Nothing about us Without us means Disabled people must take our place in Parliament,Opinions expressed are mine. Disabled Person He / Him,
Wellington, New Zealand
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Nick Ruane NZ retweeted
Very sad to hear of the passing of Pope Francis. Throughout his papacy, he showed deep compassion and an unwavering commitment to social justice, inclusion, and the dignity of every person. His leadership challenged us all to build a fairer and more caring world.
It’s really disappointing to see and read that @X no longer protects disabled people from Ableist abuse and slurs from its members,
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I have seen a marked increase in Ableist slurs and use of the R word across this platform,
Let’s be real clear this word is totally offensive and unacceptable
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This Bill to revoke the Plain Language Act is bizarre,
Q: do we not have a right to have our legislation and policies written in a format whereby anyone can read and understand them,
This is a total waste of Parliament’s time
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Keep a close watch of MWE permits growing under this government
You are absolutely right - and still no plan to help. Nothing to support kaimahi whaikaha, and instead the government took away their right to a minimum wage last year. It should be one of the first things on the list for a new administration to fix. nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/a…
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Thank you there are many disabled people who will no doubt get behind this as Flexible work is an enabler for us to both gain and stay in employment
Thanks to @blindsideguy for highlighting the comments which I don’t usually read, but if you ever need to see why disabled people have work to do to protect ourselves against vile ableist behaviour, read the thread and comments, this was posted on the Day of the Apology
👇👇This, This is what we avoided by following the science and by having the experts leading us during this awful time, we may not have got everything right but we avoided this!!
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This is why we need to future proof EGL and ensure it is here for our next generations to enjoy
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We need fundamental change to Learning Support, we need systemic change to our Education System that supports rangatahi with disabilities and additional learning needs, thankyou to @NZEITeRiuRoa for highlighting this Crisis in Learning Support
“More recently this role, this passion, this dream job is becoming overwhelming. The children we support to transition into school often face significant academic, emotional, social and behavioural challenges."
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To even ask this question beggars belief!! But from this questioner, who has form punching down on disabled people, this is a new low
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After all that’s been happening in the last few days we could be beaten by it all, but someone famous said “ When We Fight, We Win”
Fight by signing the petition
I have created this petition against the governments recent disability funding cats and to retain the ministry for disability in its current form as well as enabling good lives petitions.parliament.nz/a25a… @1NewsNZ @nzherald @radionz @NewsroomNZ @NZStuff open for interviews
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Deeply saddened by this news
I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of Kingi Tuheitia this morning. I extend my deepest condolences to Kingi Tuheitia’s whanau & the Kingitanga throughout Aotearoa at this very sad time. Ka aroha hoki. 🥀
rnz.co.nz/news/national/5265…
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Thanks @chrishipkins for the strong support, today is a dark day, Disabled people fought long and hard to establish Whaikaha and to create EGL, in one day both have been critically wounded
This 👇👇👇
National has dealt the harshest blow yet to disabled people, their whānau and carers.
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Nick Ruane NZ retweeted
National has dealt the harshest blow yet to disabled people, their whānau and carers.
labour.org.nz/release_govt_d…
This was contentious when passed and the Review of this legislation will hopefully not widen the door for more opportunities to access it based upon a lower threshold
The Ministry of Health will be inviting the public to share their views on the End of Life Choice Act as part of a review of the Act. Public consultation will open 1 August. health.govt.nz/news-media/ne…
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Ka Rawe @maxdnharris great stint on The Working Group buff.ly/465dm4V Thanks for talking about our struggles on such a public forum
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Solidarity and support
💓We support members of @NZPSA, E tū and New Zealand Nurses Association in their nationwide rally today✊Care and support workers hold communities together – and we need to support them as they call on Health Minister Shane Reti to fund a fair and full pay equity settlement!
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