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The latest health and disability news in Australia

For Helen Bonynge ineligibility for NDIS means she either has to live without the disability support she needs or pay for the costly supports herself. [Source: Supplied]

Petition seeks to end age discrimination in the disability support system

Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Government Posted 2 days ago by Anna Christian

The Government is being called out for age discrimination written into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)... Read more

About one in every 1,100 Australian babies are born with Down syndrome, equating to 290 born every year. [Source: Shutterstock]

Lives of people with Down syndrome celebrated to raise awareness

Tags Conditions Down Syndrome Research Posted 4 days ago by Anna Christian

More than 13,000 Australians living with Down syndrome are being celebrated this month as Down Syndrome Australia (DSA)... Read more

Senior Counsel Assisting the Disability Royal Commission Kate Eastman SC says preventing violence against women with disability will require systemic change. [Source: Disability Royal Commission]

Majority of women with intellectual disability have experienced sexual abuse, hears Disability Royal Commission

Tags Royal Commission Posted 1 week ago by Anna Christian

Ninety percent of Australian women with intellectual disability have experienced sexual abuse according to figures heard... Read more

Australia’s 2.65 million carers are being celebrated for the amount of unpaid care they provide. [Source: Shutterstock]

National Carers Week recognises the compassionate work of carers

Tags User Stories Autism Education Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Industry Government Posted 1 week ago by Anna Christian

For years Danie didn’t realise she was a carer, she just did what she could to support her daughter. Read more

The Disability Support Pension provided by Centrelink is too difficult to access according to advocacy groups and forces people onto the lower JobSeeker payment. [Source: Shutterstock]

Inquiry hears of barriers to accessing the Disability Support Pension

Tags Finance Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Employment Government Posted 1 week ago by Anna Christian

An inquiry into the Disability Support Pension (DSP) continues to receive submissions from advocacy groups and... Read more

Without access to the vaccine and with the increased chance of contracting COVID-19 in the community, it is likely people with disability will feel unsafe leaving their homes. [Source: Shutterstock]

Easing COVID-19 restrictions won’t mean freedom for people with disability

Tags NDIS Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Government Posted 2 weeks ago by Anna Christian

The term "Freedom Day" is being used by many Government leaders to signal the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, but it's... Read more

An Australian-led study is believed to be the first to find that preemptive intervention can have an impact on autism diagnoses. [Source: Shutterstock]

Study finds early intervention with infants can help to support neurodiversity

Tags Conditions Therapies Autism Research Early Intervention Posted 2 weeks ago by Anna Christian

A study led by Australian researchers has found evidence that early intervention with children before a diagnosis of... Read more

Disability Royal Commission Chair Ronald Sackville has been involved in a draft report labelling the Australian COVID-19 vaccine rollout as "seriously deficient". [Source: Disability Royal Commission]

Disability Royal Commission slams vaccine rollout

Tags Royal Commission Posted 3 weeks ago by Anna Christian

Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout has been labelled “seriously deficient” by the Royal Commission into Violence,... Read more

Nick Beckett is the new Managing Director at Concentric Healthcare Services. [Source: Supplied]

Concentric Health Services appoints new Managing Director

Tags Noticeboard Posted 3 weeks ago

Concentric Healthcare Services has announced the appointment of Nick Beckett as their new Managing Director. Read more

Josh has found meaningful employment at Ridleyton Greek Home for the Aged with help from Barkuma. [Source: Supplied]

Employment for people with disability: celebrating new jobs and building careers in caring

Tags Employment Noticeboard Industry Posted 3 weeks ago

SPONSORED STORY - Disability service provider, Barkuma, announces new jobs and a program that builds careers in aged... Read more

The Government is encouraging all people with a disability, their families, support workers and providers to give feedback on proposed changes to the NDIS. [Source: Shutterstock]

Have your say on changes to the NDIS

Tags NDIS Accessibility Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

There are two weeks left to submit your thoughts on proposed changes to the law governing the National Disability... Read more

The National Week of Deaf People theme this year celebrates Deaf communities and recognises their achievements. [Source: Supplied]]

Deaf communities celebrated for National Week of Deaf People

Tags Accessibility Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

September 20-26 is the National Week of Deaf People and across Australia celebrations will involve sharing awareness of... Read more

Mable will grow its online platform with the investment of General Atlantic. [Source: Mable]

Mable makes big deal

Tags Noticeboard Posted 1 month ago

An organisation which provides a platform to connect care and support workers with people in need of care has signed a... Read more

Community care provider Catholic Health Australia has called for the vaccine mandate applied to aged care workers to extend to disability support workers. [Source: Shutterstock]

Aged care staff vaccinated but disability support workers still have no mandate

Tags NDIS Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

All aged care workers are now required to have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and some States have even... Read more

New Chief Commercial Officer at Hireup Jason Chuck. [Source: Supplied]

First Chief Commercial Officer appointed by Hireup

Tags Noticeboard Posted 1 month ago

Online disability support worker hire and management platform Hireup has appointed its first Chief Commercial Officer to... Read more

Advocates say the process of applying for the Disability Support Pension, the low rate and inadequate employment support is causing people with disability distress. [Source: Shutterstock]

Disability Support Pension criticised as causing distress to people with disability

Tags NDIS Finance Health and Wellbeing Employment Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

Advocacy groups for people with disability have submitted their calls to a Senate Committee for sweeping reforms to the... Read more

People with disability and their friends, family members and carers are being encouraged to follow up their first question of ‘R U OK?’ with, ‘are you really ok?’. [Source: Shutterstock]

Are you really ok? Is the question to ask today

Tags Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

With thousands of people with disability around Australia in lockdown, quarantine or self-isolating to stay safe during... Read more

Traineeships could meet continued growth in care workforces including disability support, home and community living. [Source: Shutterstock]

Traineeships are the way of the future for the disability support workforce

Tags NDIS Therapies Education Employment Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

With 83,000 more disability support workers needed over the next few years as the care and support sector becomes one of... Read more

The information about services is available in a range of languages and audio or written formats. [Source: Shutterstock]

Disability Gateway website received positively by advocacy groups

Tags NDIS Conditions Therapies Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Employment Accommodation Transport Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

Key advocacy groups believe a website designed to provide information about support to people with disability could be a... Read more

About 20,000 Australians live with restricted mobility due to a spinal cord injury but many still want to attend events or travel. [Source: Shutterstock]

Accessibility is key to opportunity this Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week

Tags Conditions User Stories Accessibility Industry Posted 1 month ago by Anna Christian

Businesses are being called on to recognise the value of being accessible to people with restricted mobility during... Read more

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