WHAT IS GOING ON WITH OUR AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT!!!!
I write this because i need to vent! Vent really bad about the assistance our government gives to families who have special needs children.
I have been going through the ringer getting Jordan a disabled parking sticker because he has no road sense, will bolt in front of cars when we go shopping if i have to park away from the shops. Try holding a autistic child in one hand why you try to lock the door on your car, or upon returning to unload your trolley, struggling to hold his hand and push it.
I have just been informed that we are not entitled to exemption for our disabled parking because i do not hold a pension card, which only single mothers get or parents of children with severe disabilities will get even though the husband goes to work and earns $80,000 dollars a year. My husband and I are not working at the moment and getting a partnered parenting and a carers payment, but this still makes us not eligible. I rang Centrelink this morning to also query our payments because all we were entitled to was $450 dollars a week for 5 of us. We pay rent of $365 per week, paying off a car so how are we meant to provide food and other costs that have to be forked out such as for our childrens education?
After rent we are left with $85 to live on. The guy from centrelink told me in exact words thats "too bad", the government makes these rules.
I have been told i will have to pay for Jordans disability parking sticker ourselves.
Although Jordan has a Health Care Card our Roads,Traffice Authority will not accept this for an exemption.
No wonder in this world we have alchoholics, depression and drug users commiting crimes. I think i would rather live in Jail with my family, because we would get more help on the inside than we struggling hard working honest families do on the outside.
Jail is not a nice place, but they are given 3 meals a day, a gymnasium, activities and work to earn some money along with free accomodation, a television and a change of indentity if need be after they get out to start a new life without copping any shit from people, and then are able to apply for work and a loan for a new car or home, because their names arn't on a default list.
I am going to fight this injustice, my children deserves everything from this world that has to offer. If we dont find work soon we could end up on the streets living in poverty like many other families are. If you own 5 houses, a millionare, you get tax breaks, what does owning houses do for our economy? nothing unless you build a house from scratch then this gives these people jobs.
I am so pissed off right now i am going to run up my phone bill, chasing the injustice, use lots of printer ink and paper, costing us, firing off letters to these politicians who do not give a rats arse for families who are in the same or similiar situation as we are.
I worked for years, so did my husband and paid our taxes and this is all the help we can get? No wonder people are choosing not to have children today, because of the high statistics of autism, i would be scared to, if you wish to vaccinate your child and give them vaccination injury like i know happened to our Jordan.
I am so sorry for other people in our situation, not only do we have to fight for our autistic childrens needs and education, we are punished with not enough money to live and prospher.
With all my heart i love you Jordan and i will not let another injustice in your life make you suffer any more at the hands of these GREEDY SMALL MINDED BARSTARDS!
Its about time we all got up and did something about this and show these WANKERS what we are all about! As my friend said YOU GO GIRL and i god damn will............
ARSEHOLES!!!!!!
Monday, May 01, 2006
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3 comments:
I disagree with Pop to some extent. Bashing the system is not going to help but I do think making others aware of it is a good thing. See today's post on my blog which is an answer to your post and other email that I am getting internationally as well as a description of what we are experiencing with our state.
Hi, I was refered to your blog by supermom as she said you had some stuff I might be ablke to help with. Inso far as the disabled sticker goes, a letter from Jordans dr or paediatrician may help. Also if you are a memeber of association od children with a disability, they have outsource workers there who are very good with this sort of stuff ( memebership is nominal $15 per year and less with discounts and such for benefit recipiants) for that you get access to advocacy help and such. I will read back on your blog and see where else I might be able to help as Supermom seems to think I can. :)
Thanks everyone
I am at the moment with no computer for a couple of weeks. Please forgive me for not replying.
Thanks for all your support,
Luv Kiralea
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