Posts by Sacha
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Access: Words and Disability - The…, in reply to
I’m choosing to reject a word that places me in an inferior position
and I'm choosing to reject the inferior positioning. :)
Thank you for contributing that. There's no answer that will make us all happy, but it's great to have a broad discussion of them.
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Deficient and delinquent politicians, we has them.
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Access: Defective, deficient, deviant…, in reply to
I'm not defending anyone, just pointing out the bounds set by politicians that the agency you're talking about has to fit within. It's certainly not a good thing.
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Access: Defective, deficient, deviant…, in reply to
a UN tribunal
I'm sure she's quaking in her boots.
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Access: Defective, deficient, deviant…, in reply to
You are describing "non-provision" of services above. HDC can not act on those. They can act on quality of care that was actually provided.
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Access: Defective, deficient, deviant…, in reply to
In theory disabled people are not allowed to be refused the minimum level of care/services at the public hospital
HDC's governing law explicitly excludes denial of service from the things they are allowed to pursue. This has been suggested by HDC and others for change every time their Act is reviewed, and has been denied by successive governments.
In short, they can act on shoddy provision of services but not on refusal to provide them. This crops up an awful lot with deliberately-rationed disability services, as you'd imagine.
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Access: Words and Disability - The…, in reply to
I can understand that claim
They’re referring to people with asthma, for instance. Living with a disabled person is not the same as being one for any policy purpose, really. And it’s a different yet overlapping experience (having experienced both).
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Access: Words and Disability - The…, in reply to
I wonder how representative the sample can be.
It’s statistically valid. But you can only answer the questions posed.
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Access: Words and Disability - The…, in reply to
I'm talking about the two questions in the main Census, not the separate disability follow-up survey.
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Here's the sort of official response that's sadly all too common when someone challenges the system.
The target of Paula Bennett's dismissiveness reflects:
I should have known this would end in a personal attack by her on my state of mind and intentions.
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