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Practising disability pride

Brimbank & North West - Star Weekly
Tuesday 11th July, 2023

Larissa MacFarlane acquired a brain injury 24 years ago which she said allowed her to become the artist she is today.  The month of July is Disability Pride Month which…

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Failed Ambitions: Kew Cottages and changing ideas of intellectual disabilities

Lee-Ann Monk, David Henderson, Christine Bigby, Richard Broome and Katie Holmes
Monash University Publishing
Monday 26th June, 2023
This meticulously researched book uses archival records to explore the history of Kew Cottages through the trajectory of ideas behind development of disability policy, both nationally and internationally, and the
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Social Model of Disability Video Series

Cultural Perspectives
Wednesday 7th June, 2023
This video series explores the importance of the social model of disability framework when responding to disability issues in culturally and linguistically diverse communities..  The videos highlight the experiences of
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Opinion piece

Satria Arbai
FaceBook
Sunday 30th April, 2023
For quite a while now, I’ve been wanting to speak out about my experience, as an 18-year-old living with a disability, and the challenges that I have had to face,
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‘It’s vital we teach the next generation about disability history’

Rachel Charlton-Dailey
The Mirror
Wednesday 24th May, 2023
'It's vital we teach the next generation about disability history' Disability rights should be part of the curriculum so that all children learn about it and all disabled people can see
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Waking up with a Disability

Parimala Srikanteshwara
Our Site
Thursday 27th April, 2023
But none tried to pose the reality before me bravely and empower me for the future. Even the doctors in my family failed to predict the complications, difficulties and challenges
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‘The Lucky Country’ Let Me Down: Australia’s Broken Disability Support System

NATALIA HODGINS
Refinery29
Wednesday 17th May, 2023
There’s an implied link between medicine and disability. The assumption is that if you’re disabled enough to need support, you’ll have an expert team of medical professionals at your disposal
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Ableism and disablism – how to spot them and how we can all do better

The Conversation
Sunday 15th May, 2022

When the 2022 Australian of the Year was announced, Dylan Alcott wheeled onto the stage. Australian audiences are tuning in to watch TV shows featuring people with disability: You Can’t Ask That, Love on…

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Is Disability Part Of Your Identity? Ask Yourself These Questions

Andrew Pulrang
Forbes
Wednesday 26th April, 2023
Figuring out how you see and present yourself and your disability can be as important as knowing how to adapt to it, get around barriers, and deal with prejudice and
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Disabled Australian women face forced sterilisation, abortion and contraception, health groups say

Tory Shepherd
Guardian Australia
Thursday 27th April, 2023
Victorian organisation Women’s Health in the South East said forced sterilisation was often performed to prevent pregnancy, that it breached “every international human rights treaty to which Australia is a
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Ableist attitudes: Take our quiz to understand disability bias –

Amanda Morris and Chris Alcantara
Washington Post
Wednesday 12th April, 2023
Can you recognise when you’re being ableist? Even well-meaning people can exhibit unconscious bias against people with disabilities. Read each example and think about how you would typically react to
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Deaf Australians and those with disabilities push to end exclusion from juries

Kate Ashton
ABC
Saturday 8th April, 2023
While many Australians go to great lengths to avoid serving on a jury, Brent Phillips has spent nearly a decade fighting for his right to take part in his civic
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