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Category Archives: Disability Woes
Uprights behaving badly: Footpaths
Number of View: 26I’m going to do a series of posts on things I wish those without apparent disability understood or did differently. It is from my perspective as a person who uses a wheelchair, but hope it can be … Continue reading
the cost of a vote
Number of View: 25I perhaps should have warned folks not to get me started on election equity issues, but a good mate of mine added this to a comment on this post Still distrubing to see so many polling booths … Continue reading
a handicap on language
Number of View: 67Update 7:15 pm Since linking to the news piece it has been updated to include comments of a similar nature to mine regarding Mr Peacock’s comments from another disability organisation here in Australia This election has been … Continue reading
6wS — a gripe
Number of View: 39 Uprights need lessons in walking straight Possibly Related Posts: Uprights behaving badly: Footpaths Season of bookishness the cost of a vote (the IDEAS) of Networking for a shy woman link love: Anger and Prayer     … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Woes, poodlyomic, writing
Tagged 6 word saturday, disability awareness training
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A vision or not
Number of View: 48I did some googling and searching on YouTube for videos from Australia by people with disabilities. I came up sadly very short. Nothing really from a sense of community of disability here in Australia. I don’t think … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Woes, Musings, media, poodlyomic
Tagged australia, disability, disability community, inclusion, Melbourne, social model of disability, transport, travel
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Singer a different tune
Number of View: 26In response to this segment from Q and A from Monday night(full video here) To Peter Garrett MP Re- Q and A As a woaen with what Singer would probably at some point term a severe disability … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Woes, Musings, media, politics, poodlyomic
Tagged david marr, euthenasia of disabled, helen coonan, peter garrett, Peter singer, q and a
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learning new tricks
Number of View: 21This might be an old series of videos, but they look like they are a good idea. I never really had rehabilitation as such, because my primary disability has been a part of my life forever. I … Continue reading
Posted in 'just of interest, Disability Woes, Organising me, media, poodlyomic
Tagged disability, vincent dureau, wheelchair
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Works by Faith
Number of View: 11Over three and a half years ago, I started going to the local going to the local Roman Catholic church. I’m still very fond of my Protestant roots. But faith in action is a key part of … Continue reading
An open letter — rant, long — updated
Number of View: 26Updated today with the letter that I actually sent this am An open letter to the Minister for Transport the Honourable Mr David Campbell MP GPO Box 5341 SYDNEY NSW 2001 Dear Sir, I’m told I tell … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Woes, politics
Tagged disability, low floor buses, physical disability, Sydney buses, transport
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oh Mamma Mia!
Number of View: 9I’ve been thinking about the National Companion Card program since going to the theatre with a friend where the topic came up more than once, first in the booking process and after the show by a well-meaning … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Woes
Tagged carer logic, companion card, government, hierarchy of disability, judgement
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In the Carnival again
Number of View: 6Whilst assessing my statistics the other day, I noticed that after nominating myself one month to the Down Under Feminist Carnival I find I have once again been nominated for this. I’m thrilled. Thanks Mynxii. Possibly Related … Continue reading
Posted in Blogroll, Disability Woes, a question of gender
Tagged blogging, down under feminists carnival, gender, writing
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pavement wars part 1
Number of View: 9It is perhaps unwise to get me started on this ….. but well you can skip this entry! From this post on both scooters and pedestrians and their respective relationships with those in wheelchairs as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Disability Woes, Musings
Tagged disability, pavements, rant, spatial awareness, uprightomics
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the great dichotomy
Number of View: 4Feminist Scribbler makes some very familiar points in her post about managing the often dichotomous reactions to disability from those closest to us. I will expand on this post in the next few days. Possibly Related Posts: … Continue reading
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identity matters
Number of View: 17This is a good post about identification as a person with a disability, for a women with a mental health issue. It brings up some interesting thoughts for me about “what actually is disability?” That’s medical vs … Continue reading
values added
Number of View: 7Interesting take on “assisted suicide” as a care prevention option. This couple were apparently in good health but precisely because they were in good health now was the time of their choosing; “Mr and Mrs Milner’s daughter … Continue reading
