‘On my worst day …’ How the NDIS fosters a deficit mindset and why that should change Getty Kate Anderson, RMIT University and Darryl Sellwood, Flinders University The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was designed to empower and support people with … Continue reading →
The other day I was chatting by Social media, private messaging, with an old school friend. We had live together at Regency Park Centre for a few years in our youths. We haven’t seen each other since high school yet … Continue reading →
To the Australian Members of Parliament, If we could see just one person to assess all our needs—what bliss. However, disability is complex and very specific to the individual person. People with disabilities understand all too well the need for … Continue reading →
Today I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when this article come up and I thought it would be an interesting read, given the topic of my PhD. As the article states, we whom have disabilities generally receive assistance to … Continue reading →
Friday, I went to the Disability Pride March in Adelaide and on reflecting on it, there is so much to unpack. I won’t unpack it all here now. Yes, weather was quite hot, held on a weekday mid-day and there … Continue reading →
It feels like a dawn of a new era in my life. No, I’m not talking about the End of the World Wooha. I guess most seek out good service people who understand their jobs well enough to give excellence … Continue reading →
Sunday evening I went to see the movie The Sessions with a couple friends. It is an incredible movie that touches you yet at the same time makes you think. The main theme of the movie is sexuality and disability, … Continue reading →
The Sessions (2012) is definitely a movie I want to see. I think it will be a movie that will be useful in my PhD as it seems to touch on three main topics, which might be taboo to some … Continue reading →
The Christopher Newell Prize recognises and commemorates the research and commitment of the late Revd Canon Dr Christopher Newell AM who was a strong advocate of the the needs of people with disabilities and their rights to access telecommunications during … Continue reading →
People with Complex Communication Needs (CCN) require improved methods of accessing telecommunications, given the communication barriers they face, to participate fully in society. This research explores the types of telecommunications access methods adults with CCN use and report to be useful, as well as their perspectives of the usefulness of a Video-Assisted Speech-to-Speech Relay (VAS) service.
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