Compelled to speak In an interview with the BBC, Dr Wood says he believes Atos assessors are not free to make truly independent recommendations. He said he felt compelled to speak out because it was embarrassing to be associated with this shambles. Continue reading the main story Case study Ema Hackett Ema Hackett, 24, has a mid-range disability and is unable to work. A trained graphic designer, she has Hypermobility Syndrome which makes her joints abnormally flexible. She lives with chronic pain and also suffers from mental health problems. She has a carer who comes in once a day to help with household chores and cook her dinner. In the past three years, she has twice been rejected for full sickness benefit following assessments and twice shes successfully challenged the decision through Atos internal appeal system. It feels like not only am I fighting my body to get up every day, but Im also fighting the system to get the money I need just to exist. I dont have a frivolous life. I dont really ask for much - I just want enough to live a normal life. The letters from the Department for Work and Pensions come in a brown envelope with a certain address on the back. Any brown envelope I look at the back and if its from the Department for Work and Pensions, Im scared. Its very unfair on the people making claims, they deserve a fair assessment and as a taxpayer Im pretty cheesed off about the £100m plus thats being sprayed away on this dogs breakfast, he said. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22546036
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