Caged Children with learning disabilities
A BBC report has shown that children with learning disabilities in the Czech Republic are being locked in caged beds even though it is against the law.
This is a Hate Crime!!
The video is extremely disturbing and it greatly saddens us to think that people are getting away with doing this. It shows how badly people with learning disabilities are treated. When the children are briefly taken out of the beds it is clear that they crave human affection but the cages are bare and lacking any kind of stimulation.
What we think:
“They shouldn’t be caged, its against their rights!”
“I’m speechless, there are no words to describe how awful it is that things like that are still going on!”
Click here if you would like to see the video of people being caged
We were horrified to hear the news that a school in America for people with learning disabilities use “electric shock therapy” to stop bad behaviour.
We think this is against human rights and should not be allowed!
What we think:
“It makes me angry and upset that things like that are still happening. Its so wrong! We think its bullying and a hate crime”
“Its abuse! In fact its torture!!”
“ Its really bad, its just not on!”
At Bournemouth People First we want to make sure that nothing like this never happen in England and want to make people aware at how badly people with learning disabilities can be treated.
NEWS FLASH! School uses “electric shock therapy”
“My Life, My Way”
10th March 2008
We had a great day on 7th march!! We learnt about Person Centred Planning and how to make are own plan. Everyone got a chance to speak up about there dreams. The day was really fun, and someone even said it was “buzzing”.
“Mind, Body and Soul”
11th July 2008
On 27th June we had a day on being healthy in mind, body and soul by using different or alternative way.
We heard from lots of different people and watched how to:
How to look after our feet
Yoga
Reflexology
Reiki
Quantom touch
Metamorphic technique
Bowen technique
Head massage
Aromatherapy (smelly stuff!)
Hand massage
After a healthy lunch we all got the chance to try all these things out as well as
speak up on camera and play with a “Music beam machine”-
A while ago we heard about a young girl in America, called Ashley. Her parents got her to have to operations to stop her body changing from a child's to an adults.
We thought this was wrong!
A mother who lives in England then decided she would like this to happen to her daughter, to stop her becoming an adult.
The right to adulthood ....update!
23rd April 2008
We think everyone has the right to adulthood so we were very pleased when we heard that this was not allowed to happen!!
We hope that it is never allowed to happen in England or anywhere again.
