Posts by Angela Hart
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Access: Patients X, Y and Z, in reply to Hilary Stace,
Internal NZ legal processes have to be exhausted before an appeal can be made to the UN .
So the Family Carers legislation could be appealed to the UN, whereas at present there is nowhere to go to change it.
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Hard News: Waterview: The giant up the road, in reply to Max Robitzsch,
That’s a temporary access to the construction yard only – built by the construction folks, will be going once they leave
aah, but convenient for those with the ability to use it
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Hard News: Waterview: The giant up the road, in reply to James Littlewood*,
Auckland Transport or NZTA or whoever it is, is well used to subjecting cyclists to stairs. This is the southern access to the cycle lane, about 300m from the Spaghetti Western.
with attitude like this from infrastructure providers it's no wonder there's no provision for people with mobility impairments.
Wheelchair users do like to get out and about. Most of our Auckland based Wheel Blacks use regular roll routes as part of their training (along the waterfront round the bays, for instance). Many wheelchair users hand cycle. Having wheels doesn't mean you shouldn't exercise, but it sure limits the ways you can do that. It's a shame that the authorities fail to recognise wheelers rights and at least attempt to provide similar access to these facilities as for runners, walkers, wobblers and cyclists.
Fact is once the stuff is built it's extremely difficult and costly to make effective changes, so it tends not to happen.
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Hard News: Waterview: The giant up the road, in reply to Russell Brown,
A yet-to-open path under the ramps to the park in Waterview. I’m told residents insisted on steps to access the bridge in the distance, to slow cyclists down.
and make it unusable for wheelchair users, who clearly have no right of access. Sigh.
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Access: Patients X, Y and Z, in reply to Hilary Stace,
it comes down to whether you feel the system is benign or not
there's the rub. There's a great deal of talk and lofty ideals but at the chalkface the decisions are not made on the basis of what is best for the individual disabled person. Decision making is tightly constrained by Ministry rules and requirements which always limit and often totally prevent the implementation of sensible solutions. It has taken me years of interaction with it to realise that the system is not benign. I'm a slow learner!
And the powerlessness of which you speak is inherent at every level. Anyone with a disability who needs any kind of state funded assistance or support (except those on ACC) is fundamentally powerless. There are no entitlements. -
in her closing submissions in the High Court in Wellington this morning, the Attorney-General's lawyer, Martha Coleman, insisted there was no medical malpractice and psychiatrists often consulted with the men.
"There's no suggestion of any systemic failure," she told the court.
"[The men] have been treated with the utmost respect and dignity."
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/312308/suing-mental-health-patients-treated-with-'dignity'
So, why then, would they feel the need to go to all the trouble and expense of taking their case to the Courts? The Crown would probably argue that black is white.
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That's great news Hilary, let's hope that the Government follows this recommendation.
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Access: Patients X, Y and Z, in reply to Hilary Stace,
I have a feeling that the Ministry of Health is seeking some guidance and answers through this court case. Something that they can also apply to Ashley’s situation. They seem a bit stuck.
umm, well here's the latest on Ashley's situation
https://www.change.org/p/the-house-of-representatives-a-life-for-ashley-peacock/u/17652242?tk=LXIBMfoLjLr57X7G21CXWIuxV6PBxhh58HWGP6GPAt8&utm_source=petition_update&utm_medium=email -
By the time it went, it wasn't worth much relative to wages and costs. But for stay at home mums it was money that went to them.
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Access: Disability as a wicked policy problem, in reply to Sacha,
I have no idea how she managed with no support or awareness around her.
Mums had more time for their kids before it became essential to have two full time incomes to raise a family. Loving input in those early years is priceless.