OMG FFS etc: AP News: Trump administration says sign language services 'intrude' on Trump's ability to control his image The Trump administration argues that providing real-time American Sign Language interpretation for events like White House press briefings would intrude on the president’s […]

As we're working on Collections (an upcoming feature similar to "starter packs"), and improvements to the design of user profiles, we would like to hear from you! Please use our - short & anonymous! - User Experience Survey to share your thoughts. #mastodon #userexperience #design […]

Fears around NDIS 'robo-plans' creating sense of déjà vu https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-12/ican-ndis-planning-system-creating-deja-vu/106116170 #peoplewithdisability #federalparliament #federalgovernment #disabilities #ndis #disability #auspol

ABC News: Deaf residents in aged care left without basic support services https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-06/deaf-seniors-falling-through-aged-care-cracks/106084008 #peoplewithdisability #disabilityaccess #publichealth #healthpolicy #agedcare #disability #discrimination #auspol

"Neutrality" is absolute nonsense, a weasel word chosen to hide white supremacy. I suppose we'll be seeing an outbreak of 'neutrality' in other places. Call it what it is, racism. --- NSW's Federation Council has voted to stop flying the Indigenous flag in its chambers and on its flagpoles. The […]

I've just sent an email to Federation Council in the Riverina, promising never to spend any tourism money there after their shameful assertion of white supremacy. Here are some relevant email addresses if you'd like to do the same: Mayor: [email protected] Deputy Mayor […]

Guardian News: Why NDIS plans will soon be computer-generated – podcast https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2025/dec/03/why-ndis-plans-will-soon-be-computer-generated-full-story-podcast #nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #australianpolitics #disability #ndis #auspol

Guardian News: ‘Nightmare scenario for disabled people’: NDIS overhaul risks lives, advocates say https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/03/ndis-overhaul-disabled-people-risks-lives #nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #australianpolitics #australianews #disability #ndis #auspol

Terrifying & horrifying - AI still makes many mistakes as well as the old programming axiom of garbage in, garbage out: Guardian News: NDIS plans will be computer-generated with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul […]

Deaf man 'gutted and sick' after NDIS slashes interpreter funding https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/ndis-cuts-deaf-mans-auslan-funding/106051024 #peoplewithdisability #governmentpolicy #disabilities #ndis #disability #discrimination #auspol

Appalling racism: IHG Hotel Worker Decides Black Woman Does Not Look Like A Guest, Calls Police When She Eats The Free Breakfast. https://viewfromthewing.com/ihg-hotel-worker-decides-black-woman-does-not-look-like-a-guest-calls-police-when-she-eats-the-free-breakfast/ #tourism #travel […]

Guardian News: Not-for-profit disability services are closing due to untenably low price caps, NDIS architect warns https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/24/not-for-profit-disability-services-closing-ndis-price-caps #nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #australianpolitics […]

Welcome to #robodebt all over again, only this time, it's the #ndis: "Data from the Administrative Review Tribunal found 80 per cent of reviews into NDIS plans resulted in overturned decisions." Overturned decisions despite the fact that the #NDIS budget for lawyers, like robodebt is certainly […]

this is a fucking joke, there is absolutely nothing that justifies this, they paid consultants to replace a functional site because the same fucking consultants told them it would be a good idea, this is corruption, it's not incompetence, it's malfeasance, it's intentional, it's *theft* #auspol

What an absolutely obscene, wasteful & completely unnecessary waste of money! ABC News: BOM reveals new website cost $96.5m, not $4.1m as first announced https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-23/bureau-of-meteorology-new-website-cost-blowout-to-96-million/106042202 #weatherforecasts #auspol #bom […]

Travellers will no longer be able to use power banks on flights. Here's what to know https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-21/what-to-know-about-qantas-virgin-jetstar-new-power-bank-ban/106036042 #travelhealthandsafety #AirTransportIndustry #travel #tourism #airlines via ABC News Australia

Hi! Today is my first official day as the Executive Director of Mastodon, replacing @[email protected] as CEO. I joined the Mastodon team more than 5 years ago, mostly working for Mastodon in the evenings on top of a 120% day job. I was the driving force behind the incorporation of the […]

ABC News: Melbourne's tram network fails again to meet national accessibility standards https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-19/melbourne-tram-network-falls-short-accessibility-standards/106027512 #disabilityaccess #publictransport #disability #transport #travel #tourism

ABC News: 'We can't retire yet — or ever': NDIS uncertainty up-ending families https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-16/qld-ndis-funding-cuts-means-brisbane-couple-cant-retire/106006192 #peoplewithdisability #disabilityaccess #disability #ndis

ABC News: The community effort to overturn a Sydney council's drag story time ban https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-13/nsw-western-sydney-cumberland-city-council-bans-drag-story-time/105925662 #localgovernment #lgbtqia+ #discrimination

Disgraceful behaviour of the pub: ABC News: County pub calls the cops on army vet and his assistance dog https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-13/pub-calls-police-on-army-veteran-assistance-dog-disabilities-sa/106001482 #peoplewithdisability #regionalcommunities #hospitalityindustry […]

Guardian News: Government using machine learning to help create draft plans for NDIS participants, documents reveal https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/12/government-using-machine-learning-to-help-create-draft-plans-for-ndis-participants-documents-reveal […]

State disability ministers threaten Butler with boycott over two-minute speaking limit in #ndis meeting https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/30/state-disability-ministers-threaten-mark-butler-boycott-ndis #nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #australianpolitics #australianews […]

United Airlines Tells Disabled Passenger That Crew Baggage Takes Priority In Closet Designed For Wheelchairs. https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2025/10/29/united-airlines-tells-disabled-passenger-that-crew-baggage-takes-priority-in-closet-designed-for-wheelchairs/ #disability #travel #tourism […]

‘I’m being punished’: Emily is healthy enough to leave hospital but she can’t because of NDIS funding cuts https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/29/ndis-funding-cuts-leave-disabled-australians-stuck-in-hospital #nationaldisabilityinsurancescheme #westernaustralia #australianews […]

How to get a refund from your travel agent if flights cancelled or delayed https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-27/can-you-get-refund-for-flight-cancellation-or-delays/105787646 #travelandtourism #tourism #travel #airflights

I really liked Broome and Cable Beach when stayed at the Cable Beach Club resort but that was approximately 22 years ago now: Broome tourism takes estimated $4m hit as flights axed https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-25/broome-tourism-faces-challenges-as-flight-routes-axed/105913562 […]

Virgin Australia reviewing power bank rules after fire on board https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-25/virgin-australia-power-battery-packs-fire-danger/105925618 #travelhealthandsafety #tourism #travel #airlines

Itamar Ben-Gvir, the Minister of National Security for Israel, personally oversaw and participated in the torture of Greta Thunberg. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/25...

Pet-friendly flights are taking off in Australia. Here's what to know https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-17/pet-friendly-flights-what-to-know/105903876 #travelhealthandsafety #AirTransportIndustry #transportindustry #travelandtourism #animals #travel #tourism

Very concerned about the impact of this new policy on those of us with dog guides & other assistance animals - flying can be stressful for the animal particularly the first few times & the human handlers/owners have no experience or training on how to handle the situation either: ABC News: Pets […]

'Loophole' in taxi regulation leaves disabled passengers at the kerb https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-15/taxi-loophole-leaving-passengers-living-with-disability-behind/105884204 #taxisandridesharingservices #peoplewithdisability #disability

Apple, Facebook, and Google are enemies of the open web, and they've shown it by removing apps or pages where people report sightings of Trump's ICE thugs. The "Justice" Department can't (yet) force censorship of regular websites that don't break laws. This is why we have to save the open web.

The #ndis uses & is converting many systems over to Salesforce - Boosting Dan Goodin (dangoodin): Now that Marc Benioff, owner of Slack and Salesforce, has confirmed he sides with authoritarianism, it's more incumbent on us than ever to move off central platforms, which can dump communications […]

ABC News: What can you do if your Qantas data has hit the dark web? https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/qantas-cyber-hack-has-my-data-been-leaked-what-should-i-do/105884604 #dataprotectionpolicy #AirTransportIndustry #cybersecurity #companynews #cybercrime #travel #tourism

Independence 'chipped away' by Uber driver refusals, guide dog handler says https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/guide-dog-handlers-call-for-harsher-penalties-for-uber-refusals/105754360 #taxisandridesharingservices #peoplewithdisability #transportindustry #disabilityaccess #disabilities […]

Travelling to Europe soon? You will be fingerprinted on arrival https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-12/european-union-new-biometric-checks-schengen-area/105868148 #travelpreparation #nationalsecurity #travelandtourism #travel #tourism

NDIS provider fined $2.2m after man killed walking into highway traffic https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-11/qld-ndis-penalty-two-million-death-participant-federal-court/105880582 #peoplewithdisability #courts #disability #ndis

Travellers heading to Europe warned of long delays after new entry rules https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-10/border-rules-change-europe-schengen-zone-security/105877556 #travelandtourism #travel #tourism

Allowing the gambling lobby to sponsor the club is incredibly wrong in the first place but for PM/Albo as President Of The Club to do this should result in his resignation or sacking by Party. ABC News: Pocock booted from pollie sports club after criticising gambling lobby sponsor […]

Catholic-run disability support provider ends services amid financial issues https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-10/centacare-ceases-operation-of-ndis-service/105874428 #peoplewithdisability #supportservices #disability #ndis #auspol

Settlement reached after woman not allowed to fly with assistance dog https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-04/qld-air-new-zealand-denies-assistance-dog-flight-twice/105840284 #disability #discrimination #travel #tourism #assistanceanimals

Kieron relies on the #ndis after surviving a catastrophic diving accident – but new rules could put his life at risk https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/oct/10/kieron-relies-on-ndis-after-surviving-a-catastrophic-diving-accident-but-new-rules-could-put-his-life-at-risk […]

In the hope that this might reach someone who might some day be in a position to decide whether to allow #vpn traffic to their app… Please understand that this does not just impact your app. Most devices run background apps that use the network frequently, including privacy-critical apps like […]

The Trump Action Tracker is brilliant already, keeping track of the regime's bad acts. The UI could use a few improvement, and I'd urge several more categories (or emphasis of sub-categories), but I'm blown away now. https://www.trumpactiontracker.info

We’re thrilled to be bringing you a upcoming feature to help you find your people on Mastodon: Packs. (Or something… we’re still figuring out the name.) As always, we want to build this important feature for the community WITH the community. Read this blog post about our approach and let us know […]

Dan Gillmor: National Car Rental's terms & conditions are 200 pages long. Don't believe me? See for yourself: The length tells you all you need to know. via @dangillmor #tourism #travel #legal

British Airways Flight Attendant Skipped The Only Black Business Class Passenger: “She Saw Me And Decided I Didn’t Belong” https://www.paddleyourownkanoo.com/2025/10/04/british-airways-flight-attendant-skipped-the-only-black-business-class-passenger-she-saw-me-and-decided-i-didnt-belong/ from […]

Secret cargo: Inside Australia’s covert F-35 parts pipeline to Israel https://johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10/secret-cargo-inside-australias-covert-f-35-parts-pipeline-to-israel #auspol