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We at IDEAS wish you a very Happy New Year and a safe and prosperous 2024! 🎆🥂🎉 #HappyNewYear #NYE2023 #2024 #celebrate

We just wanted to wish you and your family and friends a very safe and happy festive season! Head to ideas.org.au/resources/blog… to check out some of our favourite festive recipes and more! 🎄⭐🕯️ #ChristmasIsComing #Christmas #Festive #RecipeOfTheDay

We at IDEAS wish you all a safe and happy festive season with family and friends! 🕯️⭐🎄 #Christmas #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #FestiveSeason #TisTheSeason

Throughout the #DefendOurNDIS campaign the issue we heard the most about was the AAT. It was breaking people. The NDIA were fighting intellectually disabled participants w/ 5-8 top tiered lawyers. It must undergo total cultural reform. #AusPol

Thank you @SquigglyRick for your important reporting on the #NDIS A leaked review document shows the National Disability Insurance Agency used ‘legalistic brinkmanship’ to force disabled people to ‘bargain away their rights’. #mtr" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/health/20…

Accessible resources on the Voice and how to find accessible polling places this Saturday. ideas.org.au/blogs/the-voic… #TheVoice #referendum23 #VoteYesAustralia #VoteNoAustralia #voting #accessibility #FirstNations #AccessForAll #access

⏰ SORING FORWARD Don’t forget to change your clock + 1 hour If you are in NSW, Vic, SA, Tasmania, the ACT or Norfolk Island then your clock needs to “spring forward” tonight. For more info visit australia.gov.au/time-zones-and… #SpringForward #DST #DaylightSavingTime #ClocksChange

#RUOKDay2023 is today! Everyday should be the day we check in and ask those we care about “are you ok?” and them know your here to hear! You can follow these simple steps to check in and start those conversations. Visit @ruokday for more information. #RUOKDay #heretohear

👉 Auslan video: youtu.be/pd762a5w4Xk?si… ℹ️ Visit ruok.org.au for information and resources 📞 Call @LifelineAust on 13 11 14 🆘 If life is in danger, call 000 #RUOKDay2023 #RUOKDay #mentalhealth #mentalhealthawareness #disability #howtosavealife #auslan

Today is @ruokday Did you know people with disability are up to 3 times more likely to die by suicide? This is not okay. It is important that we check in with people we know with disabilities and ask them if they are okay. There is help and resources available.

“The government promised to work side by side with us to codesign the future of the NDIS, the NDIS review process has not lived up to this promise. We deserve to be involved in the decisions that affect our lives.” Dr George Taleporos, Independent Chair, Every Australian Counts

@PWDAustralia encourages everyone to seek the information they need to form their own views on the referendum and make an informed decision on how they will vote. Read the full story: miragenews.com/pwda-backs-abo… #HaveYourSay #VoiceToParliament #UluruStatement #truetouluru #yes23

"With four million Australians living with disability, it is incredibly important that voting is accessible," says Damian Griffis, FPDN CEO. Read the full story: au.news.yahoo.com/childcare-chie… RSVP to an Voice event here: haveyoursay.net/event/category… #HaveYourSay #VoiceToParliament #yes23

Do I have to vote in the Voice referendum? Can I vote early? What about postal voting? @abcnews has put together this handy FAQ for the upcoming referendum on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. abc.net.au/news/2023-09-0… #voice #VoteYes #VoteNo #referendum2023 #Indigenous

The rejected changes would have seen disability pensioners randomly selected and required to undergo medical reviews as part of a program to check the accuracy of welfare payments: canberratimes.com.au/story/8331397/…

PWDA welcomes news that the Department of Social Services (DSS) has rejected recommendations that would have placed an unnecessary and unfair burden on some people receiving the Disability Support Pension.

Entirely necessary! Great job @dana_advocacy Here’s hoping the @NDIS can change to better serve the #disability community!

barbie’s wheelchair vs my actual wheelchair: a critical comparison aka the best twitter thread i will ever post strap in #Barbie

Some people are 'disabled'. Others 'live with' or 'have a disability'. Here's the difference between identity-first and person-first language from ABC News abc.net.au/news/2022-12-0… #disability #disabled #identity #IdentityFirstLanguage #PeopleFirst #language #ableism

@robodebtRC has now tabled its findings. @AlboMP says: “It was wrong, it was illegal, it should never have happened and it should never happen again.” #RobodebtRC #Robodebt #auspol abc.net.au/news/2023-07-0…