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COVID-19, disabled people, and the right to LIVE (independently)

Posted on: April 24, 2020 Last updated on: January 18, 2023 Written by: Jamie Hale Categorized in: Articles, Coronavirus, Disability Politics

COVID-19, disabled people, and the right to LIVE (independently) Coronavirus is ripping through care homes. It is killing thousands of people who are trapped in these institutions, often with no choice or…

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The PA Series: Where I started

Posted on: January 7, 2019 Last updated on: January 19, 2023 Written by: Jamie Hale Categorized in: Articles, The Personal Assistant series

Over the past seven years of employing PAs, I’ve had some excellent employees, some dreadful ones, and the rest have been somewhere in the middle – with great strengths, but also weaknesses.…

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Introducing: The Personal Assistance (PA) Series

Posted on: December 27, 2018 Last updated on: January 19, 2023 Written by: Jamie Hale Categorized in: The Personal Assistant series

I’ve had great feedback from people on my Disabled at Uni series and my Adaptive Product Reviews series, so I’m starting a third. Both of those will be continued, but I’ve found…