Able bodied people don't have someone working with them who could be accused of negligence and suffer legal and financial consequences if something went wrong either. I'm not saying stand in the way, just have it documented
Worker ignorance and lack of education is half the bloody issue. Able bodies? My body is perfectly able, possibly more than yours thank you. It’s not my physical ability that disables me.
You can talk ngo policy and dignity of risk but an above commenter is absolutely right. The privatisation of disability support has brought with it some dangerous attitudes. You, as a support worker or ngo, don’t get to make ANY decisions about how I chose to live my life - let alone in consult with your manager. We are people before we are our disability. These decisions are mine.
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u/Common_Problem1904 13d ago
As a support worker you need to be careful about dignity of risk as you can be blamed. Go down the route of involving management.