In research and journalism, and one would think, in most businesses too, anyone publishing an article or story, setting up a business, or applying for a new research grant, would have done a significant amount of research into the topic, so that 1) it is based on facts, 2) so as not to reinvent the…
The Chief Executive Officer at Women’s Community Shelters, Annabelle Daniel OAM, wrote an interesting post on LinkedIn recently, which began with Albert Einstein’s quote: ‘The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.’ With the greatest of respect and with very much love for the fierce and wonderful…
I’ve been watching Episode 1 (Season 1) of the series on SBS , The Blinding of Isaac Woodard, and have just ordered the book this documentary series is based on, Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt. Isaac Woodard and the Awakening of America. Watching it felt like my story, except not for being black, but…
I’m unflinchingly determined to continue to expose what I believe to be human rights violations in particular against people living with dementia, of any age, and of our families. That someone else may not see something I beleive to be a violation, or that I am accused of being wrong, or of blaming people for…
On Ageism Awareness Day 2022, I have pledged with Every Age Counts and also here: I STAND FOR A WORLD WITHOUT AGEISM To promote awareness of violence, abuse and neglect in residential aged care in Australia (and globally, I also wish to share a blog posted this week on the Dementia Justice website, on the…
Tina Minkowitz is a lawyer in the USA, who was involved in developing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Tina is also a survivor of psyiatric abuse, and a human rights lawyer, and interested in workign towards reparations for psychiatric violence, for example, for psychiatric institutionalization and abuses such as chemical…
“NursingHomesAbuse.org exists to inform families about the risks of nursing home abuse, and helps people take legal action if a loved one has been injured.” It is based in the United States, so let’s hope a similar organisation is soon set up in Australia, as the violence, abuse and neglect is still rampant in far…
The summary below and a link to the full article titled “What Happens in the Brain When We Imagine the future” highlights to me, the impact of lost hope, after being Prescribed Disengagement when first diagnosed with dementia. Many years ago, I trademarked that term, after advice it would be plagiarised if I didn’t! Sadly,…
What is Homelessness Week? In Australia there are over 116,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night. Homelessness Week aims to raise awareness of the impact of homelessness on Australia via national and local community events, including providing information on the importance of housing as a solution and educating communities on how they can make…
This COSP15 side event “Making Voices Heard and Count: Inclusive data as a strategic tool for building back better after the pandemic”, took place on 12th of July. The event was jointly organised by the International Civil Society Centre on behalf of the Leave No One Behind partnership, and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), with…
The 15th Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP CRPD) was held in New York at UN headquarters on 14th-16th June. My blog today highlights an excellent COSP15 Side Event on Remedy and Reparation for Institutionalization, moderated by colleague and friend Tina Minkowitz, who is President of…
By Dementia Justice researchers Linda Steele and Kate Swaffer Today, my blog is to share a newly published journal article I co-authored with my friend and colleague, Dr Linda Steele on the human rights case for reparations for people living in aged care, with a focus on people living with dementia: Reparations for Harms Experienced in…
It is fabulous to be back here, as it has been a long time since I published anything! The next few days, I hope to have a few blogs, with news of different things I’ve been involved in, and todays is to share a documentary about dementia, by Renee Brack. The documentary, A Secret in…
‘Behind Closed Doors’ – One family’s journey through the Australian Aged Care System I’ve recently purchased a copy of this book, which arrived yesterday, and has reminded me to post this blog, a review of the book by Dr Linda Steele, published on our Dementia Justice project on redress. Read the blog here: https://www.dementiajustice.org/post/behind-closed-doors
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