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Speaking today with Elizabeth Wright @esioul National Disability reporter ⁦ABC News⁩ & ⁦Mary Lloyd 🇿🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿📷🎥🖊⁩ regarding discrimination experienced by people over 65 years with #disability - our #agedcare system is not fit for purpose for this group ⁦ADA Australia⁩

Launching our Queensland Seniors Calendar today at ⁦State Library of Queensland⁩ with ⁦@CraigCrawfordMP⁩ ⁦ADA Australia⁩ Available soon from libraries and neighbourhood centres - they’re free!

Truly enlightened words from the Australian #HumanRight Commissioner Lorraine Finlay - Human Rights, transparency, choice and control must underpin our #agedcare system going forward ADA Australia

Thanks ⁦Mary Lloyd 🇿🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿📷🎥🖊⁩ for story on ⁦ABC News⁩ World Today- bringing the #NDIS participants view to the table. There are many factors contributing to NDIS cost. We need to look at the full picture ⁦ADA Australia⁩ ⁦@dana_advocacy⁩ abc.net.au/radio/programs…

Great to hear Anika Wells MP talking about innovative models of #agedcare. A real opportunity for leadership. To support innovation we need a funding commitment for demonstration projects that replace the current antiquated models of care #HumanRights ADA Australia

Humbled by advice from Shannon Fentiman Qld Attorney-General of my appointment as Chair of the new #PublicTrusteeAdvisoryandMonitoringBoard The Board has been established to oversee & review the performance of Public Trustee Important work to protect #HumanRights ADA Australia

While International #HumanRightsDay is almost over, the messaging from ADA Australia is alive and well. We all expect our #HumanRights will endure. #age or #Disability must not diminish our ability to be part of the decision making process that impacts us.

Enjoyed a visit from ⁦John-Paul Langbroek⁩ today talking about the importance of #disability #advocacy and the impact of #elderabuse on older #Queenslanders. Good to have some frank conversations ⁦ADA Australia⁩

Joining #Advocacy Managers from across Australia in Brisbane today to plan our response to the #agedcare reforms that are being rolled out - seeking to ensure that the rights of older people are respected and protected #OPAN ⁦ADA Australia⁩

Day One for ⁦ADA Australia⁩ new #CareFinder Team servicing the Darling Downs & West Moreton PHN region. Lots of excitement and planning for the new service ⁦Darling Downs and West Moreton PHN⁩ #agedcare #humanrights

Great article in The Australian from Helen Trinca - speaking out about her experiences with Residential #agedcare We must see older Australians as individuals first #HumanRights ADA Australia ElderAbuseAction_AU Don’t deny aged care residents their dignity theaustralian.com.au/commentary/don…

2GB - Advocates call for reform to deinstitutionalise aged care 2gb.com/podcast/advoca…

Good to speak with Katherine Gregory on today’s ABC News AM program regarding the failures in the #agedcare Home Care Program- seeing older people prematurely placed in residential care. ADA Australia #HumanRights Older people forced into residential aged care abc.net.au/radio/programs…

Thanks ⁦@sofieformica⁩ for the opportunity to speak with you on ⁦4BC Brisbane⁩ about the impact of #elderabuse on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day #WEAAD We need older people to speak out and for the rest of the community to call out elder abuse ⁦ADA Australia⁩

Uncle Willie Prince and Cody Skinner presenting Acknowledgment of Country at the Australia’s Disability Strategy - Queensland Forum at ⁦Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre⁩ Thanks to ⁦Queenslanders with Disability Network⁩ #disability

Queensland MUST lift the current gag laws as a matter of priority. Vulnerable Queenslanders must be able to tell their story, it is a matter of human rights! #humanrights ADA Australia #disability

#ATSIDNQ Cultural Capability Workshop - Talking Disability with our Community. First Nations Elders and others telling their stories to build culturally responsive #advocacy services for people with #disability in Qld. ⁦ADA Australia⁩

Today we’ve had been joined be ⁦Rosalind Croucher⁩ President of the Australian #HumanRights Commission and John Chesterman Qld Public Advocate for our annual staff training event. Investing in our understanding of Human Rights & Systemic Advocacy

Opening Day 2 of ⁦ADA Australia⁩ staff training is “Australia’s Living Treasure” ⁦@ErnieDingo1⁩ - truth telling, sharing stories and challenging. An amazing human #reconciliation #humanrights

Day 2 of ADA Australia staff training continues with a presentation by Richard Fidler on his learnings from hosting conversations on ABC News - the art of supporting people to tell their stories. #HumanRights #Advocacy