Get Up, Stand Up for Your Rights (and micro-aggressions)

The Way We Roll

Delivering training on disability means you get some excellent questions on the subject. A colleague of ours was recently asked, ‘Is impotence a disability under the Equality Act?’ We try and work it out by exploring the impact and then ask, what sort of discrimination might arise to see a case?

After last month’s hugely popular show about the word Ableism we move to another relatively new term - microaggressions. Defined as ‘an indirect, subtle or unintentional form of discrimination, we ponder when to let it slide and when do you tackle it? We wonder what might be the impact on someone after a 1000 of these?

WeThe15 campaign launched recently. Their website states, ‘WeThe15 is sport’s biggest ever human rights movement to end discrimination…of the world’s 1.2 billion persons with disabilities who represent 15% of the global population.’ Phil has some doubts, what is different, what change will come about or is it another campaign that lights up the sky before fading? Or as Simon suggests, is this is what’s needed, constant wheel-reinvention to keep the agenda moving forward?

Geoff tells us about two of his current favourites - The White Lotus and Have You Heard George’s Podcast? We round off with a bumper Listeners Corner. Maybe we mention you? Take a listen via the link below.

Links

Erectile dysfunction (impotence) defined

Micro-agressions Wiki

There are many blogs that explore this subject well. Have a search and read. Here’s one from the BBC on language.

WeThe15

The White Lotus on Sky

The White Lotus IMDB

Have You Heard George’s Podcast? George the Poet

Chapter

1. Impotence (00:00:44)

2. We the 15 (00:10:46)

3. Micro Agressions (00:19:49)

4. Cultural Corner with Geoff Adams-spink (00:31:41)

5. Listeners Corner (00:39:54)