I AM writing to ask readers of the Shuttle/Times and News to support the Mobilise campaign which is fighting to end the injustice of age discrimination in disability benefits.

The Mobilise campaign has the backing of numerous organisations, including Help the Aged, Disability Alliance, the Royal National Institute of the Blind, and the Spinal Injuries Association.

They are working to change the rules whereby people who become disabled at or after the age of 65 cannot get help with mobility or low-level care needs.

While younger disabled people receive Disability Living Allowance, older disabled people receive the much more limited Attendance Allowance. How can it be right to deny people help simply because of their age?

The campaign is asking readers to write to their MP and ask them to sign the Mobilise Early Day Motion, number 953, or log on to: www.helptheaged.org.uk/ campaigns to send an e-mail in support of the campaign.

Please act now to stand up for the rights of older disabled people and to fight ageism.

VALERIE JARRETT

Chairman

Wyre Forest Action Group for Older People,

Sutton Park Road

Kidderminster