The Struggle for Care

'Let down by politicians, burnt out from battling an impossibly unweildy system, the parent carers of Australia's disabled have reached breaking point, writes Sue Corrigan ... '  continue

The disabled need love. Not some ideological utopia

'Forcing people with a disability into the "community" can be heartless and thoughtless', writes Sandy Guy. ...  continue

A mother's lament for disabled care

'Imagine if you woke up one morning and your teenage body no longer worked. Something has ruptured in your brain and you can't move your legs, arms or hands. Overnight, you have become paralysed. ...'  continue

Disability advocates ignoring what’s best for disabled

'The president of South Australia’s Council on Intellectual Disabilities recently stated that all people with disabilities have ‘a right to live in an ordinary home in an ordinary street’. But what if some people with disabilities don’t want to live in ‘an ordinary house in an ordinary street’? ...'  continue