BBC seeking people undergoing WCA in Oct

Disability Alliance is trying to help Radio 4 reach people about to undergo a Work Capability Assessment (WCA).

We believe the WCA is failing disabled people and needs urgent reform. The DWP had agreed to allow BBC filming of some WCAs but has withdrawn the offer.

Radio 4 are now seeking your help identify people about to experience the WCA. Please get in touch with BBC Producer Helen Grady if you can help. The following message is directly from Helen:

“Are you or one of your friends or family about to undergo a work capability assessment? If so, the BBC would love to talk to you. 

Radio 4 is making a documentary about the system being used to determine who is ‘fit to work’.

We’re trying to understand how the system works from the inside - in particular the assessments being carried out by Atos.

We’d like to chat to people who have an assessment this month (October) with a view to talking to them before and after their harassment.

There are no cameras and we will not record anything with you unless you are 100 per cent happy to take part in the programme. We can come to you.

If you are interested in helping us, please call or text the producer Helen Grady on 07786 857580 or email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Thanks - and do pass this on to your friends and family. “

Thanks very much in advance to anyone who can help pass this request on.

Here is a link to the DA website news item on this request that also includes a link to a BBC ‘Eye on Wales’ programme on WCA problems for disabled people -

http://www.disabilityalliance.org/bbcwca.htm

Good luck on that one!  Newsnight Scotland wanted to interview someone going through the migration pilot.  At the time, they were still going through the appeals process and did not want to take part in case it jeopardised their case. 

Val

And I just love the Freudian slip.

“We’d like to chat to people who have an assessment this month (October) with a view to talking to them before and after their harassment.”

Val

If only it were a Freudian slip ...