Key issues with NDIS “eligibility reassessment” changes - I’m flagging procedural fairness issues and a possible back door for Agency assessments, something already resoundingly rejected by participants & practitioners. + need to make sure groups aren’t targeted. teamdsc.com.au/resources/nd...

NDIS Act Explained: Eligibility reassessments - Team DSC

Under the new legislation, the NDIA now has more powers when conducting eligibility reassessments. Sara answers all your burning questions.

teamdsc.com.au

Real talk from Mark Carrigan about the trash fire that is Twitter now. Sending this to a few colleagues by text. I might even log in to my Twitter account for the first time in over a year to post it. (I haven't deleted as I don't want impersonators) blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Twitter/X has ceased to be a neutral platform it’s time academics let go

Following the recent US election Twitter/X has seen an exodus of users to other platforms. Mark Carrigan, argues that the platform no longer holds value for academics looking to share and communica…

blogs.lse.ac.uk

Sociology solidarity! 💙

Yourqueerprof@drcompton.bsky.social · 2y ago

I made a Sociology Starter Pack. Its just a start, so let me know if you want to be added. go.bsky.app/QqTLQau

Academia runs on contacting other academics out of the blue and saying HEY do you wanna do this COOL THING for essentially NO REWARD and equally certainly NO RECOGNITION from your employer and those people going OH MAN that sounds AWESOME sign me up for the COOL NO REWARD NO RECOGNITION EXPERIENCE.

I don’t make the rules 🤷‍♀️☂️

The Bard@joshuamneff.bsky.social · 2y ago

You see it, you share it. Them's the rules.

This is one of my cats. I feel like this is an important addition to the Good Place. That is all.

It’s a tough day at work… in Hobart for a gerontology conference and it’s just a tad picturesque 🤷‍♀️

Seriously, they held signs up at the RNC about this and got basically no pushback on what it would actually look like. One of the reasons that we chose to write our big report on mass deportations is that nobody was asking these questions. www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/research/mas...

Mass Deportation: Devastating Costs to America, Its Budget and Economy

The mass deportation of millions of undocumented individuals would be tremendously expensive and would have a catastrophic impact on our economy—one that would be expansive and impact every American. ...

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jamelle@jamellebouie.net · 2y ago

looks like the cable news anchors are finally asking minor questions like “what does a mass deportation actually look like” and “are you going to deport citizen children?”

Empathy is my new buzzword. So much of the recent WTF seems like a failure of empathy. I spend a lot of time in the administrative law world and most of that is empathy failure too. Thinking more about this ATM… also, here is a picture of Dr Mr PJ for those missing him from the Bad Place.

Goodbye to the One Letter Bad Place and hello Bluesky! Seriously experiencing some disbelief at the nature of humanity and the utter failure of empathy that has been the US election. It’s a bit beyond words, so please enjoy (??) this cat meme. 🖤💔

Me: Can I get reimbursed for this? University: Yes, but you'll need to jump through several unpredictable hoops, confront multiple technical hitches, and we will lose your request. It will be the most difficult process you've ever experienced. Shall I send you the forms?

Found my way to BlueSky!