Doing justice to disability:
the upside of TEDx’s Stella bungle
The social media storm of blowback around the TEDX
initiative in memory of Stella Young is as unfortunate in some frames as it was
predictable if you like me had been working in the so-called ‘disability
sector’ for some time. Lessons learned in this exciting and truly revolutionary
space include the security of understanding that true person centredness which
has a robust listening frame without prejudice for each individual living their
own whole lives are instructive. As is indeed the position of generous grace
required for us all to recognise the barriers shared by all persons with
disability regardless of the particular condition or so-called impairment with
which they come. There is much attitudinally to be left behind from the old
systems for Australians to step into the space of active and sovereign
citizenry for any person who lives with disability. One of the first steps to
be of course recognising that the person is whole and their life experiences
add always to the complex and rich mosaic of diversity in our common wealth.
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