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El Gibbs
@bluntshovels
Grumpy optimist. Writing about the NDIS - https://t.co/OH50ins5ul
Mar 3, 2023 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
I wasn't going to say anything about the story in the Oz today, because honestly, I'm sick of saying the same things.

But this story, plus the 2GB stories this week, are part of a wider media narrative on the NDIS that isn't being challenged by ANYONE. And that's a problem. 🧵 We're in the lead up to the Federal Budget in May, when the raw cost of the NDIS will be a key feature. The new numbers will be part of all the discussion with no wider conversation about the economic contribution of the NDIS.
Mar 3, 2023 • 7 tweets • 3 min read
The #DisabilityRC has published their findings about people with an intellectual disability working in ADEs (supported employment) after the hearing last year.

disability.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/p… They have also published the responses from the Australian Government, Bedford and National Disability Services (the peak for service providers). #DisabilityRC
Dec 9, 2022 • 10 tweets • 3 min read
Gee, imagine what the #DisabilityRC could have uncovered/found out/got justice for if it was even a quarter as effective as the #RobodebtRC has been in drilling down to who did what and why.

Worth asking some questions about why this has happened. Three years, $500m budget, and we're heading into a hearing next week about 'inclusion', with no clue what the #DisabilityRC is going to do to STOP VIOLENCE against us, which was the whole damn point of it.

disability.royalcommission.gov.au/rounds/public-…
Dec 8, 2022 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Remember this tweet, when I left a consultation in tears? It was about this ad from the Health Dept about disabled people and COVID.



facebook.com/healthgovau/vi… [The ad is only on Facebook as far as I can see, and this is not a go at the disabled people in the ad, just to be very clear.]
Oct 10, 2022 • 67 tweets • 24 min read
I'll tweet a bit from the #DisabilityRC today, with the first witness being @DrDebraKeenahan. Watch along on the DRC home page, and please feel free to mute the tag. It's going to be a lot.

disability.royalcommission.gov.au

disability.royalcommission.gov.au/publications/p… Starting with the usual opening address from the Chair, outlining the scope of the hearing - public meaning both outside places, and online. #DisabilityRC

disability.royalcommission.gov.au/rounds/public-…
Oct 9, 2022 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
This has happened to me over and over again, and happens to so many disabled people. Listen in to disabled people telling their stories about abuse in public and online at the #DisabilityRC this week.

@esioul @thisgirl_writes @cathmcalpine

abc.net.au/news/2022-10-1… Sam Millard, President of Short Statured People of Australia: "It's just as simple as words, people taking photos and sharing them through social media, or physical acts of either aggression. But it puts people in significantly unsafe situations." #DisabilityRC