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S|AM Connor @criprights.bsky.social · Jan 27
Dear Community

I said I had an announcement - this is it!

A FREE activism course for disabled folk. Only cost is a subscription to Disability Busters!

The course starts in March.

We need to organise, activate and fight back. Let's do this thing!
Image text: SAVE THE DATE: CRIP COLLEGE '25 FREE 9-week online course for disabled people! Learn disability rights, pride & activism Interactive and creative focus Only cost: Disability Busters subscription ($5.90/month OR $64.90 per year) Launching March 9th, 2025 Sundays 1-3PM (March-May) Online via Zoom For an expression of interest form, email us at: disabilityjusticeleagueoz@gmail.com Image description: a rainbow spoked wheel with a star inside it and the text: 'Disability Justice League'.
criprights.bsky.social
She’s been found! Thank you all x
criprights.bsky.social S|AM Connor @criprights.bsky.social · 9d
Please spread this far and wide & if you are in WA, please help look for Kendra!

Kendra has been out alone since Friday am and her family is worried sick about her. She has no meds & is part of our community. Kendra recently shaved her head. Della is out looking for her now.

Lets bring her home <3
WELFARE CONCERNS WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE FORCE Midland District - WA Police Force Forrestfield Police have welfare concerns for 17 year old Kendra, who was last seen in Robertson Road GOOSEBERRY HILL, around 11am Friday, the 7th of November 2025. She is described as dark skin, slim build with dark short shaved hair. It is not known what Kendra is wearing however she usually wears a baggy jumper and jeans. Anyone who sees Kendra is asked to call police immediately on 131 444. Quote CAD 849348. Image: The image is a composite post from the Western Australia Police Force. On the left, a blue panel features a white checkerboard pattern across the top with the bold white text “WELFARE CONCERNS”. On the right, there is a colour photograph of Kendra. They have medium-dark skin, short dark hair mostly covered by a patterned headscarf, and are smiling softly at the camera. They wear a light brown or olive-green collared shirt or jacket. It's in front of an art display of Aboriginal art
November 9, 2025 at 8:02 AM
criprights.bsky.social
Please spread this far and wide & if you are in WA, please help look for Kendra!

Kendra has been out alone since Friday am and her family is worried sick about her. She has no meds & is part of our community. Kendra recently shaved her head. Della is out looking for her now.

Lets bring her home <3
WELFARE CONCERNS WESTERN AUSTRALIA POLICE FORCE Midland District - WA Police Force Forrestfield Police have welfare concerns for 17 year old Kendra, who was last seen in Robertson Road GOOSEBERRY HILL, around 11am Friday, the 7th of November 2025. She is described as dark skin, slim build with dark short shaved hair. It is not known what Kendra is wearing however she usually wears a baggy jumper and jeans. Anyone who sees Kendra is asked to call police immediately on 131 444. Quote CAD 849348. Image: The image is a composite post from the Western Australia Police Force. On the left, a blue panel features a white checkerboard pattern across the top with the bold white text “WELFARE CONCERNS”. On the right, there is a colour photograph of Kendra. They have medium-dark skin, short dark hair mostly covered by a patterned headscarf, and are smiling softly at the camera. They wear a light brown or olive-green collared shirt or jacket. It's in front of an art display of Aboriginal art
November 9, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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walkerbragman.bsky.social
Sad day for the folks who staked their reputations on lab leak conspiracy theories.

www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...
The Telegraph Headline: New Covid virus found in wild Brazilian bats Subhed: The discovery of a ‘furin cleavage site’ suggests the mutation which helps the virus adapt to humans is naturally occurring
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Reposted by S|AM Connor
thinkingautism.com
On the echoes of refrigerator mothers in MAHA policy: Tiffany Hammond @fidgetsandfries.bsky.social "sees the focus on Tylenol and vaccines not only as a way to blame moms, but as a way to distract from Trump’s cuts to the services and supports families like hers need."

19thnews.org/2025/10/refr...
This isn't the first time moms have been blamed for their kids' autism
One of the earliest theories of autism is centered on “refrigerator mothers.” Echoes of it can be found in plans to Make America Healthy Again.
19thnews.org
October 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
criprights.bsky.social
***PLEASE SHARE***

Tomorrow!

One year on from the NDIS cuts - what’s the impact and what next? Community forum (online) Fri 3 Oct, 12:00–2:00pm AEST. Story-sharing + expert panel.

Register: events.humanitix.com/community-forum-ndis-cuts #NDIS #DisabilityRights #AusPol #StopNDISCuts #SaveOurNDIS
Image Description (alt text): A teal background graphic with the DPAC Australia logo (black triangle, white letters, “AUSTRALIA” on the right edge) in the top left. Large white heading to the right reads “What Can I Expect?” Below, bold white text says: “Attendees will have the opportunity to share their stories in a peer led discussion about;” followed by a white bulleted list: “group homes/forced shared supports; restrictive funding periods; support lists & ‘primary disability’ rules; funding cuts and changes; removal of people (especially kids & women) from the NDIS.” Further down, bold white subheading: “Our expert panel will be talking about:” with bulleted list: “assessment; appeals; eligibility reassessments; evidence; and self-advocacy.” Image Description (alt text): A teal background graphic with the DPAC Australia logo in the top left. Bold white heading reads “Speakers and Panelists.” Below, four illustrated cartoon-style portraits are arranged in two columns, each with names and affiliations beside them: Naomi Anderson: illustrated with short spiky grey hair and glasses, labelled “(Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service).” Peter Gregory: illustrated with short hair, Image Description (alt text): A digital graphic with a teal background. In the top left, the DPAC Australia logo: a black downward-pointing triangle with rounded corners, containing the white letters “DPAC,” with the word “AUSTRALIA” set diagonally along the triangle’s right edge. To the right, bold white heading text reads “Community Forum.” Below, in purple, “NDIS Cuts One Year On.” Underneath is the meta line: “Fri 3 Oct | 12:00–2:00 pm AEST | Online.” In the centre, bold white text says “Share your story. Get informed. Push back!” At the bottom: “Disabled People Against Cuts (Australia). Register on Humanitix: link in text.” Image Description (alt text): A teal background graphic with the DPAC Australia logo (black triangle, white letters, “AUSTRALIA” on the right edge) in the top left. Large white heading to the right reads “What Can I Expect?” Below, bold white text says: “Attendees will have the opportunity to share their stories in a peer led discussion about;” followed by a white bulleted list: “group homes/forced shared supports; restrictive funding periods; support lists & ‘primary disability’ rules; funding cuts and changes; removal of people (especially kids & women) from the NDIS.” Further down, bold white subheading: “Our expert panel will be talking about:” with bulleted list: “assessment; appeals; eligibility reassessments; evidence; and self-advocacy.” Image Description (alt text): A teal background graphic with the DPAC Australia logo in the top left. Bold white heading reads “Speakers and Panelists.” Below, four illustrated cartoon-style portraits are arranged in two columns, each with names and affiliations beside them: Naomi Anderson: illustrated with short spiky grey hair and glasses, labelled “(Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service).” Peter Gregory: illustrated with short hair, Image Description (alt text): A digital graphic with a teal background. In the top left, the DPAC Australia logo: a black downward-pointing triangle with rounded corners, containing the white letters “DPAC,” with the word “AUSTRALIA” set diagonally along the triangle’s right edge. To the right, bold white heading text reads “Community Forum.” Below, in purple, “NDIS Cuts One Year On.” Underneath is the meta line: “Fri 3 Oct | 12:00–2:00 pm AEST | Online.” In the centre, bold white text says “Share your story. Get informed. Push back!” At the bottom: “Disabled People Against Cuts (Australia). Register on Humanitix: link in text.” Image Description (alt text): A teal background graphic with the DPAC Australia logo (black triangle, white letters, “AUSTRALIA” on the right edge) in the top left. Large white heading to the right reads “What Can I Expect?” Below, bold white text says: “Attendees will have the opportunity to share their stories in a peer led discussion about;” followed by a white bulleted list: “group homes/forced shared supports; restrictive funding periods; support lists & ‘primary disability’ rules; funding cuts and changes; removal of people (especially kids & women) from the NDIS.” Further down, bold white subheading: “Our expert panel will be talking about:” with bulleted list: “assessment; appeals; eligibility reassessments; evidence; and self-advocacy.” Image Description (alt text): A teal background graphic with the DPAC Australia logo in the top left. Bold white heading reads “Speakers and Panelists.” Below, four illustrated cartoon-style portraits are arranged in two columns, each with names and affiliations beside them: Naomi Anderson: illustrated with short spiky grey hair and glasses, labelled “(Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service).” Peter Gregory: illustrated with short hair, Image Description (alt text): A digital graphic with a teal background. In the top left, the DPAC Australia logo: a black downward-pointing triangle with rounded corners, containing the white letters “DPAC,” with the word “AUSTRALIA” set diagonally along the triangle’s right edge. To the right, bold white heading text reads “Community Forum.” Below, in purple, “NDIS Cuts One Year On.” Underneath is the meta line: “Fri 3 Oct | 12:00–2:00 pm AEST | Online.” In the centre, bold white text says “Share your story. Get informed. Push back!” At the bottom: “Disabled People Against Cuts (Australia). Register on Humanitix: link in text.”
October 2, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Reposted by S|AM Connor
noticingclimate.bsky.social
#AusLaw #NDIS #disability
Remembering @criprights.bsky.social
criprights.bsky.social S|AM Connor @criprights.bsky.social · Dec 20
Guess what I've done for the last twelve hours?

I've worked for Jetstar.

You know, the people who discriminated against me this week.

Spoiler: They don't actually know I'm working for them.
September 28, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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alastairlawrie.bsky.social
"Erin Turner Manners, a senior solicitor at the Justice and Equity Centre, said airlines have obligations under discrimination and consumer law but this hasn’t prevented discrimination and poor customer experiences." #auslaw
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Calls for change after Qantas refuses to fly British woman with mobility scooter due to its battery
As airlines toughen rules around lithium batteries due to fire danger, disability advocates call for clearer accessibility standards and more consistency between carriers
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 1:16 AM
criprights.bsky.social
This NDIS registered provider (the govt says that registration will ‘keep us safe’) wants to be famous.

Well, let’s meet Monique, who underpays and exploits disabled people through her NDIS registered modelling agency, Diversity Models.

9now.nine.com.au/a-current-af...

Make her famous.
Disability modelling agency boss pocketing money she could use to pay her models
9now.nine.com.au
September 26, 2025 at 2:15 AM
criprights.bsky.social
SHARE SIGN UP GET IN FAST

THIS IS AWESOME events.humanitix.com/community-fo...
Community Forum: NDIS Cuts One Year On
NDIS cuts are harming disabled people and our supporters. Join us for a forum to learn what's happening and how you can be prepared and take action.
events.humanitix.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
criprights.bsky.social
Kirk shooter is rather unsurprisingly not trans, nor Black, and comes from a nice white Republican background.

Watch that uncomfortable silence grow, between the cracks of the Horst Wesseling.
September 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
criprights.bsky.social
Please sign and share!

chng.it/JV9WQDTjBZ
Sign the Petition
Replace Dr Mike Freelander as Chair of the Thriving Kids inquiry
chng.it
September 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
criprights.bsky.social
Please sign and share:

www.aph.gov.au/e-petitions/...

To help clarify this part of NDIS complexity.

New framework plans are yet to be introduced.
When this happens NDIA will, by law, be able to restrict a participant’s information that can be considered by the assessor.
e-petitions
e-petitions
www.aph.gov.au
September 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
criprights.bsky.social
I hope Mark Butler MP was prepared, post his National Press Club of Australia speech, for the wrath of millions of disabled Australians to be rained upon the heads of he and his colleagues.

Because after that shitshow, it’s coming. Nothing surer.
August 20, 2025 at 4:57 AM
criprights.bsky.social
More protest in the streets and chanting. It’s not midnight, so it’s probably not Nazis.

It’s cold and it seems like a good idea to stay inside and warm.
August 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
criprights.bsky.social
I may have lost my shit on LinkedIn a little.

BEHOLD.

www.linkedin.com/posts/samant...
It’s masterful, really, watching the NDIS 2.0 playbook being rolled out. | Samantha Connor AM
It’s masterful, really, watching the NDIS 2.0 playbook being rolled out. We are all in crisis and so sick of the NDIS being so final season Game of Thrones that we are are almost too distracted to not...
www.linkedin.com
August 15, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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siriusstar3.bsky.social
So the gov more secretive than the pathological liars, aren’t realising a report described as dire, diabolical & extremely confronting.
“heat-related fatalities, detailed suburb mapping of coastal inundation from sea level rises & shocking forecasts of impacts on the agricultural sector.”

#Auspol
Article excerpt A major reason for the hesitation to release the assessment is related to the budgetary implications of the associated adaptation measures required by the government, which are expected to be severe, the sources said. The report contains "extremely concerning" mapping of the impacts of coastal inundation within five kilometres of the shoreline, especially in areas of North Queensland, as well as major drought risks in the south- west of the continent, according to sources with knowledge of the analysis. It also outlines "extremely shocking" implications for major industries, including agriculture and fisheries. The delay comes as Labor prepares to set a 2035 emissions reduction target, which it will need to take to the next United Nations climate summit in Brazil in November. The decision is expected in the coming weeks, following advice from the Climate Change Authority.
August 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
criprights.bsky.social
Why do we say people are brainy when we think they are clever?

I mean, it’s offal. We don’t say we are livery.

For that matter - we don’t say our skin is SKINNY.

Sticks aren’t naturally sticky.

Hair is by nature hairy.

WHY DO WE DO THIS

NOSY
HANDSY
FOOTY

whyyyyy
July 31, 2025 at 5:18 AM
criprights.bsky.social
An Aboriginal flag with a tree superimposed on the top - Gelliplate print
July 22, 2025 at 10:28 PM
criprights.bsky.social
We have rights.

And nobody is allowed to take them away from us.

We fight back.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgQn...
Rights Under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD)
YouTube video by DARU
www.youtube.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
criprights.bsky.social
Action for Public Housing is one of several groups rallying at Town Hall on Saturday to call for an immediate end of police responding to mental health crisis cases, and the introduction of mental health-first responder programs in their place.

www.starobserver.com.au/news/communi...
Community Groups To Rally Following Death Of Gay Man In Police Custody - Star Observer
Community groups are calling for the end of police as first responders in mental health crises following the death of gay man Collin Burling.
www.starobserver.com.au
July 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
criprights.bsky.social
This is why you dont call NSW police on community. www.starobserver.com.au/news/communi...

Ever.
Community Groups To Rally Following Death Of Gay Man In Police Custody - Star Observer
Community groups are calling for the end of police as first responders in mental health crises following the death of gay man Collin Burling.
www.starobserver.com.au
July 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
criprights.bsky.social
This is why you dont call NSW police on community. www.starobserver.com.au/news/communi...

Ever.
Community Groups To Rally Following Death Of Gay Man In Police Custody - Star Observer
Community groups are calling for the end of police as first responders in mental health crises following the death of gay man Collin Burling.
www.starobserver.com.au
July 19, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Reposted by S|AM Connor
grogsgamut.bsky.social
On university costs, as with Defence, the ALP has decided that Scott Morrison should be the one setting policy
osmanfaruqi.bsky.social Osman Faruqi @osmanfaruqi.bsky.social · Jul 14
Turns out cost of higher education probably is a deterrent to accessing it, despite Labor pretending it isn’t.

Insane that under a Labor government an arts degree cost $50K, law $100K.
July 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
criprights.bsky.social
Smitten has had blood tests done and they have hilariously shaved her neck and now she looks like she has had a tasty cat sized bite taken out of her.

It is most disconcerting.
July 11, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Reposted by S|AM Connor
kelpieunicorns.bsky.social
Tribunal rips NDIA to shreds in two decisions.

NDIA, rather than contritely implementing said feedback, applies to refer both to the GAP.

Best interests of the child, and all. /s

#NDIS #Auspol #AusLaw #AusLegal
It would appear that, since this article, the NDIA has... | Cat Walker
It would appear that, since this article, the NDIA has... *checks notes* ...applied to refer BOTH of these Tribunal decisions to the Guidance and Appeals Panel. Wonder where consideration of the Tr...
www.linkedin.com
July 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM