By Annaham on 21 December, 2010
James S. Fell for the Los Angeles Times: Holistic nutrition is weak on science, strong on selling supplements You may not know the term, but you’ve surely heard its claims. Among other things, holistic nutritionists (or HNs, as they call themselves) may teach that fluoride and pesticides are lethal, that most diseases and detrimental behaviors [...]
Posted in recommended reading | Tagged age, alternative medicine, alzheimer's, bad science, chronic pain, disabled youth, employment, just world theory, mental illness, migraines, personal stories, questionable science, science, social attitudes, unemployment, work
By Chally on 1 November, 2010
Welcome to November. Gentle reader, be cautioned: comments sections on mainstream media sites tend to not be safe and we here at FWD/Forward don’t necessarily endorse all the opinions in these pieces. Let’s jump right in, shall we? Queen Emily at Questioning Transphobia: attacking the already vulnerable: In the UK, people with disabilities have been [...]
Posted in class issues, recommended reading | Tagged australia, employment, sleep, unemployment, United Kingdom, United States, voting
By s.e. smith on 5 October, 2010
The Daily Gazette out of Colchester wants to apprise us of some ‘inspiring’ stories. No really. ‘Entrepreneurs’ inspiring tales are recognised.’ Says so right in the headline, so that’s one bingo square gone. Two people are profiled in this article, which includes ‘overcoming adversity’ in the first line (bingo square number two gone), and it’s [...]
Posted in 101, media and pop culture, representations, social attitudes, work | Tagged bingo, disability stereotypes, England, journalism, unemployment, workplace accommodations
By lauredhel on 13 May, 2010
The Australian Federal Budget is out, and it’s being feted in the media as a sober, sensible fiscally reasonable budget in which there are no really big winners or losers. “No frills, no thrills, no spills”, says the ABC. Except for people with disabilities. What has received a little bit of coverage is the fact [...]
Posted in politics | Tagged australia, australia budget, breach, budget, disability, disability and poverty, disability pension, federal budget, homelessness, kevin rudd, media, newstart, offset, pension, people with disabilities, pharmaceutical benefits scheme, political media, politics, poverty, pwd, rudd, safety net, tax, threshold, treasurer, unemployment, wayne swan, welfare
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