Family Advocacy

Employee: a potent role

In this short article, Tara Woollett offers some helpful principles for facilitating the development of workplace relationships that are likely to support the valued role of being an employee. The article illustrates the difference between mere physical presence in a job and inclusion: inclusion embraces valued social participation.

Inclusive Education: A Personal Journey

In this frank and informative article, Sandra Seymour speaks about what led her to a total commitment to inclusive education, not just for her son but for all children.

Examples of Some Successful Strategies in Empowering Those Who Utilize Services

"We live in an era when the lives of countless persons are shaped by bureaucratic, professionalised human services. The characteristics of these modern service organisations can often have the effect of disempowering those who rely on 'services' for assistance.

Death of the Disability Services Act

In this forceful article, Jim McMenamin laments the lack of continuing commitment on the part of government to the Disability Services Act and Commonwealth/State Disability Agreement.

Advocacy and the Challenging of Authority

Kendrick addresses the fact that the role of advocate comes more naturally to some than others, particularly given that our attitudes towards authority are inevitably shaped by our family and culture.

Reducing the Fears and Inhibitions concerning Personal Advocacy

In this informative article, Kendrick stresses that the decision as to how to undertake advocacy cannot just revolve around assessing the risk and gains to be made but must take into account who we are as people and the feelings (eg.

Inclusion & Universal Cooperation

Speaking as a person with disability, Berman Bieler warns that constant vigil is required in order to achieve an inclusive society. This future requires the growth of human and personal development, tolerance, acceptance, solidarity and co-operation. She says

Jacqui's Story - and how Asking opened up Community Involvement

Gina Callaghan explains how she went about discovering what activities might interest Jacqui, a young woman with disability. She describes the process of linking Jacqui to other people in the community, listing points to consider when introducing a person with disability to a group.

Arguing about Genetics and Disability

This article presents a dialogue between two hypothetical characters in order to bring out some of the main arguments against prenatal screening and highlight some of the problems with these arguments. The author's own views are a composite of both characters' position. Keyword: Ethics

Bio-gene Technology and the Disabled: The Unheard Voice

With bio/gene technology research developing at breathtaking speed, we need to ask whether this knowledge will be used for the good of human kind. Wolbring argues for a society which supports human diversity.

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Employee: a potent role

Inclusive Education: A Personal Journey

Examples of Some Successful Strategies in Empowering Those Who Utilize Services

Death of the Disability Services Act

Advocacy and the Challenging of Authority

Reducing the Fears and Inhibitions concerning Personal Advocacy

Inclusion & Universal Cooperation

Jacqui's Story - and how Asking opened up Community Involvement

Arguing about Genetics and Disability

Bio-gene Technology and the Disabled: The Unheard Voice