Hi Karen,
I suppose it is self-evident, but I was wondering if policies that actively
DO NOT address community attitudes, whilst at the same time acknowledging
that community attitudes remain the predominant problem, would be counted in
for this research. I recently attended a forum on disability employment,
which was targeted at potential employers. One of the keynotes (a man with
disability) expressed some frustration with the piecemeal publicity
campaigns we have attempted from time to time, that focus on the positive
aspects of employing people with disability, and proposed that a lengthy
(3-year) campaign was required. I agreed, but wondered how such a positive
campaign might be completely undermined by the plethora of negative,
pitiable, charitable images that are promoted across our media currently by
NGOs and charities, and which are accepted by government, by way of their
expectation that organisations raise funds independently - which often
translates into an image which ultimately communicates the message "please
help me with your money".
Surely there is something within Australian or State/Territory Government
fiscal policies which indicates that there is this expectation of
independent fundraising, and, also by extension, does NOT acknowledge any
responsibility for the paucity of the message that is expressed to raise
those funds.
Regards,
Michael Bleasdale
People with Disability Australia
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Subject: government policies to change community attitudes to people with
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Could anyone suggest who would know about government policies to change
community attitudes to people with disabilities please?
We are struggling to find relevant leads or literature.
The Australian government commissioned UNSW to conduct a scoping project
about Australian community attitudes to people with disabilities.
We are researching policy options for changing community attitudes to people
with disabilities.
The review focuses on policy options, content, process and priorities.
It includes policies specific to:
* life domains, e.g. employment; education, social, housing, leisure,
criminal justice, health;
* groups of people with disabilities, e.g. shared disability
experience (support needs, gender, culture and age);
* attitudes held by groups, e.g. employers, professionals, health,
families, labour market status, locational differences, and groups with and
without direct experience of disability.
Thanks, Karen
Karen Fisher
Associate Professor
Social Policy Research Centre
University of New South Wales NSW 2052
ph 61-2-9385 7813 fax 61-2-9385 7838
G2 Western Campus, Anzac Parade
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