Category: News
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Banning straws might be good for the planet – but bad for people with disability or swallowing problems. What is ‘eco-ableism’?
This article originally appeared in The Conversation on the 9th of February, 2023. Written by Dr Kate Anderson, Associate Head of School, Teaching and Learning (Health, Disability & Inclusion), Deakin University, and Dr Darryl Sellwood, Research Associate, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University This month, Victoria became the latest Australian state to ban…
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Lockdown SA 2021
Ok. There is a lockdown in South Australia from 6:00 pm tonight. It was announced this morning. Yesterday, we heard of one elderly gentleman in the northern suburbs of Adelaide testing positive for the Delta variant of COVID-19. People were already talking and making alternative plans for the coming few days. Tonight, a group of…
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Introducing NDIS independent assessors—totally irresponsible and economic madness!
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 a connected network of medical and therapy staff to diagnose and manage their health and…
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The Adelaide Disability Pride March 2015
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 would have been many people who were there in spirit due to the fact that…
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ISAAC Thailand on Thailand Biz News TV Show aired on 16th November 2013
In November, I went to Bangkok, Thailand, to assist in the launch of the Thailand Chapter of International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC). As a part of the launch, Nitha Ungsuprasert, Managing Director of the CLUE Centre in Bangkok, and I were interviewed on the Thailand Biz News TV Show. The whole segment…