By Anna on 20 October, 2010
It is with great sadness, that we at Disability Rights International (DRI) mourn the death of Paul Steven Miller, a former DRI board member and a legend in the disability rights movement in the United States. Paul died at his home on October 19, 2010, following a long illness, surrounded by his family and friends.
Posted in deaths, disability activism, history | Tagged paul steven miller
By Anna on 20 October, 2010
On Tuesday evening, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, gave a talk in Halifax about people with a mental illness (her term, which I will use throughout) and their interactions with the justice system, both civil and criminal. For me, it was an interesting, although slightly, frustrating talk.
Posted in autonomy, justice, policy, politics | Tagged Beverley McLachlin, canada, charter challenges, criminal court, legal system, mental health courts, NCR Boards, Not Criminally Responsible
By Anna on 20 October, 2010
Good Day, all. It’s been a stressful week at Chez Anna (I’m putting this together at 5 a.m. my time) so forgive me for oversights, please. Kali at Brilliant Mind, Broken Body: I am not your metaphor This is something that has bothered me for a long time, and actually led to one of the [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged abuse, australia, birth stories, braille, canada, Deaf, Disability Living Allowance, disability metaphors, DLA, down syndrome, protests, self-acceptance, stigma, tourism, u.k., work
By Chally on 20 October, 2010
Spoilers for Farscape: the third part of “Liars, Guns and Money” in Season 2 and, in Season 3, “Season of Death” and something you really really really won’t want spoiled for the second part of “Self-Inflicted Wounds”. I like to keep DVD boxsets on hand for my study breaks, and my latest show is a [...]
Posted in media and pop culture, representations, television | Tagged Farscape
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