January 2013 - The Joy of Autism - The Network of Care

Back from Oaxaca

I was in Oaxaca, Mexico the past couple of weeks. I apologize for not getting to the blog to publish some of the comments that came up while I was away. I didn’t have great internet access. I managed to rest, read a lot (Susan Sontag, Derrida, Barthes…and...

Published Mon, Jan 07 2013 7:37 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism

Happy New Year

I wrote earlier that I just returned from Oaxaca, Mexico. Adam wasn’t with me this year. His dad and I take him on holiday every-other year… the “schedule” as I’ve come to think of it. I got a new ukelele for Festivus from...

Published Mon, Jan 07 2013 3:45 PM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Joy

The Different and Equal Premise and the Law

I’ve started my next semester of my Master’s studies, now taking law and cultural studies at the same time, hoping to engage the law through an arts-based approach. Sitting in class yesterday discussing various issues around pain and physiotherapy...

Published Wed, Jan 09 2013 10:00 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: autism, Law

Autism and Work

Listening to CBC Radio 2 this morning is a special report on autism and work. Interviewed is Thorkhil Sonne, Chairman of Special People Foundation. He has built an I.T. company, Specilaisterne that I wrote about a few years ago which hires autistic people...

Published Thu, Jan 17 2013 6:42 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: ABA, Employment

Disability Issues and the CBC

I am finding myself listening to CBC Radio One every morning. I would like to applaud the CBC for dealing with one of Canada’s most pressing human rights issues – that is the stigma of people categorized with “mental illness,”...

Published Fri, Jan 18 2013 6:58 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Media

Gun Violence, Mental Health Stigma, Blame and the State

Do you need autism services? Here’s a thought on the NRA and their blaming (and stigmatizing) of people with “mental illness” (the term in and of itself is problematic). I strongly urge you (and applaud) Paul Applebaum’s response...

Published Sat, Jan 19 2013 9:12 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Discrimination, Disability Finances/Benefits, Government Servicees

Aide Workers, duty to accommodate and autistic students in higher education

I have an autistic son who is bright and who requires many accommodations in order to fulfill his Canadian right to an education. At my university, the concept of independence and work overrides the need some accommodations that are required for many...

Published Wed, Jan 23 2013 7:19 AM by Estée Klar

Filed under: Activism, Acceptance, Law, Inspiration, school

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