An appeal from P. Perdix. Send it to others if you wish
Please do not tell me, Doctor, that my baby is disabled.
It is such a leaden word to hang around such a young neck.
This medical label you would use (as if a label were necessary)
speaks only of what she cannot and possibly will not do.
‘And it is important never to forget that the effect of our actions depends entirely on the intention or motivation behind them...'
In his foreword to the book, the 14th Dalai Lama says:
‘In this timely book, Sogyal Rinpoche focuses on how to understand the true meaning of life, how to accept death,
Read more: The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
the vicious cycle of exclusion and disadvantage that leaves children with disabilities behind continues
From their website
‘Millions of children with disabilities around the globe continue to be left behind, despite the near-universal ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, t
By Mattias Desmet
From website below:
In The Psychology of Totalitarianism, world-renowned Professor of Clinical Psychology Mattias Desmet deconstructs the societal conditions that allow collective hypnosis to take hold. By analysing the global pandemic, he identifies the phenomenon of 'mass formati
“cultural 'groupthink' ... has steadily and inexorably advanced during the Covid crisis”
From the website below:
In The Psychology of Totalitarianism, world-renowned Professor of Clinical Psychology Mattias Desmet deconstructs the societal conditions that allow collective hypnosis to take hold.
By
Read more: The Psychology of Totalitarianism by Mattias Desmet
Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to be a mother...it played out in a way I hadn’t expected or anticipated
She writes:
‘One day I came home from Kindergarten and told my parents I no longer wanted to do my weekly Occupational Therapy session, since I had found out the other children in my class
Read more: Elaine Schad is a mother who has cerebral palsy. This is her story
From their website:
‘Disability Rights International is the leading international human rights organization dedicated to protecting the rights of people with disabilities.
‘Disability Rights International documents abuses against children and adults with disabilities, trains activists, and collabora
Cartoon © Martina Jirankova-Limbrick 2011