Post #2025136
2026-04-30 00:09 UTC
@Susan60 @Ailbhe @autistics
Things are much the same here in the UK. The private, for profit, providers, of varying quality, underfunded public systems and over reliance on the declining volunteer sector to fill in the ever widening cracks. Add in the growing economic pressures on people, that mean many struggle even to look after their own needs, let alone help others, does not make for a pretty picture moving forward. None of which is helped by the changes in lifestyles and habits that mean the sense of neighbourhood and community mutuality, that used to underpin so much of the mutual aid and help, is on the decline.
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@Ailbhe@mendeddrum.org 2026-04-30 00:19
@pathfinder It's not great in Ireland either; some people are lucky enough to have partners or children or neighbours who want to help and have the resources, and some... die in a puddle of wee in a mouldy flat.
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@Susan60@aus.social 2026-04-30 01:26
@pathfinder @Ailbhe @autistics Mainstreaming disabled children in schools was meant to bring down barriers & reduce societal ignorance around disability, and it probably has to some degree. But inadequate training & resources mean that mainstream systems are probably overloaded, & no doubt lead to resentment amongst some parents & teachers. None of which helps public attitudes towards funding & support.