Professional Speaker specialising in Mental Health, Resilience, and Disability Awareness. Docker and Fantasy Tragic. C5/6 Quadriplegic, PTSD, he/him
Joined May 2015
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Hey @SoundingBoardEp , if you think screening standardisation is bad you should try flying as a wheelchair user. Would appreciate if you added it to your screening stuff! No standardisation or accountability across Australia and often taking your life into your own hands!
@LysticsAFL need your thoughts. As a dockers fan I feel that we get shafted when it comes to commentators and their unconscious bias. I have been thinking how this can be quantified and I think I have found a way.
When a 50/50 umpire call is made what are the immediate comments?
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Today would have been Stella Young's fortieth birthday and I cannot think of a better day to be in Melbourne to talk to many disabled people about disability rights and our right to take up space in the world <3
Happy birthday, Stella. We think of you every day.
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I just want to say a little extra thank you to all the people who are squeamish about needles and got vaccinated over the past year anyway
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The Shrine of Remembrance is not a place for protest.
It is a sacred place for Australians to commemorate those who fought and died for us.
We gather there to remember with respect and dignity and It is not appropriate to use this hallowed location for any protest.
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Today I've announced our @Greens plan to ensure you can get appointments with a psychologist or psychiatrist for FREE!! 💚
Check it out >> pedestrian.tv/news/greens-fr…
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We have 5 weeks to get those most at risk vaccinated. Remember those priority groups - many lag the state rate. Like #NDIS participants and other disabled. Talk to your friends; persuade the hesitant folk in your lives. #Covid19Vic
I am so horrified and ashamed that this has been covered up and I live walking distance from from the sight of this travesty. What can I do, I need advice @SenatorJordon @Briggs @DonPunch @StevieButts abc.net.au/news/2021-09-17/w…
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Who decided that disability is not part of diversity?
Who decided that disability rights are not civil rights?
Who decided that disability rights are not human rights?
The answer is obvious.
(And it’s not disabled people)
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How is it that in 2021, segregated settings are still the default placement for disabled people?
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The only “special need” that disabled people have is the fortitude and resiliency to fight against ableism.
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It is a sad commentary that there is more outcry against disabled people filing complaints about inaccessibility than there is about the inaccessibility that excludes disabled people.
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I’m really pleased that Paralympians are finally getting equal pay. I just wish the pay and conditions of sheltered workshops were being addressed as quickly and with as much fanfare.
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Why are disabled people's experiences a joke to you @kyleandjackieo? Why do you find our existence so funny? How dare you mock us. #Paralympics
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The excuse always was: “Why make things accessible to disabled people? They won’t use them.”
This flimsy excuse has been proven wrong time and time again. It is a pretext for ableism and exclusion.
When things are accessible, disabled people use them.
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Essential reading from @NDISDeane on the continuing efforts of @lindareynoldswa @ndisceo to mislead voters and the public about #NDIS. We are not having it. We are not stupid. And we are not going away. Not Ever. Never. #NDISMakeItWork @EveryAustralian Here we go again. Tally-ho.
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The #NDIS Minister Linda Reynolds is still pushing ahead with the Federal Government's #NDIS "cost blowout" story - but the numbers don't add up.
👉 Here's what what we found: everyaustraliancounts.com.au…
👉 And here's what the Minister says: theaustralian.com.au/nation/…
#NDISMakeItWork
ALT Two screenshots side by side. One from The Australian shows Minister Reynolds. The headline reads "Cost blowout crushes National Disability Insurance Scheme. The other is an explainer from Every Australian Counts showing a calculator. The headline reads "Why the Federal Government's story about NDIS funding differences doesn't add up". At the bottom are two logos - Every Australian Counts and NDIS Make it Work.