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 skills, knowledge, or potential to grow, writes Alex Creece. The statistics are grim. Unemployment. Underemployment.… Continue Reading Rethinking Recruitment
42 disability rights and advocacy organisations are calling for an end to segregation of people with disability in Australian education, housing and workplaces. With the release of a new paper, 42 disability rights and advocacy organisation are calling upon the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability to fully investigate… Continue Reading #EndSegregation Joint Media Release
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. You can listen to the interview here: Transcript Gavin Moore: Hi everybody, welcome to 3CR. My name’s Gavin Moore, and I’m conducting an interview with Lisa… Continue Reading The Stolen Generation and the Disability Royal Commission
A huge thank you to everyone who signed our open letter to the Attorney-General, or wrote in yourselves, asking for changes to legislation to protect the confidentiality of submissions and information provided to the Disability Royal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation. The good news is: We have been heard! The Attorney-General has responded… Continue Reading #MakeItSafeToSpeak Campaign Update:
I eventually won the fight to get the provisions I needed, but the road was convoluted and demeaning, writes Hannah Diviney. Continue Reading They’re denying us a basic human right, and that will never be okay
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. Continue Reading Accessible education should be the norm, not the alternative