Accessibility and Sydney’s public transport: people with different mobilities on buses

I did say this series would be irregular! You can find the first post in this series here. I will update this post with links to the other posts as I create them. You can also keep an eye on my list of series to see when posts get added to this series. As is [...]

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Quick hit: the best interests of the child

Two articles in The Guardian today which bear some thinking about. 1. A study has been conducted which seems to suggest that if a child is abused, that child will do better in the long term if sie is removed from hir family and not returned. That may well be what the study found. And [...]

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Quickhit: woman sues bus company for refusal to take wheelchair

A woman is suing a bus company which refused to take her wheelchair (and so would not transport her). Gemma Namey, a solicitor with [Public Interest Advocacy Centre, which is representing the woman], said the case could have major implications. ”This is a first, we believe, as there has been no previous test to enforce [...]

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Side effects only matter if the person suffering them is healthy

At least, that is what this paragraph in this Guardian article would seem to suggest: Another piece of good news is that the gel appeared to cause few if any side-effects, which is extremely important because it will be used by women who are healthy. SRSLY?

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Consistency at work

As I understand it, the rationale for the much discussed burqa ban (recently instituted in France, but also considered elsewhere, as the linked posts and many, many others discuss) is to prevent people hiding their faces because hiding one’s face while talking in person inhibits communication. That’s as may be. I accept that it is [...]

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An open letter to salespeople

Dear salespeople If you are serving a person who talks and walks a bit differently from most people, when sie hands over hir credit card to pay, the correct response is your usual one, ie “signature or PIN”. This is a standard presentation of options and, I’ve noticed, is usually said rather than asked. It [...]

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Discrimination is only discrimination if you end up being sacked

So says Dr Rex Simmons. Well, that’s how I interpret the linked article, anyway. I acknowledge that I haven’t read the study itself, and the newspaper article might be misrepresenting that study. However, I find some of the direct quotes from Dr Simmons somewhat, well, problematic. Let’s take a look.

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Accessibility and Sydney’s public transport: knowing where you’re going

This post is the first in an irregular series about accessibility and Sydney’s public transport. I will update this post with links to the other posts as I create them. The second post is here. You can also keep an eye on my list of series to see when posts get added to this series. [...]

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