Silence down the generations of Aboriginal hearing loss
The older children range from kindergarten to Year 7. Out of the 21 screened, six have discharging, infected ears - almost one third. Anne O'Leary calls this "pretty shocking", but she was expecting even higher rates.It probably won't surprise you but I'm wondering what impact this has on the ability of Indigenous kids to study, and I wonder how this contributes to stereotypes of the Indigenous community.
Ian is one of the worst cases. Kate says GPs prescribe antibiotics, but the infection persists. She had an appointment with an Ear Nose and Throat specialist in Perth, but it was cancelled. The waiting list is three years long.
"How Ian's developed academically I don't know. I don't know how he can be achieving anything," says Anne O'Leary. The infection means he's had impaired hearing for half his life.
Indigenous ATM fee burden revealed
A new study has found some people in remote Indigenous communities are spending between 10 and 20 per cent of their income on ATM fees.Worker decapitated in chicken factory after being sucked into machine. I mentioned this in the other blog, because I want to make clear the intersections of this: there are so many things contributing to these crappy working conditions, including but in no way limited to the crap conditions for immigrants, and the high processing speeds due to the cheapness of animal meat. It's totally uncool.
In some cases, the fees are much higher than they would be in the city, but there is no competition, so locals have no option but to pay.
Things on Gender:
Movember: Good cause, poor execution at the Scavenger, on the sexist, heteronormative and classist (amongst other things) elements behind initiatives like Movember.
Women, Warriors, and Gender Policing by N.K. Jemisin.
Other Stuff:
Where climate and conservation collide
And finally, Glass Icarus and I are proud to announce: Potluck: An Intersectional Food Carnival. More details at the link.
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