Ross Joyce

Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)

[Every Australian Counts @EveryAustralian]

📢 Tell Parliament to stop the NDIS cuts.
Every Australian Counts is calling on decision-makers to:
⚠️ stop harmful cuts
⚠️ protect choice and control
⚠️ protect participation supports
⚠️ listen to people with disability
Take action now:
👉 https://t.co/wnCJtdqkiu
#ProtectOurNDIS

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

How does your MP vote on disability rights and supports?

They Vote For You makes parliamentary voting records accessible and easy to understand. Search by postcode or name to see how your representative votes on laws that affect people with disability.

https://t.co/T3wjwR5EgL

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

💼 AFDO's Inclusive Employment Showcase
✅ Peter Bacon: improving employment services through Inclusive Employment Australia
🎬 Elise Mather: inclusive screen jobs with @BusStopFilms
🏛️ Angie Elphick: BIDS ACT in action
📊 Lucy Macali: a national strategy to lift outcomes

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

What’s next for disability rights?
Join the #AFDOCon25 panel on human rights with:
@RosemaryKayess
@FaddoulDaney
Craig Wallace
Sheelagh Daniels-Mayes
Matthew Hall
📅 30 July – Canberra + online
🎟 https://t.co/0ksPlmOvfL

#DisabilityAdvocacy #HumanRights

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

🧭 Thank you to Brittany Pantano from Enliven Community, our Platinum Sponsor, for highlighting how Shared Support Facilitators are giving people real power over shared supports.
It’s about autonomy, dignity & co-design.
#DisabilityAdvocacy #AFDOCon2025 #SharedSupports

[FairAustralia @FairAus2025]

Culturally and linguistically diverse people with a disability are at a higher risk of experiencing violence and abuse and less likely to access support.

A National Disability Minister can ensure no one is left behind

Follow us and read more at the link in bio

#FairAustralia

[FairAustralia @FairAus2025]

The education outcomes of people with disability is currently a barrier to finding employment.

A National Disability Minister would address the multi-factor barriers to employment.

Follow us and read more at the link in bio.

#FairAustralia

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

Rec 5.6 called for real co-design – not box-ticking.
Policies that affect people with disability must be shaped by them.
🔗 https://t.co/L75vVH05UF
#FairAustralia #CoDesign #DisabilityRights
@AmandaRishworth @AustralianAutismAlliance @MichaelSukkarMP @JordonSteeleJohn @AlboMP

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

Have 5 minutes? Share your experiences with railway crossings to help improve safety for people with disability in Victoria.
👉 https://t.co/U1uMyp9z2f
Let’s make crossings safer together! 🚦
#disabilityrights #advocacy #AccessForAll

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

📢 AFDO CEO recently spoke with @andy_park about the National Cabinet’s NDIS reforms and the concerns they raise within the disability community. Catch the full segment here: https://t.co/ZQhkWcWeEj
@abcnews @ABCRadioNational

[Ross Joyce @AFDO_CEO]

Saddened to hear of John’s passing. A real loss of a pioneer and advocate for the NDIS. Many great memories of our conversations and laughs over the years. Condolences to his family.

[Ross Joyce @AFDO_CEO]

Where’s our meeting Minister Rishworth!!

[Ross Joyce @AFDO_CEO]

Still waiting Minister Rishworth?

[Ross Joyce @AFDO_CEO]

Where’s our meeting Minister Rishworth!!

[Ross Joyce @AFDO_CEO]

Absolutely critical Minister Rishworth we are provided equity in the Disability Representative Organisation Program for national systemic advocacy for PwD!

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

📣 Our campaign for fair funding for Disability Representative Organisations is live! Ministers Rishworth & Shorten have acknowledged the value of co-design. Let's hold them to their commitment. #DisabilityRights #Advocacy #ndisaustralia #auspol #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

📣 Our campaign for fair funding for Disability Representative Organisations is live! Ministers Rishworth & Shorten have acknowledged the value of co-design. Let's hold them to their commitment. #DisabilityRights #Advocacy #ndisaustralia #auspol #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

Take a look at our Policy & Advocacy team's game-changing efforts! From submissions to policy forums and events, they're key players influencing policy change for people with disability.   #AdvocacyImpact #PolicyMatters
https://t.co/x8uxey8e5o

[Ross Joyce @AFDO_CEO]

Where’s our meeting Minister Rishworth!!

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

📝 We've united in a joint letter to Minister Amanda Rishworth, urging fair funding for Disability Representative Organisations. Our expertise is vital for better services and policies. Amplify this message! 🤝 https://t.co/GwjTPfuOi8 #DisabilityRights #advocacy

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

We look forward to working with @AmandaRishworth to rectify the funding oversight affecting 7 DROs. Stand with us! We urgently request a meeting with the Minister to resolve this funding discrepancy.

🔗https://t.co/GwjTPfuOi8
#DisabilityRights #ndisaustralia #auspol24

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

CYDA’s @CydaAu National Youth Disability Summit is officially back for 2024, but spaces are limited!
Find out more and apply here: https://t.co/uOJezA6w9k
EOIs close 14 April.
#NationalYouthDisabilitySummit #Summit2024 #DisabilityAdvocacy

[AFDO @AfdoOffice]

AFDO is deeply concerned as the Invesper CTE Program, funded by NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission, has been discontinued. This affects 120 people with disability ready to start auditor training. Reach out to us at [email protected] if you've one of the 120 people affected.