Posts by Rosemary McDonald
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Access: The Problem with the Greens’…, in reply to Sacha,
Who gets to speak for disabled people?
By 'disabled'...are you meaning those with high/very high care needs, those with significant physical impairments for whom top quality hands- on care is essential in order to stay alive?
I have been waiting for those people to come forward, speak out, hit the keyboard.
In my partner's case, he was too busy working to become involved in DPA NZ when it began all those years ago. He did front up to the first few meetings, but found his (quiet) voice was drowned out by those louder. Since he has not been in paid work, and now having more time on his hands to participate, he has found that again his voice and his experience has no value....especially in the Spinal Injured community where the vast majority are ACC funded....and they have a sense of entitlement and self worth that is foreign to Peter...and those few surviving pre ACC tetraplegics. The ACC spinal community largely shun those who have survived decades with spinal impairments without the support that ACC provides....the non ACC bunch make them look bad. Politics, politics.
In recent times, there was an attempt to get representation on the MOH;DSS Consumer Consortium for those with spinal impairments, including those with spina bifida, but they were told that existing Consortium members would not be happy if there were any more wheelchairs at the meetings....as the blind were finding it diffcult enough to move around as it is. Go Figure.
Bring on such a post Sacha....please.
A postscript: Peter should really be participating in on line discussions. Trouble is he finds it infuriatingly difficult to use a computer with minimal hand function, lots of spasm when performing fine motor tasks. We did buy Dragon Naturally Speaking....but oh, dear, it is proving quite difficult to negotiate. What Peter needs is some sort of tutoring......
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Access: The Problem with the Greens’…, in reply to Marc C,
Marc C...you raise some very valid issues, perhaps you should take Mojo up on her suggestion and flick her an email?
On the PHDAct/Family carers issue I have so far emailed the Greens twice, and sent a quite emphatic 'please explain'to Mojo the other day.
I have not received any reply as yet, and I am not holding my breath.
The way I see it, the Greens ( as indeed do other parties) are taking their policy cue from the DPOs listed as the goto folk on disability issues in the (latest) Disability Action Plan.
As another commentor said....it is focussing on the more able disabled.
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Hard News: We can do better than this, in reply to mpledger,
the ACC/Pullar thing
about that....now there was a 'leak' of somewhat mythical proportions....
The whole thing had a stench about it....IMHO, FWIW,
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Hard News: We can do better than this, in reply to stephen clover,
Farrar on The Panel this afternoon.
Casting my mind back a few weeks, Michelle Boag was on The Panel.
When asked "" what was on her mind"....answered, along the lines of...
I wonder what Nicky Hager is going to release before the election....?
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Hard News: We can do better than this, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
cynicism is a much less painful and prolonged default than expecting better, holding people to account, and even dealing with the inevitable disappointments, failures and a full measure of straight out fuckery.
Sometimes, though, enough fuckery is more than enough.
Had my fill many years ago.
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to Alfie,
“It’s only a flesh wound” (from the Life of Brian) comes to mind.
Sorry to be pedantic...but wasn't that from the Holy Grail?
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Hard News: We can do better than this, in reply to ChrisW,
That, ChrisW, is nothing.
I cleaned out my chookhouse yesterday.
Evidence of rats everywhere, chooks scared to go into the nesting boxes and do their thing.
So....pulled out the nesting boxes, the space behind was literally packed solid with ratshit, a few eggshells, and a mumified rat.
Didn't see any live rats...I suspect they had made the environment too toxic even for themselves.
Which is something to consider.
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to Alfie,
this time he really really really means it…
"If you don't stop that RIGHT NOW Judith my girl, by God you're going to be sorry...
I'm serious this time,
I'll count to three...one, two, two and a half, two and three quarters....."
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Hard News: We can do better than this, in reply to Craig Ranapia,
a chance to work some real and meaningful culture change the gain is worth the pain.
Hopefully.
Funny, isn't it, how some of us Pakeha look to Maori telly for 'decent' investigative journalism....and now, thanks to Media Take, commentary on the media itself.
I wonder why?
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One wonders that instead of Dirty Politics inciting an electorate- inspired cull of nasty, "venal" politicians, it will have the effect of causing a backlash against ALL journalists, bloggers and the like.
How many will Slater take down with him?