Maria Scharnke (@mscharnke) 's Twitter Profile
Maria Scharnke

@mscharnke

Autistic AAC user with some mouthspeech.
Disability rights; theory; justice. Dehumanisation.
In various DPOs. Retweets/follows ≠ endorsement. Opinions own.

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linkhttps://autismwrites.neocities.org/ calendar_today14-08-2020 05:09:09

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If the #NDIS were to only fund supports that were manufactured or marketed specifically for Disabled people, rather than supports that meet the disability-related needs of Disabled people, that would mean the NDIA volunteering itself for the #CripTax.

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"That is the thing with true ugliness. It does not come in the shape of a wheelchair, a cleft lip, white cane or scars. It sits in prejudice, digging and clawing its way into our culture"

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60 minutes shared a disturbing story of abuse inflicted upon a woman with disability in a Melbourne residential facility. (TW for abuse): buff.ly/3VYyfvh Lifetime bans are not enough. We need to end segregation. We need to separate provision of housing and supports.

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PWDA has called the passage of the NDIS Amendment Bill “devastating,” citing deep concerns about its impact on NDIS participants and the disability community. Read the release: buff.ly/3YPoG3m ID: Graphic of Blue background and blue circles. Text reads Media Release

PWDA has called the passage of the NDIS Amendment Bill “devastating,” citing deep concerns about its impact on NDIS participants and the disability community. 

Read the release: buff.ly/3YPoG3m 

ID: Graphic of Blue background and blue circles. Text reads Media Release
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#RobertRoberson was convicted based on debunked science and the fact he was Autistic. Now he's due to be executed. There's a #SaveRoberson petition - and Texans can call their rep: innocenceproject.org/petitions/just…

#RobertRoberson was convicted based on debunked science and the fact he was Autistic. Now he's due to be executed. There's a #SaveRoberson petition - and Texans can call their rep: innocenceproject.org/petitions/just…