内容摘要：ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendició, which aims for bus travel to be easier and more affordable.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendició, which aims for bus travel to be easier and more affordable.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióAfter a joyful graduation from National Star in 2022, Elliot moved to Project Choice, a specialist college providing tailored educational support. He was excited about his future and hoped to secure an NHS apprenticeship.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióElliot didn’t want to “sit at home on the benefits system” and wanted to get out, work and meet people, he said.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióWork and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall recently confirmed the government’s commitments to its manifesto Back to Work Plan, which includes plans for more disabled people and those with health conditions to be supported to enter and stay in work.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióShe said government would be devolving more power to local areas to offer more “joined-up” support.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióWhen Elliot was looking for an apprenticeship, he suffered a series of setbacks that epitomise a system cracking under the strain. Due to the Covid outbreak and a lack of suitable work placements, he was not able to get the work experience he needed.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióHis mother, Chris, said a lot of placements weren’t satisfactory as he either couldn’t get his wheelchair into them, or they didn’t have accessible toilets. North Tyneside Council says it is not aware of having offered a placement that was unsuitable for wheelchair access. A spokesperson for the authority says it has “worked hard to secure opportunities that are suitable for Elliot’s needs”.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióBut Elliot wasn’t able to get his longed-for apprenticeship. He was very disappointed.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióElliot is not alone in his struggle to find employment. Disabled people are almost twice as likely to be unemployed as non-disabled people.

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióRecent ONS employment statistics for disabled people find the disability employment gap - the difference in the employment rate of disabled people and people who are not disabled - is at a similar level as it was before Covid.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióRoz Savage, the Liberal Democrat MP for South Cotswolds, said assisted dying should be "patient-led, not doctor-led".

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendició"To my mind, it would be very wrong for a doctor, or indeed anybody, to suggest to a person that they should seek assisted dying," she said.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendició"I support the bill because it gives people choice, and this most important choice of their lives should not be in response to undue influence."

ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióUnder the bill, the right to an assisted death will be granted to adults with less than six months to live, provided their request is approved by two doctors and a High Court judge.ólicoenunauniversidadsecularpuedeserundesafíootroslovencomounabendicióMPs supported the proposed law change on Friday in the first Commons vote on the issue in nearly a decade, following an emotional debate in the chamber.