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Goebbels and the Disabled
By: A.C. In this week of Disability Awareness & History, I am reminded of Goebbels, the Nazi Minister for Propaganda, for the Third Reich. He was indeed a very strange man. He measured around 5’ tall, had a club right foot … Continue reading
Para-Swimming Bullying
By:A.C. The BBC ran a report yesterday on the apology by British Swimming as regards the bullying complaints against coaching staff These complaints include according to the BBC: “The governing body said the unnamed member of staff – understood to … Continue reading
Nuisance Call Blockers
By: A.C. A couple of years ago, I was fed up of spivs, con-men and fraudsters who all somehow knew that my computer was badly infected with a virus and needed cleaning, or other con-men who wanted into my bank details. … Continue reading
POEM: No One Else
By: S.W. No one else has seen me cry Went to their bed and hoped to die Ever heard my side of the story Lived my existence just my pain no glory No one else can regret my sins The troubled … Continue reading
The UN Committee on the Rights of Disabled Persons and The DWP
By: A.C. I think most disabled people who have been under the regime of the DWP in the Work Capability Assessment (WCA), will recognise since before 2010, having had their benefits cut, mobility vehicles taken away, and being generally demonised by … Continue reading
“Treated Like A Criminal”
By: G.E. According to the Disability News Service the sister of a man who was driven to suicide by the Work Capability System also tried to take her own life after the way she was treated by the department for … Continue reading
Police and Diversity Training
By: A.C. In recent times, there have been incidents which have occurred in the USA which show an initial inability to understand deaf mute or autistic people who have had an interaction with the Police. Acording to the BBC, in the … Continue reading
Alan and Specsavers vs the DVLA
By:A.C. The TV advert has become quite well known: “should’ve gone to Specsavers”. I always thought that the well –known national chain of Opticians was a large monolithic company. So it was a surprise to find out that each individual … Continue reading →