One of Australia’s pioneering disability activists has died in the early hours of this morning after an extended illness.
cerebral palsy
People with disabilities not quite yet people. Trifecta edition.
Further to the story on a doctor working in rural Victoria denied residency because he has a son with Down Syndrome, CBC News Canada has reported that a critical care doctor’s residency status has been up in the air because… Read More ›
Barriers to justice when rapists attack women with disabilities: new Australian report
“This young woman [“Caroline”] has cerebral palsy, is wheelchair bound, totally dependant on carers for her personal and daily living activities, and non-verbal. Cognitively very aware, she depends on assisted communication to enable her to communicate … Caroline was sexually… Read More ›
Hoyden Mailbag: Good News and Bad News
Today’s Hoyden Mailbag consists of two articles from the local weekly paper. A while back, I talked about playgrounds that are inaccessible to parents. The problem of playgrounds inaccessible to children is, of course, huge. Today I found that the… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 