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South Africa didn’t dodge the bullet, the President steered the country away from the bullet. When President was elected in NASREC, the country was literally on the brink
Deep within state capture, corruption, patronage, factionalism, a party out of touch, increasingly unpopular, honest and capable public servants forced out of many institutions in favour of corrupt or incompetent people…
Hearing story after story re: non-speaking patients presenting w/significant behavior changes and urgent symptoms, and being dismissed or told they'll get eventual care. After advocacy resulting in faster care, turns out they had bad cavities, kidney stones, etc.
#SafeInitiative
#SafeInitiative
Too many high-support and nonspeaking disabled patients have their basic rights ignored, and are essentially incarcerated in hospital beds because informed and accommodating care is not available/training has not happened.
#SafeInitiative
#SafeInitiative
Now: @DonnieTCDenome is talking about how disabled people being mistreated and mis-accommodated in medical settings can lead to trauma, which in turn can lead to avoiding needed future medical care. This is a significant problem for healthcare access. #SAFEInitiative
