Yeah that sounds like a really shitty ridiculous headline, doesn’t it? I wrote about trying to get some disability services in early 2025 and how I’d lodged a complaint. Well, here’s the follow up to that. Maybe take some blood pressure medication before reading. My complaint: To Whom It May Concern, I wish to […]
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2025 Disability Supports: an attempt at QLD state government supports
I shared what trying to get supports was like in 2024. Well, in early 2025 I had to try again. Something had changed and I needed a support. From my 2024 experience I had learned more about what state based services offered and felt more confident that I would be able to get the support […]
Quiet advocacy is still advocacy
Too often I feel like disabled people are only taken seriously as advocates if they have the “big ticket” items on their advocacy resume. What does that mean? Big committees, in-person attendance at events, and anything else that aligns with corporate norms. (Side note the ever brilliant Charlie has a post that covers how some corporate […]
My new drafty thing for authors
For a few months now I’ve been mulling how to help authors with their drafts. I’ve had a lot of different ideas. Some I may be able to enact in the future with my own books. In the end, I’ve come up with a fancy pants new service called “Oh Shit, My Draft!”. […]
Pay disabled people more because disability is expensive
Like most things relating to disability, research can be few and far between. If the government funded research on these topics, they might have to do something to support our human rights, which is expensive for them. Ableism also makes supporting disabled people quite unpopular, too. March 2022 data suggests that people with a […]
Unsupportive disability supports
In 2024 I tried to get some state based (aka non NDIS) disability supports. It was a complete joke. Not only was there an extensive wait list but you also had to be rich enough to pay for them. Yes, it was subsidised, cheaper than “market rate”, but that is NOT financial accessibility given the […]
I’m planning to do the wrong thing
On threads the other day an author shared a really helpful series of posts about iterating as an author to move yourself forward in a creative and commercial way. I’m usually not a fan of generic advice, because, it’s generic, but this was thought out and clearly came from experience. It’s worth reading the posts […]
IDPWD 2024 Feedback
IDPWD (International Day for People With a Disability) are asking for feedback on their 2024 event. You can submit the feedback here. I thought my freeform comments at the end might resonate with some others (after all, they’re similar to the last post I published, which people seemed to resonate with). Instead of annoying […]
A collection of my current thoughts about disability
These are half processed thoughts. There are more connections to be made. That will come with time. I write to think. You don’t have to publish only finished thoughts. Exploring thoughts and where they come from and how they change and grow over time is interesting and valuable. *** The more I’ve […]
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Fix your skill deficit
A new major disability project in Australia has a role available for director of the project. This project has great funding behind it. The job is advertised as remote / work from home. It’s only when you get to the position description that it informs you that you have to go to meetings […]