*WARNINGS apply to this post – descriptions of assault and abuse of people with disabilities, including sexual abuse*
down syndrome
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 ›
Doctor denied residency because of son’s Down syndrome.
I’m seeing red. This is downright unconscionable. And in the face of a massive workforce shortage, too? This guy CAME to Australia answering the call for rural doctors in the first place. “Son’s Down syndrome forces doctor out of town”… Read More ›
Disability Doll Distaste: More Down Syndrome Douchebaggery
[Cross-posted at Shakesville.] Why are some people so resistant to the idea of dolls with disabilities? The Times Online ran an article last week on dolls that look like children with Down syndrome, or dolls with wheelchairs or physiotherapy equipment,… Read More ›
Quick Hit: medical misinformation in TV-drama leads to bullying at school
Boy taunted after Seven’s Down syndrome gaffe Channel Seven is facing legal action and an advertising boycott after popular show All Saints implied that Down syndrome is caused by incest. Down syndrome groups say that at least one child has… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 