Daily Media Round-Up Friday 11 April 2014

 

National: David Penberthy: National Disability Insurance Scheme should be a bedrock of our society

10 Apr 2014

David Penberthy, The Advertiser

AS far as signs of the times go, those new stickers which have cropped up on the bumper bars of disabled motorist's cars say a lot about a bleaker aspect of our community.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/david-penberthy-national-disability-insurance-scheme-should-be-a-bedrock-of-our-society/story-e6frg6n6-1226880292989

 

VIC: Seeing the world a little differently

10 Apr 2014

Hannah Carrodus

JOHN Copper and Tony Langdon want people to refer to their autism as part of their personality, rather than something that is a hindrance or disability.

http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/2210959/seeing-the-world-a-little-differently/

 

National: 'Slow, expensive, complicated' legal system must be improved

10 Apr 2014

Jame Farrell, The Conversation

Half of all Australians will experience a legal problem this year. Most won't get legal assistance or come into contact with our courts or other legal institutions.

http://theconversation.com/slow-expensive-complicated-legal-system-must-be-improved-25382

 

World: Sherry Wright, who is unable to speak following a stroke, was not allowed to board flight

10 Apr 2014

News.com.au

A WOMAN claims an airport security agent refused to let her disabled sister on board a plane because she couldn't say her own name.

http://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-updates/sherry-wright-who-is-unable-to-speak-following-a-stroke-was-not-allowed-to-board-flight/story-e6frfq80-1226880191218

 

WA: Royal Commission into child sex abuse struggles to find Kimberley people to testify

10 Apr 2014

Erin Parke, ABC News

David Francis is not bitter, nor angry. He is simply sad for those who suffered abuse, and are still too scared to talk about it.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-10/royal-commission-into-child-sex-abuse-struggles-to-find-kimberl/5381984

 

World: Ohio man who harassed disabled kids to tote 'BULLY!' sign –judge

11 Apr 2014

Kim Palmer, The West Australian

An Ohio man who called his neighbor "Monkey Mama" as she held her adopted, disabled African-American children, and has smeared dog feces on their wheelchair ramp, was ordered by a judge to carry an "I AM A BULLY!" sign on a busy street this weekend.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/offbeat/a/22546633/ohio-man-who-harassed-disabled-kids-to-tote-bully-sign-judge/

 

ACT: Andrew Barr lobbies for greater support for gay athletes

11 Apr 2014

Tom McIIroy, Canberra Times

Same-sex attracted athletes are all but invisible in Australia and suffer from feelings of isolation and exclusion, Sport Minister Andrew Barr said on Thursday.

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/andrew-barr-lobbies-for-greater-support-for-gay-athletes-20140410-36g7a.html

 

NSW: All in a day's work

11 Apr 2014

Kerrie O'Connor, Batemans Bay Post

FINDING your way around a new workplace can be daunting, but Caitlin Blay has not been left in the dark, thanks to a focused friend called Danni.

http://www.batemansbaypost.com.au/story/2211231/all-in-a-days-work/

 

 

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