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Access: Defective, deficient, deviant…, in reply to Sacha,
I understand the HDC Code and what they can act on. I have not described the services provided its the "steven King horror movie" (services included being left unwashed & immobile in a hospital bed for two months at home)
Interesting defense of the HDC our experience of their service differs.
The Courts can act on denial of public services and I have heard from a disabled woman that had to take her denied right to public hospital service CCDHB to the court where the judge overturned the CCDHB decision. Lets agree to disagree on what can be done to disabled people and that you think these watchdog agents are performing their function. -
Access: Defective, deficient, deviant…, in reply to Sacha,
The provision of service complaint were of criminal negligence and the CCDHB had the Medical protection society (MPS dr's liability insurer) managing the service provision complaints.
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Access: Defective, deficient, deviant…, in reply to Sacha,
Whoops posted same post three times( if you would like to remove two of them)
Yes the HDC could and can act on shoddy provision of services as that was part of the HDC code complaints but did they not . The complaints about the CCDHB provision of service are under the HDC code. -
Access: Defective, deficient, deviant…, in reply to Sacha,
I will try in brief
In theory disabled people are not allowed to be refused the minimum level of care/services at the public hospital, a disabled patient in critical condition ICU cannot be referred by the CCDHB to ACC "active rehab"/case management in the hospital environment, non purchase and provision of needed inpatient specialist care (orthopedic and neurological). CCDHB & ACC non provision of acute treatments needed to stabilize serious injuries, placed unstable patient against will into acc's "active rehab", abused , then left at home for months in critical condition without medical care/services. Moved and forced to weight bear on non weight bearing injuries .CCDHB misclassified as "no fall risk" with no reports of the multiple falls, choking , breathing difficulties , abuse, assault and battery or severe pain etc .
The HDC by his findings has found the reported HDC patient rights violations acceptable to him the CCDHB can refuse to purchase and provide acute care and then also mobility needs, disability care , home care, can commit crimes (if the patient is vulnerable) and thats OK with the HDC they still say there is no need to investigate the complaints in this case. Since the HDC commissioner is a lawyer I am paraphrasing his findings and his refusal to investigate claims.
The law did not stop the HDC from investigating the CCDHB assault and battery, or health providers /contractors HDC code violations .District Court provided no legal remedies, believed the criminal libel of CCDHB & ACC (has discrimination and crimes act complaints) adjourned appeals sin die .
The Ombudsman office is nesting on the ACC, CCDHB, HDC and MSD complaints on going conspiratorial criminal & discriminatory actions of the Crown & State (CCDHB, ACC & MSD).
Here I left out the parts that are a real life steven king horror story.On a positive note 2 CCDHB nurses once apologized privately :)
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Access: Who Are Disabled New Zealanders?, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
I initially used the zombie analogy for "unconscious" people (giving me "the look " or avoiding looking )then decided that I was just doing what they were doing if I judged them (by their judging me by appearance).
Now I am open to everyone, if they react negatively I can now think kind thoughts and feel compassion towards them. As you said they do not at this time have the capacity to be kind and compassionate. -
Access: Who Are Disabled New Zealanders?, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
As long as you are drawing a breath there is hope for the future.
I mean the experience of ignorance of others to bring unity here.Feelings of isolation and being alone in this world are common to all (but harder to overcome when it feels involuntary ).
I found the ignorant "looks" some people give me harder to understand. "The Look" consists of different levels of "uncomfortableness" included are grades of disgust, dislike, embarrassment. On the rare occasion when you get a conscious person who does not judge you it feels wonderful.
I too want to always be that conscious person.
I try not to start thinking/judging others based on their appearance or the way they look at me.
I even use to think of some of the MSD, CCDHB & ACC employees as zombies, and you can't really blame a zombie for being a zombie . The accountability & changes in thinking that are needed top down (education in disability studies and passion for helping others -not a politician for the head of a DPA ) could help turn the conditioned minds back into thinking feeling human beings .
They have the wrong cause and it is saving money for the Crown and State and they will break any laws to do it and that is plum wrong and should change. -
Access: Who Are Disabled New Zealanders?, in reply to Sacha,
If we all focused attention on one issue at a time to distribute facts and correct what people have been told that is well used spare time and energy (however much anyone has)
" DPA New Zealand is a Disabled Person’s Organisation (DPO) that includes all disability groups." Thats what it claims but It does not include ALL disability groups.
What we have that which levels the playing field is the truth and truth is its own reward.The reason they cover up what they are doing is because the majority of the public would not support what they do and they know this.
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Access: Who Are Disabled New Zealanders?, in reply to Sacha,
The new director of DPA is someone called Megan McCoy, first she was a secretary at the NZ ministry of foreign affairs (not educated in the field no disability study - a political background) then she went to Cambodia (AusAID ). The Cambodian disability programs noted at the conference she attended were already in place some (one as long as 20 years).
My thought is that access could try to talk or do an interview with the new " disability director" about the unfounded smearing of family carers of the disabled in NZ? -
Access: Who Are Disabled New Zealanders?, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
Thats a good and reasonable demand Rosemary, that kind of DPO slander of supportive and loving carers is all about their image & money. They have nothing to support their claims.
DPO's thought up an excuse for the public in order to discredit all the unpaid family carers . -
Access: Who Are Disabled New Zealanders?, in reply to Sacha,
But you have already taken action, providing a non judgmental space to discuss issues. No change occurs without the acknowledgment of facts, putting those facts out there is an action.
Without open honest talking nobody would know that their situation is not a one off thing, that other disabled people in NZ are experiencing the same discrimination.