I just put in a complaint to Leonard Cheshire Disability (LCD). (Out of character, huh.) It is as follows: …”Inter alia, you explained that the home is having difficulty recruiting carers and that carers and good quality carers are not applying for our posts. I volunteered the opinion that whilst we are lucky in that…
disability, data protection, activism and other such
Author: Doug Paulley
Wheelchair user and residential care user, sometimes thorn in the side of authorities.
Mark Sanderson – ex-head of Quality Improvement at Leonard Cheshire Disability
Mark Sanderson has left. This is the guy who tweeted “It’s albinism not albinos, dummies” in response to a media article, after being appointed Head of Quality Improvement at Leonard Cheshire and whilst still working for Mencap. When I tweeted a challenge to him using the word “dummies” as a pejorative, he complained to his…
Trains and wheelchair access
Many here will know that I am a train fan, also that I’m a wheelchair user, and sometimes the two don’t mix. I have a family funeral at Enfield Crematorium in a couple of weeks, so I needed to book train travel. I thought I would list what happened as I tried to book train…