself because of the frequency, randomness and severity of the seizures but the car helped obviously.
However, june 2011 the benefit was stopped and the car taken away so we appealed as the doctors and neurologists both stressed in reports how ill my wife is and how severe her care of epilepsy is affecting her with no responce to treatment what so ever, and also state that for my wifes safety its NOT advisable to do or go anywhere without my wife being in a wheelchair.
The appeal was on 16th May “2 days ago” and lets just say i was left in tears and felt as though i had let my wife down as she couldn’t be there through being in hospital suffering 4 violent gran mal seizures the previous night and only got released from hospital this morning 18th.
My wifes body is a wash with scars and friction burn scars and stitch marks through falls its awful. She’s been admitted into hospital over 200 times in 2 years and they STILL said NO????
Not only have i got my wifes needs to look after but 2 young children and a house and our dog “all reponsabilities and i fear with absolutely no help from the government now that i’m going to struggle to do this all on my own again, the kids will miss school because i can’t take my wife out if she’s going through the motions of seizuring or just had a seizure and they’re not at an age they can take themselves….. I feel so let down i don’t know where to turn which is not like me as iv’e always been a really positive person but these idiotic baffoons have really bushwacked me!!!
Any advice??????

Sincerely
Gary