Inclusion is easy until it asks something of you.
Ainslee HooperPublished on: 04/05/2026
This weekend, Aboriginal Elders were booed while delivering Welcome to Country at Anzac Day dawn services in Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth.
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Disability Inclusion and the “Chip on the Shoulder”
Ainslee HooperPublished on: 02/09/2025
If you’re disabled, from a marginalised group, or you’ve done this work long enough, you’ll have heard it: “Why do <insert marginalised group here> always seem to have a chip on their shoulder?”
Why 'Best Practice' Isn’t Best for Finding Inclusive Solutions for Marginalised Communities
Ainslee HooperPublished on: 30/08/2025
Welcome to this edition of 'Making Inclusion Work'. Today, I discuss why the concept of 'best practice' often falls short when finding inclusive solutions for marginalised communities.
Cripface, Sia and the need for comparisons.
Ainslee HooperPublished on: 25/11/2020
I've said it many times before, and I'll say it again. Ableism is insidious. As I've written about before, ableism can be found in many places and spaces, overtly and covertly.