Ross Joyce

💼 AFDO's Inclusive Employment Showcase ✅ Peter Bacon: improving employment services through Inclusive Employment Australia 🎬 Elise Mather: inclusive screen jobs with @BusStopFilms 🏛️ Angie Elphick: BIDS ACT in action 📊 Lucy Macali: a national strategy to lift outcomes

What’s next for disability rights? Join the #AFDOCon25 panel on human rights with: @RosemaryKayess @FaddoulDaney Craig Wallace Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes Matthew Hall 📅 30 July – Canberra + online 🎟 buff.ly/FnuajLk #DisabilityAdvocacy #HumanRights

🧭 Thank you to Brittany Pantano from Enliven Community, our Platinum Sponsor, for highlighting how Shared Support Facilitators are giving people real power over shared supports. It’s about autonomy, dignity & co-design. #DisabilityAdvocacy #AFDOCon2025 #SharedSupports

Culturally and linguistically diverse people with a disability are at a higher risk of experiencing violence and abuse and less likely to access support. A National Disability Minister can ensure no one is left behind Follow us and read more at the link in bio #FairAustralia

The education outcomes of people with disability is currently a barrier to finding employment. A National Disability Minister would address the multi-factor barriers to employment. Follow us and read more at the link in bio. #FairAustralia

Rec 5.6 called for real co-design – not box-ticking. Policies that affect people with disability must be shaped by them. 🔗 buff.ly/CrRm1Sl #FairAustralia #CoDesign #DisabilityRights @AmandaRishworth @AustralianAutismAlliance @MichaelSukkarMP @JordonSteeleJohn @AlboMP

Have 5 minutes? Share your experiences with railway crossings to help improve safety for people with disability in Victoria. 👉 buff.ly/3Zrgyor Let’s make crossings safer together! 🚦 #disabilityrights #advocacy #AccessForAll

📢 AFDO CEO recently spoke with @andy_park about the National Cabinet’s NDIS reforms and the concerns they raise within the disability community. Catch the full segment here: abc.net.au/listen/program… @abcnews @ABCRadioNational

Saddened to hear of John’s passing. A real loss of a pioneer and advocate for the NDIS. Many great memories of our conversations and laughs over the years. Condolences to his family.

Where’s our meeting Minister Rishworth!!

Still waiting Minister Rishworth?

Absolutely critical Minister Rishworth we are provided equity in the Disability Representative Organisation Program for national systemic advocacy for PwD!

📣 Our campaign for fair funding for Disability Representative Organisations is live! Ministers Rishworth & Shorten have acknowledged the value of co-design. Let's hold them to their commitment. #DisabilityRights #Advocacy #ndisaustralia #auspol #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

Take a look at our Policy & Advocacy team's game-changing efforts! From submissions to policy forums and events, they're key players influencing policy change for people with disability.   #AdvocacyImpact #PolicyMatters afdo.org.au/policy-positio…

We look forward to working with @AmandaRishworth to rectify the funding oversight affecting 7 DROs. Stand with us! We urgently request a meeting with the Minister to resolve this funding discrepancy. 🔗shorturl.at/7JM1V #DisabilityRights #ndisaustralia #auspol24

CYDA’s @CydaAu National Youth Disability Summit is officially back for 2024, but spaces are limited! Find out more and apply here: tinyurl.com/yck7nbep EOIs close 14 April. #NationalYouthDisabilitySummit #Summit2024 #DisabilityAdvocacy

AFDO is deeply concerned as the Invesper CTE Program, funded by NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, has been discontinued. This affects 120 people with disability ready to start auditor training. Reach out to us at office@afdo.org.au if you've one of the 120 people affected.

📺Watch AFDO CEO Ross Joyce's interview with Davia Smith from Nine News discussing the Draft NDIS Legislation. AFDO welcomes the Minister’s commitment to collaborate with people with disability throughout the reform process. Nothing about without us. youtu.be/FY2uXXroWw0

Join an online NDIS webinar tomorrow Thursday 4 April at 3.30pm (AEDT) for a discussion on amendments that will enable key NDIS Review recommendations to progress. You can also ask questions. Register at events.humanitix.com/getting-the-nd…