Maria Scharnke

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

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

I've looked for a publisher for long enough. This essay is needed. It's on Wordpress now. Let me know if you need a copy in any additional formats.
https://t.co/a2YFb7Oaad

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

Very excited to attend and speak! Huge thanks to Fr Justin et. al for inviting me!

[Justin Glyn SJ @JustinGlynSJ]

@bib_disability @ausjesuits @auscaths @amandatink @carlyfindlay @Aus_Advocate @ACUmedia - note that registrations are now open here: https://t.co/5pJd3RQpSD. While there is a fee, it can be waived in case of need. Please send around. #Disabled #Disability

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

#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: https://t.co/5jDhnzcQYc

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

@AlboMP And my NDIS funding will be going to that, I hope, rather than to tax cuts for billionaires or nuclear submarines...?

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

@hannah_diviney @SenatorJordon What better use of public funds than supporting community members to have their human rights met?

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

@hannah_diviney @SenatorJordon Is this 14 billion going to be used for nuclear submarines and tax cuts to billionaires?

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

If my supports get cut because the NDIA has the wrong information in my files, what happens then? An institution? Or would that not be funded either?

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

My health/capacity has been deteriorating. For two years I've fought for an #NDIS plan review that isn't the same, was-never-even-accurate repackaged words (apparently my mother is a support? I haven't had one since before joining the Scheme).
What now?

[People with Disability Australia (PWDA) @PWDAustralia]

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: https://t.co/B4RY5dTr74

ID: Graphic of Blue background and blue circles. Text reads Media Release

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

https://t.co/FxBT4bdfgR

[People with Disability Australia (PWDA) @PWDAustralia]

60 minutes shared a disturbing story of abuse inflicted upon a woman with disability in a Melbourne residential facility. (TW for abuse): https://t.co/olZgaeBaoQ

Lifetime bans are not enough. We need to end segregation. We need to separate provision of housing and supports.

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

"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"

[Frances Ryan @DrFrancesRyan]

“Some had their disability aids removed by photographers. Other children have been altered with editing software or banned from their class photos entirely.”

I expose how the “erased disabled kids” scandal was not a one-off - and what it says about us. https://t.co/UjRBWZ1iYR

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

Very frightening indeed.

[Nick Avery (she/her) @feegle12]

Well that's terrifying. Just finished the DSS webinar on the new #NDIS legislation. It's even worse than we thought. The needs assessment to determine funding budgets will NOT be a reviewable decision. Just like with Independent Assessments. @lukehgomes @SquigglyRick @abcnews

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

@NDIS @billshortenmp One of my NDIS goals is to be a taxpayer, someday. I love taxes.
I do want them used well.
I want to use my NDIS funding in a way that respects taxpayers, respects my fellow citizens and the Disabled community. Being forced to pay more for a segregated product isn't doing that.

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

The solution to NDIS expenses isn't to lock participants into only purchasing the most expensive supports available. If you want me to only have supports made exclusively for Disabled people, be prepared to be spending a lot more I never wanted you to.
People charge us more.

[Maria Scharnke @MScharnke]

@NDIS @billshortenmp I'm not unhappy about all of the proposed changes.
But even if I am ignoring ethics and my personal needs and the needs of my community, this one does not make sense. It doesn't make economic sense.