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  1. Last-minute NDIS relief for designer featured on Gardening Australia
    By Molly Paynter

    Garden designer Joshua Ruff has been given a six-month reprieve by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) after speaking out about changes to his NDIS plan.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-01/gar

    #PeopleWithDisability #DisabilityAccess #LandscapeGardening #MollyPaynter

  2. Last-minute NDIS relief for designer featured on Gardening Australia
    By Molly Paynter

    Garden designer Joshua Ruff has been given a six-month reprieve by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) after speaking out about changes to his NDIS plan.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-01/gar

    #PeopleWithDisability #DisabilityAccess #LandscapeGardening #MollyPaynter

  3. Uber defends imposing 'disability tax' on riders
    By Mary Lloyd and Nas Campanella

    Uber has defended slugging riders who require extra assistance with a "disability tax", amid ongoing criticism over how it treats people with disability.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-06-30/ube

    #DisabilityAccess #PeopleWithDisability #SharedTransport #Transport #MaryLloyd #NasCampanella

  4. Uber defends imposing 'disability tax' on riders
    By Mary Lloyd and Nas Campanella

    Uber has defended slugging riders who require extra assistance with a "disability tax", amid ongoing criticism over how it treats people with disability.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-06-30/ube

    #DisabilityAccess #PeopleWithDisability #SharedTransport #Transport #MaryLloyd #NasCampanella

  5. Designer featured on Gardening Australia fears NDIA change a threat to his life
    By Wade Stephens

    A central Victorian garden designer who lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy says sudden changes to his NDIS plan put his life at risk.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-06-29/fun

    #DisabilityAccess #HealthPolicy #FederalGovernment #WadeStephens

  6. Designer featured on Gardening Australia fears NDIA change a threat to his life
    By Wade Stephens

    A central Victorian garden designer who lives with Duchenne muscular dystrophy says sudden changes to his NDIS plan put his life at risk.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-06-29/fun

    #DisabilityAccess #HealthPolicy #FederalGovernment #WadeStephens

  7. Some things warrant airtravel, like field work, or hands on training courses for lab techniques. Save the budget and the jet fuel for those?

    Why is the scientific world back to flying hundreds or thousands of people to the other side of the world for every conference?

    cc @[email protected]

    #ClimateChange #DisabilityAccess

  8. It is the start of my second week off from uni, and on Thursday, I'll be at the Melbourne Recital Centre for Erin Helyard performing Bach's Goldberg Variations on harpsichord. Thirty variations unfolding from a single aria, each one its own universe of mathematical precision and emotional depth. I remember Helyard conducting Handel's Messiah with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in December 2024, and I was in the chorus. His direction brought out those moments where text and music fused into something transcendent.

    This week, I should finally get access to my units at the new uni. My Learning Access Plan is now active, which feels good after so much advocacy. These accommodations will create conditions that enable my brain to show what it can do rather than what it can't.

    Music has always been the language I understand most fluently. In the architecture of Bach's variations, there's something about the way complexity emerges from simplicity that mirrors how I experience learning itself. One foundational idea, endlessly transformed. Each variation is a different lens, a different pathway to understanding. Perhaps that's why the Goldberg Variations feel so essential right now. They remind me that depth isn't about covering more ground but about exploring what's already there with greater attention.

    The space between finishing one semester and beginning another holds its own music. Rest isn't absence. It's the silence between notes that gives them meaning.

    #ClassicalMusic #Bach #GoldbergVariations #Harpsichord #BaroqueMusic #MelbourneRecitalCentre #AuDHD #Blind #DisabilityAccess #LearningAccessPlan #CounsellingMasters #MusicAndIdentity #Reflection

  9. It is the start of my second week off from uni, and on Thursday, I'll be at the Melbourne Recital Centre for Erin Helyard performing Bach's Goldberg Variations on harpsichord. Thirty variations unfolding from a single aria, each one its own universe of mathematical precision and emotional depth. I remember Helyard conducting Handel's Messiah with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in December 2024, and I was in the chorus. His direction brought out those moments where text and music fused into something transcendent.

    This week, I should finally get access to my units at the new uni. My Learning Access Plan is now active, which feels good after so much advocacy. These accommodations will create conditions that enable my brain to show what it can do rather than what it can't.

    Music has always been the language I understand most fluently. In the architecture of Bach's variations, there's something about the way complexity emerges from simplicity that mirrors how I experience learning itself. One foundational idea, endlessly transformed. Each variation is a different lens, a different pathway to understanding. Perhaps that's why the Goldberg Variations feel so essential right now. They remind me that depth isn't about covering more ground but about exploring what's already there with greater attention.

    The space between finishing one semester and beginning another holds its own music. Rest isn't absence. It's the silence between notes that gives them meaning.

    #ClassicalMusic #Bach #GoldbergVariations #Harpsichord #BaroqueMusic #MelbourneRecitalCentre #AuDHD #Blind #DisabilityAccess #LearningAccessPlan #CounsellingMasters #MusicAndIdentity #Reflection

  10. News articles about potholes yet again.
    But I never see any about the massive potholes in pavements.
    They should try using them with a mobility aid or if blind.
    Potholes in roads damage car tyres. Potholes in pavements damage people.

    #DisabilityAccess

  11. News articles about potholes yet again.
    But I never see any about the massive potholes in pavements.
    They should try using them with a mobility aid or if blind.
    Potholes in roads damage car tyres. Potholes in pavements damage people.

    #DisabilityAccess

  12. Question for #ScreenReaderFriendly community -- i try to write my hashtags with each word capitalized, so the reader can pick them out more easily. Does that actually make a difference, or am I wasting effort? Feels like nobody else does this. #Writing #DisabilityFriendly #DisabilityAccess

  13. Question for #ScreenReaderFriendly community -- i try to write my hashtags with each word capitalized, so the reader can pick them out more easily. Does that actually make a difference, or am I wasting effort? Feels like nobody else does this. #Writing #DisabilityFriendly #DisabilityAccess

  14. About to go out to turn a discussion about my access needs to get into the library and housing services into a quick audit about accessibility for everyone.
    And to push about the adjustments we need in the Town Hall, which the security, reception and evacuation staff want.

    #DisabilityAccess

  15. About to go out to turn a discussion about my access needs to get into the library and housing services into a quick audit about accessibility for everyone.
    And to push about the adjustments we need in the Town Hall, which the security, reception and evacuation staff want.

    #DisabilityAccess

  16. Walmart offers Aira Nationwide 🌟

    Holiday shopping just got an accessibility upgrade! 🎁 For the first time, Aira is available nationwide in Walmart stores and online at Walmart.com – one of our most requested Access Partners! You asked, and Walmart delivered. Here’s what our explorers are saying:

    "For the first time ever, I was able to go to my local Walmart and pick up an order I had placed independently. Excellent service!"

    "The Agent did an excellent job guiding me through Walmart to the prescription counter and back. Exceptional navigation skills!"

    '"The Agent helped me navigate to the customer service counter – so efficient and professional."

    Download the Aira App for free for IOS or Android and visit your local Walmart today!
    Learn more: aira.io/aira-at-walmart/ 🎄✨

    #AccessibleRetail #InclusiveShopping #DisabilityAccess #HolidayShopping #OnMyTerms #AccessForAll

  17. Walmart offers Aira Nationwide 🌟

    Holiday shopping just got an accessibility upgrade! 🎁 For the first time, Aira is available nationwide in Walmart stores and online at Walmart.com – one of our most requested Access Partners! You asked, and Walmart delivered. Here’s what our explorers are saying:

    "For the first time ever, I was able to go to my local Walmart and pick up an order I had placed independently. Excellent service!"

    "The Agent did an excellent job guiding me through Walmart to the prescription counter and back. Exceptional navigation skills!"

    '"The Agent helped me navigate to the customer service counter – so efficient and professional."

    Download the Aira App for free for IOS or Android and visit your local Walmart today!
    Learn more: aira.io/aira-at-walmart/ 🎄✨

  18. 🌍✨ This week, the Aira team is attending the Travel Ability Summit in San Francisco alongside accessible travel partner Flight for Sight! Each year, Flight for Sight awards three $10,000 travel grants, empowering blind and low vision individuals to design and lead transformative travel projects.

    Past grant winners have brought white canes to Ghana, introduced blind sports in Italy, and shared accessible design insights from Japan with the U.S. The grant has also empowered a blind DJ's tour of Europe and supported a blind photographer in capturing stunning photography across America’s landscapes.

    As a proud sponsor, Aira will continue to provide visual interpreting services to grant winners, ensuring accessibility, independence, and support on their journeys.

    Check out the projects this incredible organization is bringing to life and apply today!

    flightforsight.net/
    lnkd.in/g7--EUpH

    #DisabilityAccess #EmpowerThroughTravel #VisualInterpreting #AccessibleTravel

  19. 🌍✨ This week, the Aira team is attending the Travel Ability Summit in San Francisco alongside accessible travel partner Flight for Sight! Each year, Flight for Sight awards three $10,000 travel grants, empowering blind and low vision individuals to design and lead transformative travel projects.

    Past grant winners have brought white canes to Ghana, introduced blind sports in Italy, and shared accessible design insights from Japan with the U.S. The grant has also empowered a blind DJ's tour of Europe and supported a blind photographer in capturing stunning photography across America’s landscapes.

    As a proud sponsor, Aira will continue to provide visual interpreting services to grant winners, ensuring accessibility, independence, and support on their journeys.

    Check out the projects this incredible organization is bringing to life and apply today!

    flightforsight.net/
    lnkd.in/g7--EUpH

  20. 🎉 Aira is transforming shopping experiences at Walmart! One Explorer said, "I just used Aira at the Jacksonville Florida Walmart... and was able to navigate the entire store very well. I think that’s the first time in 20 years I have walked through a Walmart completely independently."

    As the pilot program continues in California, Texas, and Florida, we’re looking forward to hearing more stories of independence and accessibility #OnYourTerms.

    #AccessibleRetail #InclusiveShopping #DisabilityAccess #OnMyTerms #AccessForAll #AiraExplorers

  21. 🎉 Aira is transforming shopping experiences at Walmart! One Explorer said, "I just used Aira at the Jacksonville Florida Walmart... and was able to navigate the entire store very well. I think that’s the first time in 20 years I have walked through a Walmart completely independently."

    As the pilot program continues in California, Texas, and Florida, we’re looking forward to hearing more stories of independence and accessibility .

  22. Cranbourne Botanical Gardens has flat, wide paths. There are wheelchairs and electric scooters available for hire.
    #Melbourne #DisabilityAccess

  23. Cranbourne Botanical Gardens has flat, wide paths. There are wheelchairs and electric scooters available for hire.
    #Melbourne #DisabilityAccess

  24. One thing I'm trying to remember with hashtags is to capitalize the words in multi word tags. In my understanding, screen readers/text to voice can't always render it properly otherwise.

    #writing #DisabilityAccess #RandomThoughts

  25. One thing I'm trying to remember with hashtags is to capitalize the words in multi word tags. In my understanding, screen readers/text to voice can't always render it properly otherwise.

    #writing #DisabilityAccess #RandomThoughts