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(Word count: 932) Ever clicked “no thanks” online and immediately felt like a bad person? Imagine you’re buying a first aid kit online. You’re about to check out when a pop-up appears asking for notifications. You expect a simple “Deny” Continue reading When Saying ‘No’ Feels Like a Crime: The Internet’s Favorite Trick
Image credit: Openclipart. Text: Author’s own. Unpopular opinion: pain is great. As our body’s fire alarm, it keeps us safe – it tells us when something’s not right, and keeps going until the problem is fixed. But when the alarm Continue reading Pain, pain, go away! But you’ll come back another day…
Imagine trying to flee a dangerous home, tell your story to the police, find safe housing, or get mental health support—only to feel like no one believes you, understands you, or sees you. Now imagine doing all that while living Continue reading What Happens When Domestic Abuse Survivors Have Brain Injuries? The Hidden Struggles of Getting Help.
Introduction Imagine a house where your child has asthma attacks due to secondhand smoke leaking through the windows. This is the reality for a large number of people living in social housing in the United Kingdom. Social housing communities face Continue reading No Blame, More Gain: How to Create Smokefree Social Housing Without Stigmatizing Residents
Wonderful ways of powerful communication Opens new doors that were never there. We yell, laugh, cry, we now are aware. You will help me reach my destination. – A poem from “A Tiny Space”, by nonspeaking autistic author, fifi coo. Continue reading Nonspeaking but Not Unheard: Insights from Disability Support Workers on Communication with Nonspeaking Service Users.
“The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn’t being said.” – Peter Drucker Think about the last time you were in a country where you didn’t speak the language: how did you manage to get your message Continue reading “It’s a Completely Unique Kind of Communication Style”: How Do You Communicate With People Who Don’t Speak?