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The difference between equality and equity, or why most disabled people arent entitled!

October 19, 2017 by Ms_Riot89 Leave a Comment
Equality vs Equity

This is an open response to what a vitriolic argument that upset many in an online community. A lot of people seem to believe there’s a large segment of the disabled community who have an entitled attitude…Yeah i hate the word “entitled” too! Its bandied about a lot, particularly about millennials (which, yes also includes … [Read more…]

Posted in: Access, Activism, Disability rights Tagged: access, accessible, care, chronic health issues, chronic illness, Disability, disabled, entitled, entitlement, equalities act, equality, equity, mobility aid, spoonie, Supplements, Wheelie

How to constructively complain about access, poor service or disability discrimination

May 26, 2017 by Ms_Riot89 Leave a Comment
How to constructively complain, about poor service, poor access and disability discrimination

Very few people actually enjoy complaining about things. But sometimes this is the only way to make change happen. When you experience a situation where arrangements weren’t satisfactory it can be really disheartening, but sometimes even dangerous. It’s difficult when you’re upset by  a situation to complain and get the result you want and need. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Access, Activism, Disability rights Tagged: access, chronic health issues, chronic illness, Disability, disabled, equalities act, Reasonable adjustment

Why do Disabled Parents need accessible schools too?

March 2, 2017 by Ms_Riot89 Leave a Comment
Wheelchair left at the top of outdoor stairs

We assumed my disability and health issues would be taken into account when applying for a primary school place for my stepson. How wrong we were! We soon discovered our local council didn’t look at parent/carers needs under medical/social criteria in their school admissions code. In fact this seems to be the case in most … [Read more…]

Posted in: Access, Parenting Tagged: access, accessible, Disability, disabled parent, equalities act, schools

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