A must read checklist of entitlements for the brain injured
Anyone who knows anything about brain injury and disability doesn’t need to be told how difficult things can be. One of the difficult things for patients and relatives to get to grips with and sort out is any benefits or entitlements they should be getting. It has become apparent to me that many people miss out on their entitlements. With this in mind I have added a checklist of information to the useful section of the website, most UK based people should do themselves a favour and work through this list. I will add some more information later about paying for carers.
What is most galling to me is that the worst affected are the most vulnerable in our society. Those that have suffered brain injury that haven’t got people around them in their time of need. I know that the government support systems can be a help but it is fragmented and differs depending on where you live. Not only do people have to cope with the injury but they are expected to fill out DLA forms and much worse after a major life change find their way through a complex set of options. All this when they are already at braking point.
I think that the goverment wesite directgov is a very good step forward but being a web design professional with the user utmost in my thoughts I have to ask myself if it’s not possible to ask people to input answers to a few questions then tell them what they need to do. It’s simple interactivity based on the premise of giving each individual a different response, it’s what the web is good at!