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Aufgrund dieser Berechnungen klingt die Aussage von Andrea Nahles, dass es zukünftig niemand schlechter gehen soll, aus Sicht von NITSA zynisch und hat mit einer großen sozialpolitischen Reform an dieser Stelle nichts zu tun. Und genau diese Details scheinen im derzeitigen Gesetzentwurf trotz der vielfältigen Diskussionen bewusst oder unbewusst unter den Teppich gekehrt worden sein.

Ministerin Zeigt Kein Problembewusstsein | Kobinet-Nachrichten

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The charity model tended to look at disabled people as those in need of help. Unable to do things for ourselves, others would need to look after us, protect us and make decisions on our behalf. As much of this “care” isn’t state-funded, charities needed to raise money, and traditionally this was done by emphasising the helplessness of disabled people. Whilst charities offer vital services, the danger is that this takes any autonomy, independence and even rights away from the disabled individual.

The “Models” of Disability | Evenbreak

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Many of the city’s white residents, including Dr. Benjamin Rush, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, erroneously thought that something in the constitution of Black people kept them from catching the virus.18 So they pressed African Americans into service as nurses, caretakers, and gravediggers. Allen, Jones, and other members of the Free African Society were instrumental in tending to the city’s sick, with Allen himself falling ill and recovering.

The 1619 Project

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