This has the effect of blinding the general public to the severity of the current crisis and the need of urgent action. Most charities, advocacy bodies and academics seem to lack the independence, integrity or organisational will to stand up for the basic human rights and interests of those they exist to serve. Perhaps most worryingly, resistance to these policies is minimal. Moreover these policies have been imposed without any significant accountability or discussion. The declining standard of public policy has been accelerated by austerity which has justified cuts in support and basic income which are in breach of international standards. Instead policy has been shaped by inhuman drives that endanger people's dignity and their proper place in the community.ĭecades of slow progress, often led by families and disabled people, has been reversed as local government and the NHS increasingly rely on institutional services, often provided by large, private-sector corporations, with no commitment to human rights.
Government has failed to listen to people, families or their best allies. This authoritative review of recent public policy and practice around support of people with a learning disability argues that we have reached a critical point of crisis.
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