Humanity Platform

This post is a direct response to Pauline Hanson's uneducated comments during the parliamentary debate on the passage of the government's Gonski education reform bill.  My five year old nephew would be aware that everyone has the right to go to school even people with disabilities. Ms Hanson's comments demonstrated that she is not a true leader, she is only interested in speaking up for what divides the community instead of what improves the community.  Many of my friends with disabilities and I are living proof of what people with disabilities can achieve if we are given equal access to education.  What Pauline does not seem to realise is that she is right about one thing; people with disabilities would create an extra burden if integration was stopped and we went back to the Stone Age.  I was able to achieve a full mainstream education and along the way received many awards, this education allowed me to go on to a career as a professional writer, actor, small busin