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  • Disabled people have ‘huge concerns’ around assisted dying, committee hears [Ireland]

    01/16/2024 6:26:00 PM PST · by Olog-hai · 9 replies
    RTÉ News ^ | Tuesday, 16 Jan 2024 18:37
    Disabled people are “very concerned” that assisted dying is being considered when they are lacking many supports needed to live full lives, an Oireachtas committee has heard. An activist warned the Joint Committee on Assisted Dying that it “could lead to disabled people making choices where, through lack of supports, they begin to view themselves as a ‘burden’”. Peter Kearns is a disabled activist, artist and academic, and the development officer with the Independent Living Movement Ireland. ”Give us a chance to have a bit of a life before the other bit comes upon us,” he appealed to the committee....
  • Timmy of "South Park" challenges viewers' attitudes about people with disabilities

    11/29/2005 8:07:40 AM PST · by EveningStar · 75 replies · 9,983+ views
    The Seattle Times ^ | November 28, 2005 | Jeff Shannon
    Earlier this year, a poll was conducted on Ouch!, a BBC-sponsored Web-zine (www.bbc.co.uk/ouch/) devoted to disability issues. Users were invited to vote for "The Greatest Disabled TV Character," and for fans of "South Park," the results offered a pleasant surprise: By a considerable margin, the winner was ... Timmy! It's impressive that the BBC has the foresight to offer such a Web site and fascinating to discover a variety of disabled characters on British TV. But what's equally interesting from the Ouch! poll is that the all-American Timmy was even more popular among disabled voters than nondisabled, with telling differences...