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Julie86 replied to the topic The Term "Sufferer" in the forum Community Chat 3 months ago
Thank you for your replies. I am hoping next time I go the chair of the meeting will ask that the word is not used.
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Mel replied to the topic The Term "Sufferer" in the forum Community Chat 3 months ago
I agree this is horrible Julie and upsetting. Sometimes it can help to take the sting out of these situations to remind ourselves what is going on for them. Often it is the person’s fear of impairment and what they think our lives are like that makes them use this language. Sometimes they just don’t know and are copying what they’ve heard in the m…[Read more]
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Kim73 replied to the topic The Term "Sufferer" in the forum Community Chat 3 months ago
I think this is a terrible term to use! I would not like this at all – I do not think of myself as a sufferer or suffering and I don’t think it’s something anyone should decide for another person that that is how they feel about themselves or their life. I think it shows a very negative view of disability that the person using views our lives as…[Read more]
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Julie86 started the topic The Term "Sufferer" in the forum Community Chat 3 months, 1 week ago
I sat in a meeting on Wednesday morning about adult social care. Usually the people in the room are referred to as people who draw on social care, people with lived experience, service users, customers, clients, unpaid carers, visually impaired etc.
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Mel started the topic In person support in the forum Module Reflections (Pros) 5 months ago
Hello Mel. Really enjoyed your introductory model on dispelling the myths around disability. I am a qualified counsellor, physical disability very limited mobility and a diagnosis of bipolar disorder wanting to specialise in supporting disabled clients. You made a good point saying some people need a face to face visit. I wont be able to do this…[Read more]
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