Talking Disability

4,100 tutors will be placed in Victorian schools next year to support students who have fallen behind in their education because of the pandemic and remote learning. [Source: iStock]

Victorian tutor recruitment program needs strong autism focus says peak body

Tags Autism Education Accessibility Posted 4 months ago

The Victorian Government’s pledge to recruit and deploy 4,100 tutors across the State’s schools in 2021 must be coupled … Read more

A Monash University study has found that graphical COVID-19 information regularly presented in mainstream media is inaccessible to blind and low vision people. [Source: iStock]

COVID-19 information accessibility lacking for blind and low vision Australians

Tags Accessibility Research Posted 4 months ago

A Monash University study has found that graphical information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic regularly presented in … Read more

Low income Australians, including those on the Disability Support Pension, are set to receive a $500 handout from December. [Source:iStock]

Federal Budget leaves the nation’s vulnerable “high and dry”, say community peak bodies

Tags Finance Accessibility Posted 4 months ago

Low income Australians, including those on the Disability Support Pension, are set to receive a $500 handout from Decemb… Read more

#MakeItSafeToSpeak campaign aims to protect the confidentiality of people telling their stories to the Disability Royal Commission [Source: iStock]

#MakeItSafeToSpeak to the Disability Royal Commission

Tags Accessibility Mental Health Advice Posted 4 months ago

Representative organisations from Disabled People’s Organisations of Australia are campaigning for legislation to protec… Read more

The Government's Younger People in Residential Aged Care Strategy will feature a national network of 40 system coordinators to help younger people find age-appropriate accommodation

New funding and support strategy for younger people living in aged care

Tags Accommodation Industry Posted 4 months ago

The Federal Government has announced $10.6 million to fund a new strategy for reducing the number of younger people with… Read more

“Sometimes, temporary accommodation must be found until a long-term solution is found.” (Source: Supplied)

Baptist Care SA, accommodating client needs in housing

Tags Accommodation Posted 4 months ago

SPONSORED STORY – Everyone deserves a comfortable, safe place to live. It is usually the first step in their journey tow… Read more

"The lack of sustainability of the disability insurance market is one of the most pressing issues for life insurers today." (Source: iStock)

Disability insurance companies running "at risk of failure"

Tags Finance Posted 4 months ago by Liz Alderslade

Concerns have been raised by the Actuaries Institute about the sustainability of the disability insurance market, which … Read more

“There was no facial expressions. He was dribbling. He wasn’t interacting with the dogs which he normally loved. He just sat there." (Source: Disability Royal Commission)

ROYAL COMMISSION: An overuse of medications and restrictive practices

Tags NDIS Therapies User Stories Accessibility Posted 5 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held hearings, running fro… Read more

“Autistic students and their families need clarity now, before the end of this term, around where they fit in the roadmap for returning to school in term 4." (Source: iStock)

Students with autism face a decline in mental and physical health during lockdown

Tags User Stories Autism Research Posted 5 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

Remote learning during Term 3 in Victoria, due to continued COVID lockdowns, has led to a decline in the mental and phys… Read more

“To make these changes successful, we need full and proper engagement with people with disability.” (Source: iStock)

NDIS overhaul to give easier access and make system less complex

Tags NDIS Accessibility Posted 5 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

A new package of reforms to the NDIS has been announced by the Government in response to the recommendations made in the… Read more

"Independence is important to all and especially important to those who have a disability." (Source: iStock)

Supported residential living offers people with disability independence

Tags NDIS Accessibility Accommodation Posted 5 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

SPONSORED STORY: People living with disability want independence and support when they need it, but have previously told… Read more

“Our ability to communicate and be able to express our ideas and needs is the essence of what connects us to our community." (Source: iStock)

Speech Pathology Week shines a light on ‘hidden’ disability

Tags Conditions Therapies Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

Across Australia, there are 1.2 million people living with some form of communication disability, which statistics say c… Read more

Mr Richardson told the Commission PPE stockpiles were difficult to access. (Source: Disability Royal Commission)

ROYAL COMMISSION: Disability sector not supported during COVID-19

Tags NDIS User Stories Education Accessibility Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held hearings, running fro… Read more

Premier Andrews says he is in discussions with the Federal Government about creating a response for the disability sector that is similar to that of the aged care sector.

Victoria asking for disability response, similar to aged care

Tags NDIS Accessibility Posted 6 months ago by Liz Alderslade

During a Sunday address, 16 August, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews outlined a request from the State to receive Federa… Read more

"Complex trauma impacts so many people living with disability, directly or indirectly," says Dr Kezelman.

New trauma guide to support people with disability

Tags Accessibility Mental Health Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Federal Government is backing the development of a new guide to better support people with disability who have exper… Read more

Ann Marie Smith, who had cerebral palsy, died in April, of septic shock and multiple organ failure. (Source: South Australia Police)

South Australian Government accepts safeguarding recommendations

Tags NDIS Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Disability Safeguarding Task Force, established in the wake of the tragic death of Ann Marie Smith, has released its… Read more

"John has guided the NDIA under successive governments and ministers and I thank him for his service." (Source: Actuaries Institute)

NDIA Board member resigns position

Tags NDIS Noticeboard Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) board member Mr John Walsh AM has resigned from his role, effective 31 Augus… Read more

"Immunise was designed to be easy to use and hard to break,"explained OnePassport CEO, Michael Maher. (iStock)

In a time of strict regulation, OnePassport® Immunise simplifies record keeping

Tags Employment Industry Posted 6 months ago

SPONSORED STORY - The current COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone, but none more so than those who are vulnerable to… Read more

“In one home I worked, residents were isolated after testing, and many workers didn’t want to work because they were worried about their own or a family member's health." (iStock)

Disability workers face uncertainty and risk of illness due to COVID-19, survey says

Tags Finance Accessibility Mental Health Research Industry Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

A new national survey of Disability Support Workers (DSWs) has found that workers are facing financial hardship, uncerta… Read more

“I have spent four years trying to turn a vision into reality, and I now have [the] opportunity to move this forward." (Source: iStock)

Disability sector grant recipients announced

Tags Noticeboard Industry Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

National social enterprise Community Business Bureau (CBB) has announced the first round of recipients to receive up to … Read more

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