Original toot date: 27 March, 2023

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#TopicTuesday Long Read: Disability Inclusion within Brimbank.
My first question raided at this months council meeting was as follows:
“Brimbank's 2022-2026 Disability Action Plan was released around 4 months ago, yet there is no reference to Neurodivergent people (other than reference to a symbol identifier), let alone any planning to ensure their inclusion in our community. Neurodivergent people should not need to wait until 2026 before their barriers to inclusion in Brimbank events will be considered, so what action is Brimbank City Council taking, to ensure their inclusion is possible at council run events?”

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#WeAreBrimbank #Brimbank #disability #disabled #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #autism #autismawareness #autisminclusion #sensory #sensoryoverload #disabilityinclusion #neurodiversityacceptance #disabilityawareness #invisibledisability #invisibledisabilityawareness #immunecompromised #atrisk #isolation #community #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsntOver #covidisstillhere #COVIDisAirborne

#TopicTuesday Long Read: Disability Inclusion within Brimbank.
My first question raided at this months council meeting was as follows:
“Brimbank's 2022-2026 Disability Action Plan was released around 4 months ago, yet there is no reference to Neurodivergent people (other than reference to a symbol identifier), let alone any planning to ensure their inclusion in our community. Neurodivergent people should not need to wait until 2026 before their barriers to inclusion in Brimbank events will be considered, so what action is Brimbank City Council taking, to ensure their inclusion is possible at council run events?”

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#WeAreBrimbank #Brimbank #disability #disabled #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #neurodivergent #autism #autismawareness #autisminclusion #sensory #sensoryoverload #disabilityinclusion #neurodiversityacceptance #disabilityawareness #invisibledisability #invisibledisabilityawareness #immunecompromised #atrisk #isolation #community #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsntOver #covidisstillhere #COVIDisAirborne

November is Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month.

This is me at about 25yo. I had open heart surgery two years before. The outcome was I got to live past 28. I also developed Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. It's a rare disease that eventually leads to heart failure. It's been my good fortune to be diagnosed and treated and surviving since official diagnosis in 2006. I am 57 and still here to inadvertantly entertain my friends and family.

#PAH #chronicillness #invisibledisabilityawareness

Hmm, sitting here a few days and I guess I should do a #TwitterMigration #Introduction

I’m Gnome. I have lots of interests. Live music is a big one. I also garden in summer, sew/craft in winter. Although, I’m in the middle of a DIY home remodel, so neither of those happens.

But, my Twitter persona was #cancer #PatientAdvocacy. With an interest in #InvisibleDisabilityAwareness