not possible? Then write the "incurable" off. Disgraceful. If/when Australia ever gets a National Disability Insurance Scheme, we will all need to fight very hard and stay very vigilant to ensure the medical profession is kept well away from having its snouts in this particular trough, and fight really hard instead for a philosophical approach to funding services and supports that maximises inclusion and individual choice and values pwd for what they can do, and what they have the potential to do if just given the right opportunities and some basic supports. Pathmaker : Self Talk : 11 Jun 2011 1:18:50pm Stella is bringing up a really personal and interesting social discussion here about 'mitigating disability'. There are a number of cases in equal opportunity cases in America whereby cases have been thrown out of court because the disabled person did not mitigate their disability. That is, the disabled person did not take the steps to become 'normal' such as surgery to lose weight or have a choclear (oops spelling) implant to 'hear'. This grip on 'disability as tragedy', 'burden' and 'normalcy' (posted on some of these comments to Stella's article) begs one to wonder where the heck are our priorities in valuing human form, difference and diversity? I mean, why dont we accept the unacceptable? Disability is a personal experience. No one has the right to judge how another chooses to live their life. However, 'carers' who have vehemently attacked Stella and her right to chose whether she mitigates