Talking Disability

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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As another big year draws to a close, the team behind Talking Disability would like to wish you all a…

Japara’s St Judes residential aged care home has partnered with not-for-profit disability support organisation Wallara to provide employment opportunities to people with disability [Source: Japara]

Café at residential aged care home offers employment for people with disability

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A café in Narre Warren, Victoria is providing the community with more than just coffee and cake.

Priceline’s Makeup Director Sarah Laidlaw with Vildana Praljak [Source: Vision Australia]

Priceline releases makeup tutorial video for people with vision impairment

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One of Australia’s largest pharmacy companies, Priceline Pharmacy has created a makeup tutorial video on its websit…

The partnership will help Vietnamese and Indo Chinese Australians access the disability support they require [Source: Shutterstock]

New collaboration to improve disability support for Vietnamese and Indo Chinese Australians

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Australian Unity and Multicultural Care Assist have embarked on a new initiative to provide more targeted and cultura…

A funding commitment of $16.9 million a year for 2 years will ensure the organisation can continue its valued work in the community, online and in workplaces across the country [Source: Shutterstock]

Beyond Blue receives funding to continue mental health support

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An extension of core funding will allow Beyond Blue to continue to support the mental health of Australians.

$4.6 million had been filtered into projects to help people with disability over the last two decades [Source: Shutterstock]

Long-running grants program axed after 20 years

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An Innovative Grants Program which has been helping improve justice for disadvantaged people living in New South Wale…

The NDIS is now seeking feedback on its new test website which will launch in the New Year [Source: Shutterstock]

NDIS launches test of new and improved website

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The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has launched a trial of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDI…

A young boy enjoys the floating chairs as part of the Inclusive Beaches Program [Source: Henley Surf Live Saving Club Facebook]

Popular South Australian beach becomes accessible for Summer

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One of South Australia’s most popular beaches is now accessible for people with disability, just in time for Summer…

The current two levels of price control for self-care, social and recreational support will be replaced with three price levels from 1 February 2019 [Source: Shutterstock]

NDIS pricing increase to support people with complex needs

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A recent pricing increase under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will improve support for people with …

Research shows over 4.2 million Australians have a disability and between 70-80 percent of all disabilities are invisible [Source: Shutterstock]

Campaign educates public beyond physical indicators of disability

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A new campaign is educating the public that not all disabilities are visible.

People with disability will soon enjoy greater access to banking services and products [Source: Shutterstock]

Australian banks commit to greater accessibility

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People with disability will have improved access to banking products and services thanks to new principles endorsed b…

16 percent of people with disability have been served with a no-grounds eviction, compared with nine per cent of the rest of the surveyors who rent [Source: Shutterstock]

New report highlights renting experience of Australians with disability

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The experience and challenges faced by Australian renters with disability have been highlighted in a new report relea…

Growing Up Disabled in Australia is now open for submissions from all writers in Australia who identify as disabled [Source: Twitter]

New story collection captures growing up with disability in Australia

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Aspiring writers with disability are being encouraged to share stories of their childhood and adolescence in a new an…

Sydney Festival Director Wesley Enoch and Chief Executive Officer of Accessible Arts Kerry Comerford [Source: Joan Cameron-Smith]

Sydney Festival launches Australian first initiative to increase opportunity within the arts

2 weeks ago

An Australian first initiative will help address the low representation of artists with disability at the nation’s …

The National Awards for Disability Leadership were held at the Melbourne Town Hall and broadcasted via webcast [Source: Twitter]

National Awards celebrate disability leadership

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The inaugural National Awards for Disability Leadership celebrated the achievements of people with disability yesterd…

Approximately five percent of the Australian population is currently unemployed [Source: Jobfind]

Jobfind supports job seekers with disability find their dream role

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SPONSORED STORY - Finding a job is a daunting task and a difficult process, especially if you are a recent school lea…

The international day, held on 3 December each year, plays an important role in encouraging organisations and society to be more inclusive [Source: Shutterstock]

International Day of People with Disability promotes inclusiveness and equality

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Events and celebrations have kicked off around the country for today’s International Day of People with Disability …

Continence Support Now offers a concise, mobile-device-friendly website that personal care workers can easily access [Source: Twitter]

Better continence support available now

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Workers across the growing aged care and disability support sectors are set to be better supported in delivering q…

The taskforce will investigate the best way NDIS participants will be supported in seeking employment through the Scheme and via existing mainstream services [Source: Shutterstock]

New taskforce introduced to boost employment outcomes

2 weeks ago

A new Government taskforce will help boost opportunities for people with disability within the workforce, but disabil…

The focus on this new grant round include peer support groups, mentoring programs, skill-building programs and capacity building programs [Source: Shutterstock]

ILC grants to boost scope of disability organisations

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The latest grant round for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Information, Linkages and Capacity Buildin…

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