There’s an implied link between medicine and disability. The assumption is that if you’re disabled enough to need support, you’ll have an expert team of medical professionals at your disposal to verify this. But people fall through the cracks of our healthcare system every day, unable to find specialists who understand what’s happening to their body. When this happens, they’re left to drown.
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- Ableism and disability models, NDIS
- Author:
- NATALIA HODGINS
- Source:
- Refinery29
- Date published:
- Wed 17th May, 2023