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“There never were in the world two opinions alike, no more than two hairs or two grains; the most universal quality is diversity.” – Michel de Montaigne
From ICP The National Professional Body for Creative Practitioners
“Creative Practitioners Darina Garland and Claudia Barwell met with Ken and his wife Maritherese in New York in December 2009 and recorded this interview especially for ICP. This is a rare opportunity to see Ken and Maritherese interviewed together, talking about creativity, schools, The Element ( Ken’s latest book) and life in general…” Watch video »
The revelation that BBC presenter Ray Gosling killed his lover who was in the final stages of AIDS 20 years ago has ignited claims by disability activists that the British media is promoting mercy killing.
In her blog, Disabled People Fight Back, Clair Lewis warns:
“…the British media are determined, in the main, to promote the acceptability of killing sick and disabled people. The Independent has been the only newspaper with anything like balance in it’s comment. Mostly, killers have been lauded as heroes and victims. Ray Gosling is the latest example in a busy month of it and my fingers are getting sore from complaining.”
I think it’s important to avoid polarising this argument. While I totally concur with the anti-eugenic sentiments and concern over the media “pushing” euthanasia, I don’t condemn it. read more…
There’s a discussion about a new name for Disabled People on the WISE SPECIES NETWORK. Your thoughts and dialogue are needed!
- Unique
- Fantastical
- D.A.R.E (Differently Able Reclaimed Empowered)
The slogan, “Nothing about us without us” has been bandied around the international “disability” community for years and it has just been heralded, at the Disability Intergroup of the European Parliament and the European Disability Forum (EDF) in Brussels, as “the motto … calling for a full participation of disabled people in all policies.” It was described by the President of the EDF as “an historic day for the 65 million persons with disabilities” where inclusion ”is becoming a reality.”
Really? I think the only reality this motto is creating is exclusion. read more…
