#Oursaymatters
We are the experts in our lives, not others.
As people living with disability, we must be included in the design and implementation of legislation and policies which impact on us.
For too long, (well-meaning) others have advocated on our behalf. They have been our voice. Its time for us, to be the voice of our experiences.
#Oursaymatters supports a 'rights based' or 'social model of disability' stand. A social model of disability is where society has created legislations and policies without considering the implications of those legislations and policies to people living with disability because we were not included meaningfully in the design and development.
Consider legislation and policies about the following: Transport, education, employment, access to medical, social and community services.
#Oursaymatters calls for governments, organisations, business, media, researchers and community to consult meaningfully with people living with disability.
#Oursaymatters is a campaign calling for the meaningful inclusion of people living with disability. We are the experts in our lives, not others.
Watch this space as our campaign evolves.
As people living with disability, we must be included in the design and implementation of legislation and policies which impact on us.
For too long, (well-meaning) others have advocated on our behalf. They have been our voice. Its time for us, to be the voice of our experiences.
#Oursaymatters supports a 'rights based' or 'social model of disability' stand. A social model of disability is where society has created legislations and policies without considering the implications of those legislations and policies to people living with disability because we were not included meaningfully in the design and development.
Consider legislation and policies about the following: Transport, education, employment, access to medical, social and community services.
#Oursaymatters calls for governments, organisations, business, media, researchers and community to consult meaningfully with people living with disability.
#Oursaymatters is a campaign calling for the meaningful inclusion of people living with disability. We are the experts in our lives, not others.
Watch this space as our campaign evolves.