Talking Disability
Victorian tutor recruitment program needs strong autism focus says peak body
Tags Autism Education Accessibility Posted 4 months agoThe Victorian Government’s pledge to recruit and deploy 4,100 tutors across the State’s schools in 2021 must be coupled … Read more
COVID-19 information accessibility lacking for blind and low vision Australians
Tags Accessibility Research Posted 4 months agoA Monash University study has found that graphical information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic regularly presented in … Read more
Federal Budget leaves the nation’s vulnerable “high and dry”, say community peak bodies
Tags Finance Accessibility Posted 4 months agoLow income Australians, including those on the Disability Support Pension, are set to receive a $500 handout from Decemb… Read more
#MakeItSafeToSpeak to the Disability Royal Commission
Tags Accessibility Mental Health Advice Posted 4 months agoRepresentative organisations from Disabled People’s Organisations of Australia are campaigning for legislation to protec… Read more
New funding and support strategy for younger people living in aged care
Tags Accommodation Industry Posted 4 months agoThe Federal Government has announced $10.6 million to fund a new strategy for reducing the number of younger people with… Read more
Baptist Care SA, accommodating client needs in housing
Tags Accommodation Posted 4 months agoSPONSORED STORY – Everyone deserves a comfortable, safe place to live. It is usually the first step in their journey tow… Read more
Disability insurance companies running "at risk of failure"
Tags Finance Posted 4 months ago by Liz AldersladeConcerns have been raised by the Actuaries Institute about the sustainability of the disability insurance market, which … Read more
ROYAL COMMISSION: An overuse of medications and restrictive practices
Tags NDIS Therapies User Stories Accessibility Posted 5 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held hearings, running fro… Read more
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 ClairRemote learning during Term 3 in Victoria, due to continued COVID lockdowns, has led to a decline in the mental and phys… Read more
NDIS overhaul to give easier access and make system less complex
Tags NDIS Accessibility Posted 5 months ago by Rebecca St ClairA new package of reforms to the NDIS has been announced by the Government in response to the recommendations made in the… Read more
Supported residential living offers people with disability independence
Tags NDIS Accessibility Accommodation Posted 5 months ago by Rebecca St ClairSPONSORED STORY: People living with disability want independence and support when they need it, but have previously told… Read more
Speech Pathology Week shines a light on ‘hidden’ disability
Tags Conditions Therapies Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St ClairAcross Australia, there are 1.2 million people living with some form of communication disability, which statistics say c… Read more
ROYAL COMMISSION: Disability sector not supported during COVID-19
Tags NDIS User Stories Education Accessibility Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held hearings, running fro… Read more
Victoria asking for disability response, similar to aged care
Tags NDIS Accessibility Posted 6 months ago by Liz AldersladeDuring a Sunday address, 16 August, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews outlined a request from the State to receive Federa… Read more
New trauma guide to support people with disability
Tags Accessibility Mental Health Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Federal Government is backing the development of a new guide to better support people with disability who have exper… Read more
South Australian Government accepts safeguarding recommendations
Tags NDIS Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Disability Safeguarding Task Force, established in the wake of the tragic death of Ann Marie Smith, has released its… Read more
NDIA Board member resigns position
Tags NDIS Noticeboard Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St ClairNational Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) board member Mr John Walsh AM has resigned from his role, effective 31 Augus… Read more
In a time of strict regulation, OnePassport® Immunise simplifies record keeping
Tags Employment Industry Posted 6 months agoSPONSORED STORY - The current COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone, but none more so than those who are vulnerable to… Read more
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 ClairA new national survey of Disability Support Workers (DSWs) has found that workers are facing financial hardship, uncerta… Read more
Disability sector grant recipients announced
Tags Noticeboard Industry Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St ClairNational social enterprise Community Business Bureau (CBB) has announced the first round of recipients to receive up to … Read more