Before we begin, we’re definitely going ahead with a screening of the incredible documentary about non-profit funding, UnCharitable. A strong response from people here, on LinkedIn and via email and text, so we’re making it happen. Including people willing to help fund the screening and find a venue - thanks! Stay tuned for more. And, if you haven’t yet, let me know if you’re interested in seeing it, digitally or in-person in Melbourne, so you don’t miss out.
Andrew, I'd love to see the doco digitally & would be happy to pay the same price as the in-person ticket. Have you considered accepting *payment in advance* for digital access as a way to help fund the screening? There's no one-off pledge option for your Substack but I could make a monthly pledge and cancel after 2 months = $AUD30. A bit more than I'd want to pay for an in-person ticket but I'd consider the "balance" as an actual support pledge – and maybe add another month as well ;-)
On "binary" descriptions ... As a guest speaker talking about mental health on a friend's disability podcast last year, I proposed that mental health shouldn't be seen as binary (i.e. mental illness is either present or not present) but rather as a *spectrum* encompassing all people, from very healthy to very unwell. This not only allows for a more inclusive approach, it also recognises that some people move around on that spectrum.
There are obvious parallels with the debate about cognition paradigms – specifically, the binary approach (neurotypical vs neurodivergent) vs a spectrum of neurotypes. I also argued that we could consider disability itself as a spectrum that all people fall within – from unimpacted by disability, to living with an impactful disability, to severely disabled.
I think there's much to be gained from taking an inclusive and nuanced "spectrum" approach to many other matters traditionally seen in binary, black-and-white terms. Binary thinking necessarily defines "the other", opening the door to division, discrimination and exclusion, whereas spectrum thinking recognises diversity within the whole, encouraging a sense of unity, a toleration of difference and an emphasis on inclusion.
Count me in for the doco in person or digitally. Also love that story on the glasses.
Andrew, I'd love to see the doco digitally & would be happy to pay the same price as the in-person ticket. Have you considered accepting *payment in advance* for digital access as a way to help fund the screening? There's no one-off pledge option for your Substack but I could make a monthly pledge and cancel after 2 months = $AUD30. A bit more than I'd want to pay for an in-person ticket but I'd consider the "balance" as an actual support pledge – and maybe add another month as well ;-)
On "binary" descriptions ... As a guest speaker talking about mental health on a friend's disability podcast last year, I proposed that mental health shouldn't be seen as binary (i.e. mental illness is either present or not present) but rather as a *spectrum* encompassing all people, from very healthy to very unwell. This not only allows for a more inclusive approach, it also recognises that some people move around on that spectrum.
There are obvious parallels with the debate about cognition paradigms – specifically, the binary approach (neurotypical vs neurodivergent) vs a spectrum of neurotypes. I also argued that we could consider disability itself as a spectrum that all people fall within – from unimpacted by disability, to living with an impactful disability, to severely disabled.
I think there's much to be gained from taking an inclusive and nuanced "spectrum" approach to many other matters traditionally seen in binary, black-and-white terms. Binary thinking necessarily defines "the other", opening the door to division, discrimination and exclusion, whereas spectrum thinking recognises diversity within the whole, encouraging a sense of unity, a toleration of difference and an emphasis on inclusion.
I'm definitely interested in the screening Andrew cheers Lynley
And this is why Jasper is a wonderful kid.
And is already far beyond his years.
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Interested in the screening Andrew and have some ideas for screening venues- will contact you Monday, Julie