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The killing of a disabled person is not 'compassionate'. It is not 'euthanasia'. It is murder.

Yooralla, like most disability service organisations, is full of good people who are passionate about the rights of people with disabilities.

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We think we know what it's all about; we think that disability is a really simple thing, and we don't expect to see disabled people in our daily lives.

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It became very clear to me that Yooralla was not as interested in media coverage that explored issues faced by people with disability as it was in giving a pat on the back to journalists who maintained the status quo by giving readers the warm and fuzzies over their morning paper.

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It's undeniable that what we are taught as a culture to believe about disability is at odds with traditional notions of masculinity.

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People with disabilities are simply part of diverse communities in the U.S.

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I quickly learned that asking if an interview space was wheelchair accessible was a bad idea; it gave a potential employer an immediate bad impression. It was either a black mark against my name, or a straight up discussion of why I wouldn't be able to work there because they had no wheelchair access.

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Disability is often framed, in medical terms, as the ultimate disaster and certainly as a deficit.

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The mere suggestion that not speaking for a day can give you an appreciation of the social isolation that comes with the experience of disability, particularly those whose impairments prohibit them from communicating verbally, is insensitive at best.

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We are a society that treats people with disabilities with condescension and pity, not dignity and respect.

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