MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'disability advocacy'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:01:14 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2662542&cid=t_188681_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F08%2F01%2Fnj-improves-mental-health-care-in-five-years%2F Why put off until tomorrow what you can do five years from now? That’s the question posed by the settlement of a lawsuit in the great state of New Jersey. Imagine being cleared to be discharged out of an inpatient psychiatric hospital, only you have no place to go. New Jersey, like many states, didn’t really care — you can stay at the hospital for as long as you want. But as anyone who has spent any amount of time in such a facility, you know it’s not really a conducive place for, um, “self-growth” and certainly not for someone trying to get their life and independence back. So four years ago, a group representing 300 patients at inpatient state psychiatric hospitals filed suit to get the state to comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1999 Olmstead ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2662542 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:15:28 +0100 2662542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1538749&cid=t_188681_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fabuse-of-5-year-old-autistic-in-a-school%2F Five Year old Alex Barton (photograph left) was bullied in a Saint Lucie County Florida Elementry School by his teacher - who also encouraged his peers to do it as well.  Alex is currently undergoing evaluation for Aspergers Syndrome, a form of Autism. After some behaviors which can be easily attributed to Aspergers Syndrome the teacher allowed [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1538749 Tue, 27 May 2008 17:22:29 +0100 1538749 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=580168&cid=t_188681_133_f&fid=35110&url=http%3A%2F%2Flisa-jedi.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F04%2Fdisablism-in-action.html One of my favourite recent posts is Of Boxes and Bias from Anne C's Existence is Wonderful site. Her initial paragraphs describe perfectly the mechanism of Disablism in action. Today's post is my contribution to the May 1st "Blogging Against Disablism Day" (follow the "Disablism" link above or click the colourful logo in the sidebar for more info). I have been running up against Disableism- predjudice against those perceived as disabled- since the early 1970's, when I was in my early teens & started working at our local United Cerebral Palsy's summer day camp. In my mid-teens it became more personal. My family discovered that I had subluxing kneecaps, a genetic condition, & I began many years of surgeries, crutches, canes, 7 years in a wheelchair, (for reasons beyond just the knee problems... Life in the New Republic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=580168 Tue, 01 May 2007 02:43:00 +0100 580168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=487330&cid=t_188681_133_f&fid=35110&url=http%3A%2F%2Flisa-jedi.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fits-not-all-about-us.html The last 2 days of the school break were a bit busier than the week itself, with friends visiting both days, but a nice end nonetheless. Brendan had another school friend over (for the first time) on Saturday afternoon & they had a very nice time. They went outside with Charlie twice, once sledding & once to the snow fort down the road. The inside time was spent playing with legos & watching excerpts from "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" accompanied by much giggling. Sunday we had grown-up friends from church over to lunch & Brendan spent some of the time watching the new Pokemon dvd that he'd (finally) earned with his behavioural chart & playing his new Advernture Quest game, Dragon Fable, while we visited- so it was a win-win :) He was also quite friendly over lunch & talked about our u... Life in the New Republic blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=487330 Mon, 26 Feb 2007 15:42:00 +0100 487330