tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post5296099834442003150..comments2024-03-28T08:14:56.135+00:00Comments on WEMBLEY MATTERS: Brent Council urges residents to register to voteUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129943063330427887.post-74223782145299681222017-05-10T21:20:47.846+01:002017-05-10T21:20:47.846+01:00Meanwhile, there is this article highlighted at th...Meanwhile, there is this article highlighted at the Community Care magazine website: <a href="http://www.communitycare.co.uk/2017/05/10/social-workers-must-play-active-part-promoting-voting-rights/" rel="nofollow">Social workers must play an active part in promoting voting rights<br /><br />Elaine James calls on practitioners to ensure disabled people have equal access to the choices they will make in the 2017 general election</a>.<br /><br />From my personal 2005/06 experience as a domiciliary care worker to adults with learning difficulties, in cover sessions of about 3 hours at a time, I wonder how social workers and care workers in LB Brent would manage the logistics of helping adults with learning difficulties and often below Level 1 basic literacy to vote now tht care sessions have been cut to about 15 minutes at a time?<br /><br />And how would the wonders of Brent Council's contribution to their lives inspire them to think it worth their while voting?<br /><br />Alan WheatleyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com