Category: Disability Rights
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Vogue Challenge on disability representation
How cool would it be to see someone like you on the front cover of a Vogue magazine? Their needs to be time for a change and that’s now! How often do you see a disabled person on the front cover of a magazine? How often do you see a disabled model inside of the…
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We the 15
With the Tokyo Paralympics just ending with it’s Closing Ceremony last night this week’s blog is about their new movement and campaign, WeThe15. Did you know that 15% of the world population is people with disabilities?! People with disabilities are the largest minority group throughout there world, but within saying the simple response of accessibility,…
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How important is Auslan?
Growing up, I did some Auslan at school, but I didn’t know what it was until now. YDAN hosted a half-day workshop at Access Plus WA for us to learn Auslan. This event was for their staff, volunteers and members last week to celebrate International Day for People with Disabilities. A big thanks to Development…
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2020’s mental health awareness week
Mental health awarness week is from the 10th-17th of October. This is a week to educate others and to speak up about mental health. 2020 has been tough on all of us, especially due to current global pandemic of COVID-19. And this situation has all impacted us all in one way or the other. I…
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Barriers
Barriers are all around us, and this is caused by people’s prospection. There are physical barriers and social barriers, but there are always ways around them. For me as a disabled person, there isn’t any barriers in my life until it is there. A physical barrier is when someone isn’t able to get into a…
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Representation
Representation is so important. We are seeing more diversity within the media and on our television screens than ever, but I still think we need more. When I was growing up the only advertisement, I saw disability in the media once every four years (we only had free-to-air-tv) and that was the lead up and…
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Disability movement: nursing institutions
During the early 1920’s, governments seek a different plan for people with disabilities. For decades and decades people with disabilities and mental health issues were put into nursing homes, which has divided the future of society today. What was their plan? The government’s plan was to hide the world from people with disabilities, and this…
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Ableism is in today’s world
When you’ve got something banging in your head, but you just cannot get it out. Well this is me. for the past couple years, I have got to know the disability community more and what it means to be a disability advocate. A lot of people within the disability community mention the word ableism and…
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Refugees with a disability
Refugees with disabilities are more likely to get be declined into Australia than abled bodied people. Through health studies the Migration Act of 1958 was established, this prevents people with health issues and people who have a disability to be accepted into the country. This process is costly, but the Australian Government believe sick people…
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How dangerous are group homes?
Group homes are the places where people with disability, the elderly and dangerous young adults live. It’s a home where you have 6 to 10 people living in with similar needs as each other. There is 1 to 3 carers in the home all the time, this will depend on the person’s needs. Every resident…