Category: Disability Rights
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Disability Movement: Fight for the Rights
We have had to fight for our own rights, and this have been since we’ve got out of institutions. Throughout the world there has been changes, but we need more. Today I am going to take you through the past of disability rights and why we are so included today. If you haven’t checked out…
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Accessibility is needed within Elizabeth Quay
Elizabeth Quay is the most popular place to go into when you are staying in Perth, but it doesn’t have the basic essentials that every tourist place need. Elizabeth Quay opened on Australia Day (26th Jan) 2016. Okay it’s not that new, and how is their not much accessibility. Elizabeth Quay isn’t accessible to everyone.…
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2 name tags that shouldn’t exists
One of the things I hate about being disabled, are the names that people call kids and adults with disabilities, many people don’t know the real meaning behind the words handicap and special needs, but I am going to show you. Read this blog to find out what handicap and special needs really mean. Handicap…
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Lack of funding within the NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme, which is also called as the NDIS, isn’t doing the promises that said they would do to thousands of Australians living with a disability. What is the NDIS? When Julia Gillard was in power at the time, she wanted to see a changed within the government funding system, since then…
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Why aren’t beaches accessible?
Beaches haven’t been accessible to us for a very long time. In 2016 Australia made history, of being the first nation to have accessible beaches. This includes ramps for people in wheelchairs to stroll down to the beaches in, and beach chairs which are designed for the sand. Within two years beaches around Australia have…
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Public transport is a nightmare
People with disabilities cannot help who they are, they’re just the person that they are. I realised something that hasn’t been noticed before, and this is the lack of respect that public transport has for people with disabilities. I know that there are assessable areas within the train, bus and ferries, but it is the…