Writer
Peter Gibilisco
Dr. Peter Gibilisco is a Honorary Fellow at the University of Melbourne. B Bus (Acc) Ph.D. (Melb). Book: 6 & 1/2 Years on a Dunghill: Life in Specialist Disability Accomodation.
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Friedreich’s Ataxia: Impossible to cease its progression
I wish to write here in a frank and open way about the way the progression of Friedreich’s Ataxia (FA) has severely impacted the proceedings of everyday life, I am now 60 years old and the progression is well advanced. I am writing from the standpoint of what those in my profession of sociology would Continue reading »
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Disability is not a hobby: our mutual obligation to society is paid richly and in full
Why shouldn’t my participation in the development of (disability) social policy through academic research and writing – voluntary or not – be viewed as a substantial contribution to Australia? I do not understand “mutual obligation” in the individualistic way that government and neo-liberal social policy interprets it. Continue reading »
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Technological revolutions and the need for human interaction
Vast technological revolutions have improved people’s lives to a phenomenal degree. Do I dare to think about what my life would be like without these positive developments? Continue reading »
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My life with Friedreich’s Ataxia – some autobiographical reflections
I can still remember some events quite well of my early life when I was seven. For example, let me tell you about trying to ride a bicycle. It took me a while and took me some time before I got to master it. It was no easy feat. Continue reading »
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Is it people with disability or people with disabilities
The term “people with disability” as it is so often used when discussion turns to the “rights” of people sounds misleading and incorrect to me. Continue reading »
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Friedreich’s Ataxia and some severe aspects of aging
My days starts with a smorgasbord of problems arising from my body’s ongoing bout with Friederichs’s Ataxia. I can now do less than ever. Friederichs’s Ataxia has restrained every muscular movement in my body. It’s been a problem for me for decades and is the persistent problem of my life. Continue reading »
