Until my thirties, I was under the misguided illusion that police protect and serve the public.
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First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system – Part 2
Photo courtesy of Markus Spiske on Unsplash Marisa Sposaro (Doin’ Time, 3CR) interviews Peta MacGillivray (Social Policy and Research, UNSW Sydney) on First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system. Listen to the full interview here: Transcript: Marisa:…
First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system – Part 1
Photo courtesy of Hédi Benyounes on Unsplash Marisa Sposaro (Doin’ Time, 3CR) interviews Professor Eileen Baldry (Criminologist, UNSW Sydney) on First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system. Listen to the full interview here: Transcript: Marisa: Today on…
Rethinking Recruitment
By Alex Creece In theory, perhaps it seems fair that the person who says the right things, the person who fits, should win the job. But therein lies an implication that you are as valuable as your charisma. Not your…
The Stolen Generation and the Disability Royal Commission
Lisa Zammit (left) and Gavin Moore (right) at the 3CR studio 3CR’s Gavin Moore interviews Lisa Zammit, CEO of Connecting Home, about disability services for the stolen generation, and recommendations she would like to see from the Disability Royal Commission.…
They’re denying us a basic human right, and that will never be okay
I eventually won the fight to get the provisions I needed, but the road was convoluted and demeaning, writes Hannah Diviney.
Accessible education should be the norm, not the alternative
My heart aches for all the other disabled young people, stuck between discriminatory education or none at all, because they weren’t as lucky as I was to find an alternative.
The Adventures Of The Boy Who Was Told He’d Never Speak
For year 7, I started at a little school in the NSW outback with an enrolment of 150 students from K-12. At first, there were no problems, then things started to go wrong, writes William McIntosh.
Bad Medication
Photo by Thought Catalog on Unsplash By Ashley Waite A bad experience with medication can leave lasting trauma and close us off to truly helpful and positive use later, writes Ashley Waite. I have not always had a healthy relationship…
Visits to the Hospital
Photo by Doug Maloney on Unsplash By Pippin Latham (They/Them) Content warning: Mentions of suicidal ideation and descriptions of restrictive practices in hospitals. Don’t “Forget” the Wheelchair I have been admitted to hospital numerous times in Melbourne, usually by ambulance,…