[3] Healthcare, activism, environments and Indigenous perspectives

What is an invisible disability?

A condition that can affect functioning without obvious outward signs.

What is dynamic disability?

Disability whose effects or support needs can fluctuate over time.

What does spoon theory help explain?

Limited or fluctuating energy that must be allocated across activities.

Why can invisible disability make disclosure difficult?

People may fear disbelief, stigma or pressure to explain their needs.

What does disability advocacy aim to change?

Barriers, policies and practices that deny rights or participation.

Why is a disability inclusion policy alone insufficient?

Rights need real implementation, accountability and cultural change.

What is the central idea of co-design?

People affected share meaningful power in designing services or solutions.

What makes research genuinely inclusive?

Disabled people participate as contributors and decision-makers, not just subjects.

What does Article 25 of the CRPD concern?

The right of people with disability to health without disability discrimination.

What is diagnostic overshadowing?

Mistaking a person's health concern as merely part of their existing disability.

How does health equity differ from equal treatment?

Equity addresses differing barriers and needs to enable fair access.

Boss: A pharmacist speaks only to a support worker. What should change?

Address the person directly and use accessible communication for shared decisions.

What does environmental justice examine?

Unequal access to healthy environments and unequal exposure to environmental harms.

What is an eco-crip perspective?

A disability-centred critique linking environmental issues, access and ableism.

What should disability-inclusive disaster planning include?

Accessible warnings, evacuation, shelter and disabled people's input.

Boss: Cyclone alerts use only loudspeakers. What barrier is present?

Deaf people may miss warnings; add text, visual and other accessible alerts.

Why can Western disability labels clash with Indigenous worldviews?

Labels may not reflect cultural understandings of identity, ability and belonging.

How do kinship and reciprocity relate to care?

Mutual responsibilities and relationships can support inclusion and wellbeing.

What is epistemic justice in decolonial approaches?

Respecting whose knowledge is heard, valued and used in decisions.

What do Indigenous sign-language examples challenge?

The assumption that spoken language is the only valid way to communicate.