DISABILITY RIGHTS UK RESPONSE TO THE LGA CONSULTATION ‘THE LIVES WE WANT TO LEAD THE LGA GREEN PAPER FOR ADULT SOCIAL CARE – AND WELLBEING’ . . We wouldn’t start from here . The LGA are correct in asserting in their title that the future of social care is all about the lives we want to lead. But, in our view, just tinkering with the system by encouraging improvements and giving it a bit more money will not achieve a good life for citizens. It needs a complete rethink about the purpose, whether local government are the best placed deliver support, integration with other forms of support, and how much we have to pay. The Purpose of Social Care In our view we need to lives and how we be looking at people’s whole who need support, can fulfil our aspirations and live in society as equal citizens. We need to go beyond wellbeing to looking at not just having a good quality of life but what we want to do with our lives what we call – independent living. Independent Living The Independent Living Strategy Group, Chaired by Baroness Jane Campbell, and made up of Disability Rights UK, other Disabled People’s Organisations and voluntary organisations concerned with disability has agreed the following position statement: living means disabled people living in the community with “Independent the same choices, control and freedom as any other citizen, with the removal of barriers to equality of opportunity, and where any practical assistance is based on our own choices and aspirations. The same principles extend to people managing long term health conditions, and include people of all ages. Over the last thirty years or so, we have seen major improvements in disabled life chances. Our society now expects disabled people’s people to be treated with respect, to have opportunities, to live in their own homes with their own families, and make their own contributions to their local communities and to society generally.
DISABILITY RIGHTS UK RESPONSE TO THE LGA CONSULTATION ‘THE LIVES WE WANT TO LEAD – THE LGA GREEN PAPER FOR ADULT SOCIAL CARE AND WELLBEING’ We wouldn’t start from here . . . The LGA are correct in asserting in their title that the future of social care is all about the lives we want to lead. But, in our view, just tinkering with the system by encouraging improvements and giving it a bit more money will not achieve a good life for citizens. It needs a complete rethink about the purpose, whether local government are the best placed deliver support, integration with other forms of support, and how much we have to pay. The Purpose of Social Care In our view we need to be looking at people’s whole lives and how we who need support, can fulfil our aspirations and live in society as equal citizens. We need to go beyond wellbeing to looking at not just having a good quality of life but what we want to do with our lives – what we call independent living. Independent Living The Independent Living Strategy Group, Chaired by Baroness Jane Campbell, and made up of Disability Rights UK, other Disabled People’s Organisations and voluntary organisations concerned with disability has agreed the following position statement: “Independent living means disabled people living in the community with the same choices, control and freedom as any other citizen, with the removal of barriers to equality of opportunity, and where any practical assistance is based on our own choices and aspirations. The same principles extend to people managing long term health conditions, and include people of all ages. Over the last thirty years or so, we have seen major improvements in disabled people’s life chances. Our society now expects disabled people to be treated with respect, to have opportunities, to live in their own homes with their own families, and make their own contributions to their local communities and to society generally.