The Angry Cripple
The “Angry Cripple” is anyone who is pissed off at the system.
While The Punch generally discourages anonymity, in this case it was important. That’s because people with disabilities depend on the Government-funded system, and in the past they have felt victimised for speaking out.
So The Punch has created AC to give people the freedom to speak out.
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Articles by The Angry Cripple
Build the access bridge so people can get over it
This week’s Angry Cripple column is by Tom Bridge, who graduated from Queensland University of Technology (QUT) with a Bachelor…... Read more
How dare you treat people with disabilities like lepers?
Sue O’Reilly, who has guest written today’s column on The Angry Cripple, is a freelance journalist. She is is a…... Read more
In poverty, disability means stigma & exclusion
Lucy Daniel is the Advocacy and Policy Officer at CBM Australia, a development organisation working with people with disabilities in…... Read more
The heroic banker crusading to employ the disabled
Sue O’Reilly, who has guest written today’s column on The Angry Cripple is a freelance journalist. She co-founded Australians Mad…... Read more
Disability 2011: The good, the bad and the patronising
This week’s Angry Cripple column is written by Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes. It’s a celebration of all the great…... Read more
When children are off the spectrum of good behaviour
ABC TV’s new series, The Slap, is getting a lot of attention, and deservedly so. It’s Australian drama that’s true…... Read more
Sick folk subjected to a sick, terrifying mental health law
My illness is psychiatric in nature. It’s biological. It lurks in everybody’s genome, and is active in mine. The name…... Read more
Failing to protect our children from paedophiles
According to world-renowned expert in child abuse Dr Freda Briggs, paedophile websites frequently recommend to their filthy readers that they…... Read more
Disability insurance scheme: I’ll believe it when I see it
You might have heard all the hoo-haa last week about the NDIS, or national Disability Insurance Scheme. In simple terms,…... Read more
Don’t pigeonhole the disabled on housing options
Today’s Angry Cripple column was inspired by Christine Bigby’s ABC Ramp Up column that argued the success of the National…... Read more
Hey Doc, I’ve got a name and I’m not bloody stupid
Carl Thompson is a 21-year-old with cerebral palsy and scoliosis who is undertaking honours in marketing. He writes for ABC’s…... Read more
Punch: If you think disability is bad, try full-time caring
This week The Punch features two Angry Cripples, both anonymous. It’s fair to say they have somewhat opposing points of…... Read more
Counterpunch: You belittle us, and mock our pride
And now, here’s this week’s second anonymous Angry Cripple, who as you’ll see, is none too impressed with the first…... Read more
Julia and Tony should spend a few years in a wheelchair
Sue O’Reilly, who has guest written today’s column on The Angry Cripple is a freelance journalist and the mother of…... Read more
They tied her to a chair and fed her drugs
This week’s Angry Cripple column is from a contributor who is ‘mired in the disability muck’. Last week, I went…... Read more
Disability reform: For some it’s already too late
This week’s Angry Cripple column is brought to you by the letter S. Simon McKeon is the 2011 Australian of…... Read more
Do cripples dream of electric wheelchair sex?
This week’s Angry Cripple column is brought to you by Simon J. Green, a Melbourne producer and writer. He has…... Read more
Heads or tails? Nobody wins the disability lottery
Spin the wheel, throw the coins, double down… This week looks to have been pretty big for people with disabilities.…... Read more
Are you blind, people? You’re caning me!
Andrew Devenish-Meares, who has written this week’s Angry Cripple guest column, has been slowly losing his sight for the past…... Read more
Disability advocates ignoring what’s best for disabled
Sue O’Reilly, who has guest written today’s column on The Angry Cripple is a freelance journalist and the mother of…... Read more
The Angry Cripple goes out on a limb
Most Australian media like to run the “Crippled Orphan Boy overcomes Headlessness to Swim the Murray for Charity” or “Wheelchair…... Read more
How do you spell hypocrisy?
hy·poc·ri·sy (h-pkr-s) n. pl. hy·poc·ri·sies 1. The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or…... Read more
The worst of both worlds
Sue O’Reilly, who has guest written today’s column on The Angry Cripple is a freelance journalist and the mother of…... Read more
Slicing up that ol’ disability pie
There’s the Business Council, a deaf guy, a guy with autism, and a quadriplegic at a café filled with people…... Read more
Cripples have many (many) reasons to be angry
Last week, The Punch introduced you to The Angry Cripple, a new anonymous contributor. This week, AC explains that despite…... Read more
Yeah, maybe we SHOULD rethink disability spending
Welcome to The Angry Cripple. Not very PC, is it? As a person with a deep and personal interest in…... Read more
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