One eyed feminist🏳️🌈. Employed in policy & research. Interested in work which addresses & prevents harm, discrimination & improves social justice
Kaurna land, Adelaide plains
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Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
neurodivergent people deserve to be trusted that they are capable and able to carry out their job functions. they may do it in a different way. they may break the unwritten rules. they may strictly follow rules others break. it may take them longer. they will get the job done.
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
Image description: a crowd of people in Naarm / Melbourne standing in front of the State Library, holding Palestinian flags and signs, some wearing keffiyehs. The sky is blue. #AltTextPalestine #Alt4You
Tarneen ends her speech reading out Rafaat Aleer’s poem ‘If I must die’.
The crowd recites with her. #FreePalestine
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
Breaking: Israeli tank targets Monastery of Mother Teresa of Merciful Love, a place of worship and refuge for over 54 people with disabilities. The attack destroys fuel tank, power source, and renders the monastery uninhabitable.
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
The NDIS Review wants to force us to use registered providers. We all know how tragically that ended for Anne-Marie Smith. The evidence is clear, registration does not keep people safe. @Jen_Hargrave can explain. abc.net.au/news/2023-12-14/i…
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
So great to see someone finally talking about the invisibility of women and girls with disabilities in the #DisabilityRC #FinalReport @Jen_Hargrave This is a huge omission that has not had enough air time! @AfdoOffice #AFDOConference
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
Check out the law report on the ABC today for my comments on the results of the disability royal commission
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
Nature is for everyone - but, unfortunately, outdoor spaces often pose #accessibility challenges. Here, seven #DisabilityAdvocates talk about #ableism and access in the great outdoors. #BlindNewWorld
wilderness.org/articles/blog…
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
People want survivors to be sympathetic figures.
They want us logical, resilient, emotionally regulated, not too burdensome, grateful, forgiving, nice. Preferably attractive too.
Fuck that.
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
Aarrgghhh
Fellow Qld Disability Advocate Alyce Nelligan had her car stolen with her wheelchair in it
couriermail.com.au/news/toow…
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
To explain the clarity thing: you know how if you have bad eyesight and take your glasses off, you can see colors and general shapes, but you can't actually tell what the shapes are really? Being brighter doesn't solve this! Microphones are the glasses for your ears.
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
Seems important to retweet this given the week.
We’ve spent lots of time talking about #NDIS costs but none talking about outcomes.
It’s not perfect, but the #NDIS changes lives, boosts local economies & reshaped our country. We can be proud, while we continue to reform. – at Brisbane, Queensland
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
Emotional costs to participants & families for endless allied health reporting. I live it at least annually Taxpayer pays. Has anyone worked out the costs of this bureaucracy? It Inflates plans because we need more money to comply with this nonsense.
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Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
Its so wonderful having people in the wheelchair accessible spaces watch me manoeuvre into the small space they've left for me then applaud me cos I did so well.
How about when you see a wheelchair user get on the ferry amd you don't need the access you fuck off out of the space
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
I don’t know why I have to say this in 2023 but stop letting people who provide services to disabled people for a profit have the loudest contributions to decision making and problem solving of issues that face our community. Be serious.
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
So much of ableism under capitalism emerges out of two assumptions:
(1) disability is the worst burden that could ever befall a person because it limits productivity, and
2) should disability happen to you, it’s naturally your own burden to bear because care is a commodity.
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
Interesting issues raised here nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
Beautiful, real, thought provoking.
*puts teacher hat on* Teachers, this is a great super short film by a disabled creator to kick off conversation about the important of disabled creators and representation in film with your class.
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Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
Can anyone who is on the Uluṟu statement working group tell me what was done to try and get mob in prison the vote in the referendum?
I’m pretty peeved that white fullas get to vote but mob serving time over three years don’t. It’s a voice for some but not all? 🙅🏽♀️#fail
Ellen Fraser-Barbour retweeted
They've obviously never been in a position of experiencing systemic accessibility barriers with heaping piles of 'we don't give a phukk' attitudes on top...
