Anne Kavanagh BMBS PhD FAFPHM FASSA FAHMS
@Kavanagh_AM
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Professor, Disability & Health @unimelbMSPH @DisabilityHlth Disability advocate. Disabled: MS, mental health conditions. Mum. #DisabilityTwitter
Wurundjeri country, Melbourne
Joined December 2013
Factors like age, gender and where you live can make it more likely an applicant will be rejected. @Kavanagh_AM @drhdickinson @unimelb @UNSW
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Factors like age, gender and where you live can make it more likely an applicant will be rejected.
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📢Very important new research from @unimelb's Dr @_yi_yang, Peter Summers, @ZoeAitken11 @Kavanagh_AM @gdisney_melb looking at mortality inequalities between people with and without disability. Targeted interventions and policy reforms are needed now. https://t.co/wC3gGDTyPl
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Consider these 2 scenarios: 1. You pick the door with the car (1/3 chance): • You switch, you lose 2. You pick a door with a goat (2/3 chance): • Monty shows the other goat • You switch, you win Switching wins 2/3 of the time. Eventually, she was proven right...
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Important debate. Check out "Is it ethical for universities to work with weapons manufacturers?" https://t.co/TCa2sAvnr6
@Eventbrite
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Inaugural Bill Williams Memorial Debate. “Is it ethical for universities to invest in, or work with, companies that manufacture weapons?"
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So thrilled to be part of this new @nhmrc CRE in Achieving Health Equity for All People with Disabilities (AHEAD) . Led by @DennisJPetrie & @drhdickinsonBuilding we will will build on the work we did the CRE in Disability and Health @DisabilityHlth
Congrats @DennisJPetrie & team who were awarded $3mil to establish the @nhmrc Centre of Research Excellence in Achieving Health Equity for All People with Disabilities (AHEAD), to address the social determinants of health for people with disabilities https://t.co/NIdI4Ok9yy
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Lists of ‘eligible supports’ could be a backwards step for the NDIS and people with disability https://t.co/zsUAcKwNHF via @ConversationEDU
theconversation.com
The lists of what should and shouldn’t be covered by the NDIS are currently open for public consultation. But lists can stymie independence.
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The Research Alliance for Youth Disability and Mental Health (RAY) is live. Funded by an @nhmrc we are working with young Australians with disability to find ways to promote mental health and wellbeing by acting on the social determinants of health. https://t.co/6krLg8xAYf
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Hi folk - RAY's website is life. The RAY research program is funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). Academics from University of Melbourne RMIT Social Equity Research...
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Stigma around same-sex marriage affected Australians’ health. Here’s what happened in your electorate https://t.co/WgiRvTIMCr via @ConversationEDU
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Our new study is a reminder of how stigma and the stress that comes with it can have long-term consequences for people’s health.
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NEW EPISODE! @RosemaryKayess speaks #NDIS bill, #disability rights & accessible housing @bluntshovels @CraigWtweets @SamPaior @criprights @Kavanagh_AM @AfdoOffice @PWDAustralia @AusHumanRights @SenatorJordon @PatsKarvelas @dana_advocacy @Graemeinnes
https://t.co/WfReDKfcIW
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Mine and @drgeorgethecrip @LauraKDavy
@SalRob310 @dmsroy initial reactions government's response to DRC recommendations. ‘Lacklustre’ and ‘disappointing’ – experts react to the government’s disability royal commission response https://t.co/TmLTDAL7V7 via @ConversationEDU
theconversation.com
The federal government has only fully accepted 13 recommendations of 172 for which it has primary or shared responsibility with the states.
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OUT NOW ❗#disability law experts dissect the proposed changes to the #NDIS Act @PIACnews @latrobe
@Graemeinnes
@feegle12
@jarrodswords
@criprights
@Kavanagh_AM
@AfdoOffice
@PWDAustralia
@NDS_Disability
@dana_advocacy
@SquigglyRick
@CydaAu
@daruvic
https://t.co/bYxgC2zna5
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We cannot pretend we don’t know what is happening in Gaza.
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NEW🎧podcast on the #NDIS Review Assessments, navigators, psychosocial support and what happens next? https://t.co/KJK2bg0myy
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OUT NOW! On this episode, Dr George and Australia's leading #disability advocates and academics dive deep into the #NDISReview recommendations. What does this mean for participant choice and control in the #NDIS? Let’s find out… https://t.co/yv4TqDrZgv
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There is overwhelming gender bias in the NDIS – and the review doesn’t address it https://t.co/oLej1KKBNS via @ConversationEDU
theconversation.com
Women are under-represented as NDIS participants and over-represented as carers. But the NDIS review ignored them.
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Congratulations to @Jen_Hargrave on being awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her service to people with disability and to the community. This is a well deserved honour, recognising her substantial contributions to disability research.
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New research! Disability and loneliness in the UK led by Emeritus Professor Eric Emerson @ZoeAitken11 @JodieBailie1 @bishop_glenda @Kavanagh_AM
https://t.co/okEDFCHJKk
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Background Loneliness can have a detrimental impact on health, yet little is known about the association between disability and loneliness. Methods Secondary analysis of three waves of data collected...
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1/2 New study: 39% of participants of Disability Employment Services reported one or more experiences of discrimination whilst seeking employment and 59% reported one or more experiences of discrimination whilst in the workplace https://t.co/RBeVh8WNHH
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