It’s an amazing improvement from the previous wheelchair access through the kitchens and utility tunnels, and it’s good to finally see it happen since it was planned in 2003. Major architectural changes to landmark buildings aren’t built in a day, I guess.
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Quickhit: accessibletwitter.com
I just came across this website while looking for something else entirely. Anybody else tried it? Is it useful?
In the news: School chaplains & flogging, police van assault, and inaccessible firefighting
What’s grinding my gears today: WA Today: Poor parenting alarms schools Education Minister Julia Gillard has acknowledged that poor parenting is placing a heavy burden on schools and has promised principals she will give them more support to tackle violence,… Read More ›
Made You Look! Magazine from Don’t DIS my ABILITY
The New South Wales “Don’t DIS my ABILITY” campaign has just released the latest edition of Made You Look magazine, and it’s a great read. As far as I can tell, it’s only available in PDF, or in hardcopy if… Read More ›
Public Transport Authority takes crip-blaming to a new level
Last week, we discussed the effective curfew for people with mobility disabilities effected by the nighttime closure of lifts to pedestrian bridges over busy roads. Today, this story appeared in a Perth community newspaper: Station Frustration Victoria Park councillor Claire… Read More ›
Reclamation
I finally finished another long post for FWD/Forward (Feminists with Disabilities), a rewrite of a Hoyden post about linguistic reclamation that I made long ago. Reclamation: thoughts from a fat hairy uppity lame bitch And just for fun, I made… Read More ›
18th Down Under Feminists Carnival – last day for submissions!
The Eighteenth Edition of the Down Under Feminists Carnival is fast approaching! This is the last day for submissions, so get your posts in RIGHT NOW. This edition will be hosted by Jo Tamar at Wallaby. Submit your October posts,… Read More ›
Quickhit: Pedestrian-bridge lifts turned off at night
The ABC: Lift closures referred to rights commission The New South Wales Opposition has referred the Minister for Transport David Campbell to the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, claiming his policies are endangering the elderly and disabled. The Roads… Read More ›
Linkblurt: We are assaulted
*WARNINGS apply to this post – descriptions of assault and abuse of people with disabilities, including sexual abuse*
Law & Order: “Dignity”, Worth, and the Medical Model of Disability
[x-posted from FWD/Forward: Feminists With Disabilities] As a feminist, I am pro-choice. Abortion should be safe, legal, and accessible. As a feminist, I look at more than whether single, individual women have access to abortion. There is a much broader… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 