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Strictly Come Dancing winner Rose Ayling-Ellis has backed calls for emergency workers to learn sign language, after staff were unable to tell a deaf widow her husband had died.
Elizabeth Corbett, from Derby, learned about the death of her husband David, 51, via a video call.
Ayling-Ellis, who was the first deaf celebrity to take part in Strictly, backed the campaign on Twitter.
The ambulance service has apologised and said it was working to improve.
Mrs Corbett, 43, who was born deaf, was at work when her children rang her to say her husband had fallen ill.
By the time she got home, paramedics had arrived but they would not let her in the house.
“Not one of them could communicate with me and I couldn’t explain who I was,” she said, of the incident which took place in June 2021.
“I wanted to know what was happening and the police were asking me questions, but they were all wearing facemasks so I couldn’t tell what they were saying.
“Eventually I contacted work and the receptionist spoke to the paramedics who told her that David had died. So I found out over FaceTime that he had gone.”
A post-mortem examination revealed Mr Corbett had suffered a blood clot that caused a fatal heart attack.
Mrs Corbett, a teaching assistant at Royal School for the Deaf Derby, now wants all emergency workers to have some British Sign Language (BSL) skills and the ability to connect to a qualified interpreter instantly.
Ayling-Ellis, writing about the story on Twitter, said paramedics “should have been given the right tools [and] support to be able to communicate with this lady”.
She also responded to comments that suggested the paramedics could have written down their message or asked Mrs Corbett’s children – aged 11 and nine – to tell her that her husband had died.
“Some of the comments are quite upsetting,” the former EastEnders star wrote.
“I just want to break it down as simply as possible. ‘Why can’t the children tell the mother?’ No child should ever do this.
“Imagine going through the most traumatic time of your life.
“You need someone there you can access in the full language. Not writing backwards and forwards.”
She backed calls for paramedics to learn basic BSL and to have emergency interpreters on iPads on call.
“We pay our taxes too; we have every right to receive the same care,” she added.
Mrs Corbett said: “I have been shocked and upset with some of the comments on social media channels, but I have tried not to dwell on them.
“But the fact that Rose has got involved is amazing – she is such an important deaf role model and I’m thrilled she has stood up for me.”
She added she was currently fundraising online in her husband’s memory to buy a specially-adapted minibus for the school – which he also attended.
Head teacher of Royal School for the Deaf Derby, Paul Burrows, said: “There are no winners in this story at all – but it should be used as a force for change and to spur on every emergency service to become more deaf aware.
“There is a deep misunderstanding by many around BSL and deaf awareness in general.
“I am so proud of our school and what we are doing to educate our amazing pupils.”
Craig Whyles, divisional director for Derbyshire at East Midlands Ambulance Service, which attended to Mr Corbett, said: “We would like to offer our sincere condolences to the patient’s family and I am deeply sorry for the poor experience they had with our service.
“As an organisation we are currently working with the Nottinghamshire Deaf Society to discuss how we can improve our education to staff around deaf awareness and common emergency communication problems.”
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Sweden has “placed on hold” the deportation of a British grandmother with Alzheimer’s, her family have told the BBC.
Kathleen Poole, 74, was told to leave the country after her application to remain post-Brexit was rejected.
Her family have been told that Swedish authorities will continue to plan for the deportation, but have paused any order to carry it out for now.
Mrs Poole’s daughter-in-law said: “I just want an end to this situation”.
The British embassy in Stockholm informed Mrs Poole’s family on Wednesday that Swedish immigration authorities had received a request to stop the deportation at the end of March.
Her removal has been placed on hold until a new decision is made, it said.
“I actually don’t believe it for five minutes, even though they’ve paused it,” Angelica Poole told the BBC, calling for a permanent reversal of the decision.
She said the situation was taking a toll on the family and they fear the deportation order could be revived.
Grandmother-of-four Mrs Poole, who is from Macclesfield, Cheshire, applied for the right to remain in Sweden, where she movedalmosttwo decades ago to be near her only son and his children.
But her application was turned down in September 2022, despite the fact she is bedbound, has spent the last 10 years in a care home, and has no family she is in contact with in the UK.
The case has attracted significant media attention, and campaigners representing EU citizens living in the UK have expressed “grave concern”.
MP Hilary Benn, former Brexit Select Committee chair, has urged the UK foreign secretary, James Cleverly, to intervene.
Her family said Mrs Poole’s application was turned down because she does not have a valid UK passport, which they argue she has not required for some time as she is unable to travel due to her poor health.
They have been offered support to make a new application for a passport by the Foreign Office, Mrs Poole’s family told the BBC, but fear power of attorney arrangements in the UK mean they will be unsuccessful.
“I don’t know where to go from here,” her daughter-in-law said.
“A lot of British people are actually being sent back to the UK, which is not ok but they’re healthy.
“She can not do anything. She’s bedridden. That’s what makes me angry.
“They’re moving a sick person and her health can deteriorate even more by moving her.”
Her family said they have been left confused by the update and renewed their pleas for the situation to be resolved permanently.
On Tuesday, Sweden’s Minister of Migration, Maria Malmer Stenergard, said in a statement: “Decisions related to residence applications are applied directly by the Swedish state agencies and courts in line with the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement.
“As laid down in the constitution, the Swedish government is not permitted to interfere in or comment on individual decisions taken by these independent state bodies.
“With regard to the case in question, I have been informed that the Swedish Migration Agency is in contact with the family concerning additional information.”
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New Terminal Illness Rules For PIP, DLA And AA
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New terminal illness rules for personal independence payment (PIP), disability living allowance (DLA) and attendance allowance (AA) came into force on Monday, meaning that the six month rule has now been replaced by a twelve month rule, in line with universal credit.
The law now says that a person with a progressive disease is considered to be terminally ill when their death as a consequence of that disease can reasonably be expected within 12 months, as opposed to 6 months.
Form DS1500 has now been replaced with form SR1.
There’s more details on the .gov website on the Get benefits if you’re nearing the end of life page.
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A sweet shop worker who sold bags of treats to raise funds for the Down’s Syndrome Association said he had received “awesome” support.
Billy, who has Down’s, told colleagues at The Shop, Kettering, Northamptonshire, he wanted make more people aware of the condition.
So he created “Billy’s Pouch” and filled it with his favourite sweets.
The 28-year-old raised nearly £400 by selling about 400 bags, both in the shop and through online sales.
The Shop offers work experience to young people with additional needs, while boosting their skills.
Billy, who has worked there for about six months, pitched the idea during a daily staff meeting.
He said it was “my special idea” to raise awareness for World Down’s Syndrome Day on 21 March.
Claire Scott, who owns the business with her partner Geoff Littlewood, said Billy’s initiative had received “amazing” support.
The Shop was set up by a special school in Kettering and the couple took it over when it was threatened with closure – just three months before the Covid-19 pandemic.
Luckily, Mr Littlewood was able to use his IT skills to move sales online, which brought in a new customer base and kept the business running while the shop was shut.
Ms Scott said it had been “scary” moving from education to retail, but it meant everything to see their team thrive.
“It’s boosting their confidence and their communication, literacy, numeracy, IT and social skills. To see a job from start to the finish, seeing customers come in and buying the products that they’ve made is amazing,” she said.
“They’re working as part of a team, being able to solve problems.”
For Lula, who has worked at The Shop for seven years, the skills gained means she has been recruited for a weekend job at a cafe.
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A deaf woman is calling for ambulance crews to learn basic sign language after paramedics were unable to tell her that her husband had died.
Elizabeth Corbett was at work when she received a distressed video call from her children to say her husband David, 51, had fallen ill.
By the time she got home, paramedics had arrived but could not explain to Mrs Corbett what had happened.
East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) said it was deeply sorry.
Mrs Corbett, 43, from Chellaston in Derby, eventually learned of her husband’s death via a video call to her employer.
She said: “David had been mowing the grass and had sat down for a cool drink with the children when he suddenly stopped talking.
“At first the kids thought he was joking – because he was a big joker – but then they started to panic when they couldn’t wake him up.
“They contacted me and I told them to ring for an ambulance, while a colleague drove me home.
“The children were amazing, they performed CPR until the paramedics arrived.
“But when I got there the kids were stood on the lawn crying and the emergency services wouldn’t let me in the house.
“Not one of them could communicate with me and I couldn’t explain who I was.
“I wanted to know what was happening and the police were asking me questions, but they were all wearing facemasks so I couldn’t tell what they were saying.
“Eventually I contacted work and the receptionist spoke to the paramedics who told her that David had died. So I found out over FaceTime that he had gone.”
Mrs Corbett, who was born without hearing, is now calling for all emergency workers to have sign language training and a fully charged iPad so that they can connect to a qualified interpreter instantly.
She is also hoping to raise £60,000 for Royal School for the Deaf Derby, which her husband – who was also deaf – had attended and where she works as a teaching assistant.
She said once the paramedics had realised she was deaf, they had removed their facemasks.
“But for a deaf person in such a stressful situation it was very difficult to lipread, despite their efforts,” she said.
A post mortem revealed Mr Corbett had had a blood clot which caused a fatal heart attack.
The dad-of-two, who had worked at Toyota for almost 30 years, died on 15 June.
Craig Whyles, divisional director for Derbyshire at EMAS said: “We would like to offer our sincere condolences to the patient’s family and I am deeply sorry for the poor experience they had with our service.
“We would like to speak to the patient’s family about their experience and urge them to get in touch with us at their earliest convenience.
“As an organisation we are currently working with the Nottinghamshire Deaf Society to discuss how we can improve our education to staff around deaf awareness and common emergency communication problems.”
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It could seem like an unusual journey from winning Paralympic gold in Rio to becoming a children’s author.
However, Ellie Robinson makes it sound like the most natural career path in the world.
She retired from swimming after the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021 and is now juggling her studies with writing.
Her first book – The Gold Medal Mysteries – is out on 13 April but she is giving a sneak preview in southern Scotland on Saturday.
Ellie, from Northampton, was diagnosed with Perthes disease in her right hip in 2012 – a condition affecting the hip joint in children.
She went on to enjoy huge success in swimming, winning her Paralympic gold in the S6 butterfly, aged just 15, in 2016.
After that chapter ended, Ellie was aware many sports people had difficulties moving on but said she had found it fairly straightforward.
“I think there’s this kind of narrative that there’s a bit of an identity crisis or they struggle to transition into that next area,” she said.
“It’s been such an integral part of one’s identity that you almost kind of grieve the loss of this huge piece of your life.
“I was quite fortunate, it was in lockdown when nothing was really happening – training had kind of ground to a halt.”
She started doing a history degree and did a lot of writing as well.
“I was able to find what my next step was while I was still an athlete,” she explained.
“I don’t know – I can’t say I hacked it – but I feel like my transition was incredibly smooth because I knew what that next step was, and I naturally kind of fell into it.”
It helped when a literary agent saw an interview where she spoke about her love of writing and followed up on it.
In some ways, Ellie was glad to leave parts of her old life behind.
“I hated training – I couldn’t say it when I was an athlete – because it wouldn’t sound great,” she said.
“But now I have finished sport I can proudly say – I hated training and I loved competing.”
That doesn’t mean she has left the world of sport behind – her first book combines her love of history and sport in a mystery story.
“The majority of the life lessons that I’ve learned or the personal development that I’ve made, it’s been made through swimming,” she admitted.
“So there are a lot of life lessons in the book that the characters learn, there’s a lot of progression that they go through themselves.
“I want to say about 90% of it is what I’ve learned in my own life and what I’ve learned through swimming.”
It also helped with planning her work where her “inner swimmer” has come out.
“I think I have to be incredibly disciplined, so what I do is I map everything out,” she said.
“Swimming was quite regimented, particularly on race days, on competition days, we’d have to do like full timelines, which were so precise they were to the minute.
“It think that the disciplined, regimented aspect of swimming has definitely played a part in balancing the studies with the book at the same time.”
Now she is coming to Moat Brae in Dumfries – the place credited with helping inspire JM Barrie to write Peter Pan – for the Big DoG Festival of Children’s Literature.
Not a bookworm
She hopes her book can capture the imagination of readers like her younger self.
“I wasn’t necessarily an avid reader but once I found a book that I liked I would finish it really quickly,” she said.
“I wasn’t a bookworm – the librarian at my secondary school would definitely vouch for that.”
However, Ellie said that a love of sport did not mean you could not also enjoy reading.
“It is not actually an accurate reflection of children and society nowadays – you can be both into sport and into books as well,” she said.
So perhaps the worlds of the Paralympics and literature need not be so far apart after all.
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A blind man will be paid £3,000 after he alleged a health trust failed to accommodate his needs when he tried to apply for a promotion.
Stephen Campbell took a disability discrimination case against two organisations, including his employer the Western Health Trust.
He claimed the job application process did not meet his needs as a blind man.
The Western Health Trust and the HSC Business Services Organisation (BSO) did not accept liability.
A spokesperson for the Western Trust said the organisation was committed to ensuring everyone has “equality of access” to its services.
Mr Campbell, who worked in the trust’s ICT department, uses a screen reader to interact with laptops.
When an opportunity for promotion arose within the trust, Mr Campbell wanted to apply.
However, he found that the online process, on the Health and Social Care Northern Ireland (HSCNI) website, could not be activated by his screen reader.
He also could not find any information on where reasonable adjustments could be made so he could apply.
‘Frankly embarrassing’
As part of the settlement terms, both organisations confirmed their commitment to ensuring they comply with their obligations under relevant equality laws.
The BSO also said it would keep the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) updated on development of the HSCNI website.
Mr Campbell said: “For two job applications, the Western Trust did accommodate me by stalling the recruitment exercise and reasonable adjustments were made to facilitate me.”
He said he brought the case “to raise awareness of the issue and hopefully remove this barrier to accessing employment for disabled people in the health service here”.
Mr Campbell further told BBC News NI that it was “frankly embarrassing” he had to take the case.
“In this day and age, in public bodies and in the private sector, we shouldn’t have to encounter these issues. We should be able to apply for posts like our sighted counterparts,” he said.
The Western Trust said it would work with the Equality Commission on policies around the recruitment process for blind people.
The spokesperson added: “The trust’s HR department will always strive to support individuals who need assistance through a recruitment process, as we did on a number of occasions for Mr Campbell.”
Eoin O’Neill, director of legal services at the Equality Commission, said the employment rate for disabled people in Northern Ireland at 36%, is the lowest in the UK.
He said Mr Campbell’s case will benefit other disabled people in reminding organisations to ensure they are as accessible to disabled people as possible.
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Sensory rooms at Edgbaston Stadium are helping make cricket accessible to families with neurodiverse children who might otherwise feel uncomfortable attending matches.
Two new sensory spaces – in the South and RES Wyatt stands – were opened ahead of last season as part of Warwickshire’s Edgbaston for Everyone inclusivity pledge.
Both rooms are fitted out with colourful fibre optics, bubble tubes, rotating images, games and soft furnishings to provide a calming environment for families and children that need to get away from the hustle and bustle of a match day or event.
Edgbaston was the first cricket ground in the country to introduce sensory rooms.
Danny Briggs’ young son Stan is one of the children who’ve enjoyed spending time in the sensory rooms.
The eight-year-old is diagnosed autistic with a PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance) profile. It means he struggles with routine and everyday expectations that other children and families take for granted.
Without the sensory rooms Stan would struggle to watch his daddy play for the Bears.
“If it wasn’t for the sensory rooms we probably wouldn’t bring Stan to matches,” said Bears spinner Briggs. “He might be able to spend an hour, at most, in the stands before needing time and space to calm down and regulate.
“As parents of an autistic child we’re always conscious that if Stan becomes restless in the stands then his behaviour could impact on other spectators.
“The sensory rooms provide comfort that, should we need to, there is a relaxing space nearby for him to explore and happily play away. And the big glass-fronted space means my partner Linsey and other family members can continue watching the cricket.”
Mum Linsey is also neurodivergent and knows first-hand how environments and ‘sensory breaks’ are the difference between coping or not when you have a highly sensitive brain.
She said the soundproofing of the sensory rooms also helps Stan regulate and take a break from the match-day atmosphere.
“The atmosphere is what makes Edgbaston such a great venue for players and fans,” added Linsey. “Stan wears his ear defenders but it can still be a little overwhelming which is why having the rooms soundproofed really helps.”
Edgbaston Operations Director Claire Daniel said she’s delighted families of neurodiverse children are enjoying the rooms.
She added: “It’s lovely to see young fans coming to games safe in the knowledge they can take time to chill out in the sensory rooms.
“We’ve had some great feedback and other cricket grounds have been in touch looking to replicate the spaces at their own venues.”
Spectators wishing to access a sensory room can speak to a stadium steward on the day or contact the Club in advance by emailing customerservices@edgbaston.com
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Why Are People So Worried About The Abolition Of The WCA?
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When the government announced earlier this month that the work capability assessment was to be abolished, it might have expected there to be general rejoicing that a hated assessment system was coming to an end. Instead, the news has provoked widespread dismay. So what is it people are so concerned about?
What is replacing the WCA?
In essence, instead of an assessment that decides if you have limited capability for work or work-related activity, the DWP will only look at whether you have an award of any element of PIP. If you do, you will get an additional health element paid in your UC.
However, even if you get the health element, that will not make any difference to whether you have to carry out mandatory work-related activities. Instead, that decision will be made by a work coach. They will create a package of activities based on what they think you are capable of doing, some of which may be compulsory and some of which may be voluntary.
No-one automatically incapable of work
So, one of the biggest concerns is that no-one will be automatically protected from having to do work-related activities, including people who were previously in the support group of ESA or the UC LCWRA group and who are transferred onto UC.
So, the whole idea of some claimants being automatically protected from work-related activities will be swept way.
Decisions about capability made by non-medically qualifies staff
Decisions about what work-related activities you can do and whether they will be voluntary or mandatory will be made by medically unqualified work coaches who may be under pressure to meet targets for job starts and sanctions.
Private sector assessors may be bad, but at least they have some medical training. Work coaches will only have the training the DWP give them.
No appeal against work coach decisions
Many more people will run the risk of being sanctioned under the UC health element proposals, because they may be subject to mandatory work-related activities. At present, you can appeal if a WCA decision is that you are capable of work-related activities. Under the new system that decision will be made by a medically unqualified work coach and you will not have the same appeal rights.
No substantial risk rule
Many people currently get UC LCWRA because it is decided that there would be a substantial risk if they were found to be able to do work-related activities. Under the new system this exemption doesn’t appear to exist, meaning that people currently protected by this rule will potentially be subject to a more severe sanctions regime.
Shorter-term conditions not covered
The qualifying conditions for PIP mean that you need to have had your difficulties with everyday activities or mobility for three months and they must be expected to last at least another nine months. This means that people with short-term but extremely severe illnesses will not be eligible for the UC health element. According to the Institute for Fiscal Studies up to 1 million people who have short-term or fluctuating conditions could lose £350 a month as result of abolishing the WCA.
Trying work may seem even more risky
The white paper says that one of the main reasons for making this change is that people will no longer have to worry that if they attempt work they will lose their UC.
But, in reality, people also worry that if they attempt work they may lose their PIP.
Claimants know that that huge assumptions are made about their abilities on the flimsiest of evidence. Being able to drive a car, use public transport, keep appointments, talk to people and so on can all be used by assessors as evidence that you can carry out many PIP daily living and mobility activities.
So, by linking your PIP award to the new health element of UC, the DWP may actually make it less likely that claimants with health conditions will be willing to try working.
This is partly because a connection will have been made between your PIP award and an element of your UC award – lose PIP and you also lose your health element. But also because losing the health element will leave you open to the harshest level of sanctions under the proposed new regime.
It’s quite possible then, that the new system will have the opposite effect to the one intended. The fear that trying work may lead to the loss of your PIP, the loss of your UC health element and then a sanction on top may be a very powerful disincentive to taking even the smallest of risks.
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Ed Jackson And His Team To Cross Vatnajokull Glacier
A former rugby player who suffered severe spinal injuries is to cross the largest ice cap in western Europe.
Ed Jackson, who was BBC’s West’s Unsung Hero in 2021, will join two others to become the first fully disabled team to traverse Iceland’s Vatnajokull Glacier.
They hope to raise £155,000 – £1,000 for every kilometre of their journey.
The former Bath and England player said: “Normally I would say I’m just excited. But actually for this one I think I am a little bit nervous.”
After an accident in 2017, Mr Jackson, who lives near Bath, was told by doctors he might never walk again.
But he defied his doctors’ predictions by taking on multiple challenges including reaching the top of Snowdon the year after his accident, and climbing the equivalent of Mount Everest by going up and down his parents’ staircase during the pandemic.
And in 2021, he climbed 12 of the UK’s highest peaks in six days.
“It’s been a massive part of my own recovery to find that sense of purpose again and to challenge myself,” said Mr Jackson.
For his next challenge, Mr Jackson, 34, is joined by former-mountaineer and army reservist Darren Edwards, 32 and biologist Dr Niall McCann, 41, who each had an accident which resulted in a spinal cord injury and various disabilities.
“There’s no roadmap to follow for people with disabilities.
“Everyone’s disability is different, and spinal cord injuries affect people in different ways, so we have to work out how best to progress and the only way to do that sometimes is to go and do it,” added the former rugby player.
Mr Jackson and Mr McCann, who have walking difficulties and sensation loss in their lower limbs, will travel across the glacier by ski, while Mr Edwards will use sit ski, propelling himself along using poles.
The group will travel without guidance or support and will be linked together by a single rope.
“This is a completely new challenge for me,” explained Mr Jackson, who had never even used skis until their training.
He added: “Between us we’ve kind of got one working body. But then we’ve also got one body that doesn’t work at all.
“So (getting) across the ice caps is going to have to be very much a collaborative effort.”
The team are raising funds for Millimetres 2 Mountains, a charity creating positive change for people facing mental health challenges after encountering adversity in their lives.
Mr Jackson said adventure challenges were “more often than not, about the psychological side”.
“Things are a lot more difficult, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t have a go and find a way round it, or over it, or through it,” he said.
“Some of the things that I’ve done in the last few years, it proves to myself that a lot of it is willpower, and strength of mind rather than the physical ability.”
The group start their challenge on 14 April.
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