Posts by Rosemary McDonald
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Access: The Meltdown, in reply to Ian Dalziel,
The marshmallow section of my heart loved that story.
Especially the reaction of the other passengers when the plane landed.
So many 'throw the tantrumming toddler out the window' stories on travel blogs...I read to the end of the article with baited breath.
Good result, and much needed kudos for special needs teachers.
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Hard News: Media Take: The Panama Papers, in reply to Alfie,
Why do I get the feeling that our country is being run by a bunch of crooks?
No, no, no....the crooks are the cyber hackers that breached Mossack Fonseca's security.
He said the massive information leak from the Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, which revealed global tax avoidance practices, is proof no company was safe from hacking.
"Whatever the rights and wrongs of whatever business they do, these people have sat there thinking they're dealing with their clients on a confidential basis."
"Their information has been hacked and is now in the public domain."
Our Leader, clearly so concerned, so anxious that you can just about here his breathlessness goes on...
"You might be a doctor that's dealt with sexually transmitted diseases, and that information is confidential to that person, then all of a sudden, that information is in the public domain."
Thank the lord that we have CERT to protect the Good Guys.
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Access: The Meltdown, in reply to T. Rawhiti-Forbes,
Being diagnosed and getting good support
When the time is right for you...the why and how of the diagnosis, and the what of the support would be an interesting and possibly helpful sharing.
There are very possibly others who would benefit.
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
If anyone has a spare few minutes could they watch this and let me know what they think Annette King is trying to say about home based disability supports....
It would appear that National has cut over $8 million from the disability support budget by 'curtailing demand'...but had a budget blowout of $37 odd million on DSS....
Coleman's reply was a scary "she should stop promising everything to everyone because it just doesn't work"
Dismissive of the needs of disabled...
I think MOH:DSS disabled are going to be thrown under a bus in the next budget... the Part4 amendment to the PHDAct in 2013 paved the way for denying funding for those with high and very high care needs living as part of a family unit, as the new Act says..
“70A Purpose of this Part
“(1) The purpose of this Part is to keep the funding of support services
provided by persons to their family members within sustainable
limits in order to give effect to the restraint imposed
by section 3(2) and to affirm the principle that, in the context
of the funding of support services, families generally have
primary responsibility for the well-being of their family members.Bold mine.
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Access: The Meltdown, in reply to Hilary Stace,
And we'll see more of the same when the Social Bonds fueled 'work is good for you' initiative gets up a head of steam.
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Access: The Meltdown, in reply to Russell Brown,
I’ve always been grateful to the unnamed bus driver who realised there was something more going on than a shortpaid fare, and told our son to sit down and he’d take him where he needed to go.
Sometimes, someone gets it. And you could just about cry with gratitude.
We have had our own encounter with an angel moonlighting as an Auckland bus driver.
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Hilary Stace,
The part of the Act that birthed the Strategy in the first place...but, no, I can't make it read as if they actually have to implement any of it.
Hmmmm...I would have thought backed up by the Convention, as in the Disability Action Plan...get more traction?
Trouble is....there is NO entitlement...at all...
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Speaker: Talking past each other:…, in reply to Rebecca Gray,
Freedom for kids to not grow up around implicit messages that these products are everyday items?
Freedom to not have your body shamed?
Freedom to make sustainable changes to your lifestyle to be healthier?I conducted an unscientific survey last night. Asked Female Offspring in early twenties..."Do you feel guilty when you eat junk food?" FO launched into a rant (can't think where she gets that from) and said how she was never going to be skinny, she was comfortable with the way she looks and anyone who doesn't like can just go....well you get the picture. Mum very happy that beautiful daughter is comfortable in her skin.
BUT...you didn't answer my question...."Do you feel guilty when you eat junk food?"
"Hell yes...(Mum happy that early conditioning effective), and if a packet of sandwiches at the lunchbar was not twice the price of a sausage roll and a can of fizzy I'd buy the sammies..."
So there...it comes down to education and cost.
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Hilary...if you have registered(we didn't) you should get a document that has headings for areas of discussion. Each group is supposed to follow the leads from those headings.
We were (in bringing up the PHDAct/FFC thing) told that we were being too detail focused...hence the Big Sky phrasing.
Got a really busy day today...WOF for Himself via ASRU Outreach clinic, bloodtests and squeeze in a meet up with a H&D commission advocate to see if there is a way of restoring some semblance of a working relationship with our NASC.
BUT...Himself is determined to make a submission on this....so...we will be hard at it trying to use what we perceived about the tone yesterday to construct submissions in the right terms. If that makes any sense.
Personally...I don't see why the current Strategy needs significant change other than bolstering it with articles from the now ratified Convention.
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Sacha,
Best not wait for clowns to act.
“I feel welcomed by my community. I feel respected for my views and my contribution is received on an equal basis with others.”
Well linked Sacha...how did you know that was exactly how Himself was feeling after the meeting? (sarc)
(When I say "feel"...its not in a 'he needed an affirming hug' way...he's absolutely used to it.)
One comment made was "we have a right wing government"...as if that makes any difference to disability issues.