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A two-week #DisabilityRC hearing on healthcare for people with cognitive disability begins today.

9news.com.au/national/disab…
The hashtag to mute if you don't want to see our tweets about it is #DisabilityRC

The witness list is here: disability.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/w…

The livestream will be here: disability.royalcommission.gov.au

#DisabilityRoyalCommission #OurRoyalCommission
Today, @gdevera and @bluntshovels will be kicking off the live tweets for our team. Later on you might hear from @FrancesPWDA and more from this account, too.

You should also be following @CIDvoice!

#DisabilityRC #DisabilityRoyalCommission #OurRoyalCommission
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Looking for work in the new year? We have several positions currently advertised on our Employment page.

pwd.org.au/about-us/emplo…

PWDA is a proud employer of people with disability, and people with disability are strongly encouraged to apply for these positions.

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We're looking to build our team of contract trainers across NSW and QLD, to deliver training on #DisabilityAwareness and #DisabilityRights. Please apply by 9am, Monday 13th January.

Find out more: pwd.org.au/about-us/emplo…
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We also need a full time Individual Advocate at our Queanbeyan office. Please apply by Tuesday 14 January. We may or may not consider extending applications beyond that date.

Find out more: pwd.org.au/about-us/emplo…
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Good afternoon everyone, we're now commencing livetweeting of the #DisabilityRoyalCommission #OurRoyalCommission

Livestream here: disability.royalcommission.gov.au/Pages/default.…

We'll tag everything with #DisabilityRC
The current witness is Janine Toomey from the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services. Mr Harding is asking her about how her job relates to the #NDIS - some things DHHS used to do are being transferred to the NDIS and others are staying, or overlapping.

#DisabilityRC
DHHS runs very few group homes - many have been privatised.

#DisabilityRC
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It's absolutely possible to create an environment where worker safety and the human rights of people with #disability are not placed at odds with each other.

#DisabilityRC
Dr Spivakovsky makes the point that people without disability can get frustrated and angry, or behave in a way other people don't like, without anybody using that as a reason to tie them down or sedate them.

#DisabilityRC
When "challenging behaviour" is a response to your environment, the answer is to change the environment, not punish the behaviour.

#DisabilityRC
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This week's #OurRoyalCommission hearing, focusing on housing in Victoria, is about to start.

You can watch the livestream here: disability.royalcommission.gov.au/Pages/default.…

We'll be live tweeting using the hashtag #DisabilityRoyalCommission
Look after yourselves this week - some of the stories people will be talking about will be confronting.

We have a list of support services available here: pwd.org.au/drc-hub/suppor…
If you're not sure what some of the common terms the #DisabilityRoyalCommission uses mean, like Counsel or Leave to Appear, check out our jargon buster: pwd.org.au/drc-hub/jargon/
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