I’ve been thinking about how easily inclusion slips from being a principle into being a tone.When that happens, it starts to sound kind, but it stops being equal. In many policy and practice settings, inclusion is now spoken about primarily in the language of care. People are to be looked after, supported, kept safe. These … Read more
Inclusion, particularly in the disability and NDIS space, has started to sound like a favour being done for people with disabilities. You can hear it in the language: “We’re trying to include you.” “We want to make sure you’re looked after.” The tone is kind, but the framing is wrong. It places people with disabilities … Read more
I’ve recently written to the NDIA and to my local representatives about the contradictions in how Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) and Supported Independent Living (SIL) are funded. I want to share that letter here too, because these issues are not just mine — they affect many of us who are trying to live ordinary lives … Read more