Posts by Sacha
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Hard News: Approved by lunchtime, in reply to Matthew Hooton,
But "evidence based" also raises the question of whose evidence to consider and whose lens to use to interpret it.
Agreed.
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Willie Jackson does have a point - and CEO Thompson agrees. However, with a constrained budget and a deeply pale organisational culture, change will take many years. Thompson outlines their strategy.
Willie recently berated RNZ for investing in Te Reo lessons for Pakeha staff, but it seems smart to me to make sure new Maori staff do not face a hostile clueless environment.
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Hard News: Approved by lunchtime, in reply to Russell Brown,
So her oncologist wasn't well-enough informed to realise that Sativex would not do what she wanted? A system that relies on that group of practitioners for information won't work then. Imagine if there was a national health organisation that hired researchers and policy people ..
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Hilary Stace,
yes
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Speaker: Are we seeing the end of MSM,…, in reply to Alfie,
Stonewhood
one of them posh silent Ws, innit
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Angela Hart,
If the establishment of a Disability Ministry was guided strongly by disabled people and allies, you'd staff or contract any needs assessment function from scratch with clear kaupapa, service standards and training, not transfer or retain existing incompetents. Naturally the industry would resist that, so it will take persistent determined advocacy and political leadership.
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Angela Hart,
rolling functions presently covered by MoH, ACC and MEd, into one all powerful agency.
Disability activists have been pushing for one agency for many years. I agree it would only be in our favour though if set up and run properly without cost-cutting as a prime directive - and with meaningful ongoing engagement with community.
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Hilary Stace,
It would be better to remove the distinction between MoH and ACC funding and bring in a UBI which is topped up by need
Yes please. Public actuarial-style funding across all disability supports, with core entitlement the same as every other citizen.
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Seems our Attorney General has reported an unjustifiable advantage for blind people while reviewing proposed social welfare law changes.
The report says clause 33 of the bill provides that a person is entitled to the Supported Living Payment (SLP) if the person has restricted work capacity or is totally blind. People with disabilities other than total blindness must prove both their disability and the impact it has on their capacity to work; people who are totally blind must prove only that they are totally blind in order to be entitled to the SLP.
Mr Finlayson says the rights of people with disabilities other than total blindness are impaired as they are not entitled to the same additional support, or automatic entitlement to the SLP, as those with total blindness.
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to Alfie,
I'll keep my due care and attention hat handy.
Thanks. It's Russell as publisher who the courts would go after. Let's not inadvertently abuse his hospitality, as it were.
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