Fighting back against disability stigma
IT reflects the times we live in that disabled people are stigmatised and dehumanised in society. Ableist language is used in everyday life, and even I’ve been guilty of failing…
Parallels
The Nazis used propaganda to convince the population that disabled people were, in part, responsible for the economic problems of Germany during the 1930s depression. The propaganda came in the…
Big Power Off
Rishi Sunak's spring statement lacked empathy or humanity.
Blairism’s neoliberal assault on the welfare state
After the Second World War the Labour Government introduced the Welfare State. Its aim was to wipe out poverty and hardship in society; to have a society free from the fear…
Government is killing disabled people
IN 2015 a landmark case was brought before High Court. The court ruled that a 28-year-old disabled man’s rights had been violated when doctors at the hospital he was admitted…
Britain’s Disabled Dystopia
Austerity was a lie sold to us in 2010 by our coalition government. Not only did they lie that the opposition party caused a global financial crisis but they refused…
Fighting back against disability stigma
IT reflects the times we live in that disabled people are stigmatised and dehumanised in society. Ableist language is used in everyday life, and even I’ve been guilty of failing…
The demonisation of disabled people
Social media. You either love it or hate it. It’s great for activism and countering government propaganda but it also attracts conspiracy theorists and undesirables who see an opportunity to…