Hospitals and Healthcare

I’ve come to understand that being nearly blind means my reliance on others is permanent. But I have not completely accepted this.

There could be lots of reasons why people with disability decline or don’t want offers of help. Research at the Dignity Project at Griffith University shows there is no ‘one-size fits all’ approach.

The war on straws is an example of ‘eco-ableism’ – when environmental measures create an extra burden on people with disability.

Decades after the ADA passed, medical care still isn’t accessible.

People with disability in prison may need help with personal hygiene, reading, filling in forms, understanding rules, participating in criminal justice proceedings, or making complaints.

Accidents and medical complications could have ended their career dreams, but these medical professionals say technology and workplace modifications have allowed them to continue practising — in some cases with a deeper understanding of their patients' world.

People sometimes stare at Helen and her husband Joel, who uses a wheelchair, but after a decade together the couple has come to enjoy challenging stereotypes about relationships and disability. 

Rebecca is part of the quarter of people in her suburb who have a disability. She and her father have to make a trek through a world that is not set up for them.

The UN has twice called on Australia to dismantle its indefinite detention system for people with cognitive impairments and mental illness, which disproportionately affects Indigenous people.

On living with cerebral palsy

People with disabilities have a right to choose where and who they live with. Too many are currently in vulnerable arrangements.

People with disabilities experience very high rates of mental health difficulties and psychological distress. Yet health professionals often don’t feel equipped to treat them.

When Katie returned to her car after a trip to the shops she found a hate note left for her on her windscreen. 

The coronavirus pandemic has created a mass-disabling event that experts liken to HIV, polio or World War II, with millions suffering the long-term effects of infection with the coronavirus.

Doug Wilson has one leg and relies on in-home carers to give him his medication and help with everyday tasks – but he says there are days they don't turn up.