Any of us at any time in our lives might need social care, and the recent Dilnot report on the funding for adult social care brought home an uncomfortable truth: chronic under-funding has left us with a system too broken to support people properly.

Andrew Dilnot is right to say additional public funding for adult social care is urgently required.

However, I am concerned the media focus is only on older people as this obscures some critical aspects.

I believe the report clearly shows that not only can the Government afford to support disabled people of all ages, but crucially as a society we can’t afford not to.

It is now up to the Government to fund adult social care so it gives quality of life to disabled people of all ages.

For deaf and blind people, good social care means having the communication and mobility support they need to do things like getting to the bank, doctor or shops; reading post, travelling to work, volunteering or school, visiting family or friends, or getting out for a walk, not just support with personal care (things like eating, washing and dressing).

Brian Pearson
Arkley Park, Barnet