The musings of an Aussie viewing the World waist high .... from a wheelchair
Yesterday NSW had an election. It was a landslide. that many others will no doubt talk of for many days to come. Picking up on a post from Mary over at HAT, yes I think she might be right. From what I saw in the literature, there was a higher number of “baseline” accessible venues. [...]
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To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage. Lao Tzu I am blessed. I have needed heavy doses of strength and courage in my life. I have had those that loved me “just when I needed it most”. The courage I have needed in the last few days [...]
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Gay rights to marriage is the topic de jour nationally at the moment and we are debating it for good or ill. That’s ok, great in fact. A New South Wales Senator Doug Cameron from Australia’s house of review made an an interesting couple of comments in an interview in favour of what “we” are [...]
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The 2010 Don’t DIS My ABILITY Campaign Has Kicked Off!. Enjoy! I’ll probably write more about this as the month moves forward. Possibly Related Posts: The kindness of strangers On his OWN: Zach Anner As the dust settles Quote: may I be Changes at the Commission and a point on making arguments
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While the announcement itself is good, I’m personally a little bit disappointed that this is the first comment I have heard from Jan Mclucas; our newly minted Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilitiesty and Carers. a couple of things to notice; Despite the wording of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of catalogue on People [...]
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From this post by a friend’s friend Stu on compulsory vs voluntary voting my comment verbatim: Nearly but not quite convinced. Having seen the high number of people who were more worried about the fine than the vote because they couldn’t organise themselves out of a paper bag, I’m not convinced we would get a [...]
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Michael Pascoe | What happens next in Canberra: 75 all. Possibly Related Posts: As the dust settles Quote: may I be equal anti-discrimination human rights please Senator? The 2010 Don’t DIS My ABILITY Campaign Has Kicked Off! both disappointing and good
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After every other election at whatever level I always felt quite relieved and perhaps exhilarated. Settled perhaps. Not this time. It feels really odd. I know other countries have dealt with it, though I note that Gordon Brown had to resign to make it work for his party. I’m sure it will be sorted but [...]
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