A national info service helping people with #disability, their families and supporters to make independent decisions. IDEAS does information so you can do life.
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We at IDEAS wish you a very Happy New Year and a safe and prosperous 2024!
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#HappyNewYear #NYE2023 #2024 #celebrate
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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!
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#ChristmasIsComing #Christmas #Festive #RecipeOfTheDay
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We at IDEAS wish you all a safe and happy festive season with family and friends!
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#Christmas #MerryChristmas #HappyHolidays #FestiveSeason #TisTheSeason
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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
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28 Oct 2023
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’. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news…
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Accessible resources on the Voice and how to find accessible polling places this Saturday.
ideas.org.au/blogs/the-voice…
#TheVoice #referendum23 #VoteYesAustralia #VoteNoAustralia #voting #accessibility #FirstNations #AccessForAll #access
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⏰ SORING FORWARD
Don’t forget to change your clock
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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-…
#SpringForward #DST #DaylightSavingTime #ClocksChange
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IDEAS retweeted
14 Sep 2023
#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
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👉 Auslan video: youtu.be/pd762a5w4Xk?si=YmIU…
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
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IDEAS retweeted
11 Sep 2023
“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
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IDEAS retweeted
9 Sep 2023
@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-ab…
#HaveYourSay #VoiceToParliament #UluruStatement #truetouluru #yes23
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IDEAS retweeted
8 Sep 2023
"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-…
RSVP to an Voice event here: haveyoursay.net/event/catego…
#HaveYourSay #VoiceToParliament #yes23
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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/2023-09-05/v…
#voice #VoteYes #VoteNo #referendum2023 #Indigenous
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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/8…
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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.
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Entirely necessary! Great job @dana_advocacy
Here’s hoping the @NDIS can change to better serve the #disability community!
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IDEAS retweeted
19 Jul 2023
barbie’s wheelchair vs my actual wheelchair: a critical comparison
aka the best twitter thread i will ever post
strap in
#Barbie
ALT a barbie doll with light skin and blonde hair sitting in her barbie wheelchair which is a pink manual wheelchair.
ALT katie, a white woman with blondish hair, sitting in her pink manual wheelchair in the exact same pose as the barbie in the previous photo.
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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/2022-12-01/d…
#disability #disabled #identity #IdentityFirstLanguage #PeopleFirst #language #ableism
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IDEAS’ founder Jenny Stanzel passed away last week. Our sincerest thoughts are with her family and those dear to her at this sad time.
Vale Jenny.
ideas.org.au/who-we-are/jenn…
#Vale #RIP #disability #advocacy #IDEAS
ALT A timeline of events starting in 1981 and ending in 2020. The timeline maps the journey of nonprofit disability information service IDEAS.
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