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Post by rhonda on Nov 19, 2012 15:44:38 GMT 7
Hello, my name is Rhonda. I am a severely disabled 22 year old Australian woman on the Disability Support Pension. Although my disability is not a visible disability, it is quite a severe disability, a disability which precludes any participation in the Australian workforce. It is also a disability which has prevented me from fully enjoying life. I have been looking at this website from time to time, and many of the topics are of great interest to me. This website has given me many ideas about travelling overseas. In particular, I have been thinking about travelling overseas to Bali. I have just been watching prime time Australian TV, here in Australia (it is about 7 or 8pm in the evening), and I just saw an AAMI advertisement on the TV, on Channel 10. This AAMI advertisement has caused me great puzzlement and intrigue. I wonder what it is all about??? I wonder if you folks can tell me what it is all about?  ? And how does it relate to the issues raised on this discussion board, about disabled people travelling overseas? Here is the advertisement, which has been placed on the Youtube website: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvAkgd9E0ss |
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Post by Banjo on Nov 19, 2012 16:01:10 GMT 7
No idea Rhonda, can't see any connection at all.
Welcome to the board.
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Post by Banker on Nov 19, 2012 18:09:56 GMT 7
Just concentrate on your driving Rhonda. ;D
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Post by howdo on Nov 20, 2012 5:36:28 GMT 7
I can tell you what it doesn't relate to rhonda, DSP travelers will not be staying in nice holiday hotels when we travel. More like a cheap room in an out of the way area, and do be careful when your driving. ;D
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Post by Banker on Nov 21, 2012 17:28:35 GMT 7
rhonda, one of your post has been deleted as it has nothing to do with DSP or travel.... get the idea.
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Post by rhonda on Nov 22, 2012 17:05:53 GMT 7
Well, I think that the advertisement, which was watched by millions of Australians during the evening prime time, is telling people that their life could be a whole lot better if they travelled overseas to Bali (South East Asia). And that includes disabled people.
Now, if that is not what DSPoverseas is all about, then I don't know what is.
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Post by rhonda on Nov 22, 2012 17:52:48 GMT 7
I have been reading this interesting and intriguing document, called the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: www.un.org/disabilities/convention/conventionfull.shtmlI thought I may just comment on some of the Articles of this Convention, in terms of how they relate to Rhonda's holiday in Bali. Let us assume that Rhonda is a severely disabled Australian woman, whose disability precludes any participation in the Australian workforce. Preamble part e: disability results from the interaction between persons with impairments and attitudinal and environmental barriers that hinders their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with othersThe attitudinal barriers most probably prevent Rhonda from participation in Australian society on an equal basis with others, so she is better off in Bali, where they have completely different attitudes. Preamble part h: discrimination against any person on the basis of disability is a violation of the inherent dignity and worth of the human personBeing so poorly treated, her dignity and worth violated, by Australian society, is it any wonder that she went to Bali? Preamble part t: the majority of persons with disabilities live in conditions of poverty, and in this regard recognizing the critical need to address the negative impact of poverty on persons with disabilitiesThe cost of living in Indonesia is about 20% of the cost of living in Australia, so a perfect solution would be to pay her a small amount of money (the DSP) and let her live in Bali. Some suggested that the lifestyle depicted in the ad is not possible on a DSP budget, but this is not so, I know of many people on the DSP who are able to fit such a lifestyle into a DSP-sized budget. Article 6 - Women with disabilities1. States Parties recognize that women and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple discrimination, and in this regard shall take measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment by them of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.Rhonda is a woman, and is subject to multiple discrimination. "Measures" can mean allowing her to travel and live in Bali, where she can live the life depicted in the advertisement. Article 8 - Awareness-raising1. States Parties undertake to adopt immediate, effective and appropriate measures:
a.To raise awareness throughout society, including at the family level, regarding persons with disabilities, and to foster respect for the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities;
Measures to this end include:
a.Initiating and maintaining effective public awareness campaigns designed: i.To nurture receptiveness to the rights of persons with disabilities;This awareness campaign could look very similar to the AAMI advertisement, but they would have to point out that Rhonda is a severely disabled woman. Article 23 - Respect for home and the family1. States Parties shall take effective and appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities in all matters relating to marriage, family, parenthood and relationships, on an equal basis with others, so as to ensure that:
a.The right of all persons with disabilities who are of marriageable age to marry and to found a family on the basis of free and full consent of the intending spouses is recognized;
b.The rights of persons with disabilities to decide freely and responsibly on the number and spacing of their children and to have access to age-appropriate information, reproductive and family planning education are recognized, and the means necessary to enable them to exercise these rights are provided;
c.Persons with disabilities, including children, retain their fertility on an equal basis with others.These themes are explored in the AAMI advertisement. Article 28 - Adequate standard of living and social protection1. States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous improvement of living conditions, and shall take appropriate steps to safeguard and promote the realization of this right without discrimination on the basis of disabilityThe perfect way to ensure an adequate standard of living is for Rhonda to travel and live in Bali on the DSP. |
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Post by Denis-NFA on Nov 23, 2012 6:51:11 GMT 7
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Post by rhonda on Nov 27, 2012 8:41:45 GMT 7
Thanks very much for that, NFA. I will read and study this document, develop some new ideas, and I may incorporate it into a thesis I am working on. Your thoughts are most welcome. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2012 11:01:02 GMT 7
Well Rhonda, I suppose many things mean totally different things to us all; but I think you should remain focused here and not distract those who read these threads and follow the links, by dragging us off to lala land! Hope you find your way and I would suggest other places than Bali to visit love; but these are only my opinions Rhonda! Be safe out there love... Cheetal:))
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Post by Denis-NFA on Nov 27, 2012 11:56:45 GMT 7
Che et al,
Perhaps you might like to comment on the paper that I have referred to Rhonda?
And perhaps we should petition Banjo to set up a Legal Speculation thread, perhaps it should be private!
I have experienced 3 major car accidents with the first occurring in 1972.
Rhonda, whomever that is, actually introduced a valid topic and developed it.
And when it first started I wondered where Rhonda was coming from, so to speak.
But I do respect the development of Rhonda's argument.
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