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“These two scholarship winners will work with various ABC teams over three months, to develop their skills, produce content and gain valuable employment experience.” (iStock)

Regional content creators with disability given opportunity to showcase talent

Tags Accessibility Employment Posted 3 days ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) and the Federal Government have partnered as a part of a scholarship to sho… Read more

“[Including Auslan] will make it easier for us to determine more accurately the number of Auslan users in Australia." (Source: iStock)

Auslan to be included on next Census as language option

Tags Conditions Accessibility Posted 4 days ago by Rebecca St Clair

The 2021 National Census will, for the first time, include Auslan as a language option following unsuccessful attempt… Read more

“We hope the research will allow us to draw valuable insights from the NDIS community, on what worked well and what could have been done better. (Source: iStock)

NDIS seeks feedback on COVID-19 changes from participants

Tags NDIS Accessibility Research Posted 1 week ago by Rebecca St Clair

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and the University of Melbourne have launched a new survey seeking fe… Read more

“We need to take autism seriously and serve that population better. Having a national inquiry is a really good first step towards creating a National Autism Strategy." (Source: iStock)

Last chance to take part in autism survey

Tags NDIS Conditions Autism Accessibility Posted 1 week ago by Rebecca St Clair

Australians with autism, their families and carers are being urged to have their say about their experiences of livin… Read more

"The families and caregivers of the participants are also seen as customers so it's important that they too are heard." (Source: iStock)

Hearing your customer

Tags NDIS Education Accessibility Industry Posted 1 week ago

OPINION - As we progress with consumer choice in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) it is increasingly i… Read more

“We certainly hope that one of the outcomes from this will be the equality of opportunity or a shift towards equal opportunity for people with disability.” (Source: iStock)

National Disability Research Partnership to help improve disability policy

Tags NDIS Accessibility Research Posted 1 week ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Federal Government has announced the launch of the National Disability Research Partnership which is being led by… Read more

The changes made to SDA rules mean couples are now able to share a bedroom, and children will be able to share a room with their parent or siblings. (Source: iStock)

New SDA rules allow greater flexibility and choice

Tags NDIS Accessibility Accommodation Posted 2 weeks ago by Rebecca St Clair

Changes announced this week by the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert, allow… Read more

Mr Sackville says that the hearing will examine the response to COVID-19 and any systemic issues that have been impacting people with disability. (Source: Disability Royal Commission)

Royal Commission hearing to investigate impact of COVID-19

Tags NDIS User Stories Accessibility Posted 2 weeks ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has announced a public… Read more

"PWDA calls on Minister Ruston to extend the mobility allowance further, until other measures have been put in place...” (Source: iStock)

‘Disappointment’ at eventual closure of Mobility Allowance

Tags NDIS Accessibility Transport Posted 2 weeks ago by Rebecca St Clair

Advocates have expressed concern about the ceasing of the current Mobility Allowance, paid through Centrelink, and th… Read more

Ms Rogerson, CEO of Autism Awareness Australia, welcomes the focus on the hospitality industry as it allows for more employment opportunities (Source: iStock).

New training projects to support people with autism into work

Tags NDIS Autism Accessibility Employment Posted 2 weeks ago by Rebecca St Clair

As a part of their disability employment initiative, the Federal Government has introduced two new training projects … Read more

The issues flagged in the survey were raised to Australian Governments by PWDA, alongside over 70 other disability advocacy organisations, in an open letter to the National Cabinet. (Source: iStock)

Survey reveals COVID-19 experience has been “expensive, isolating and lonely”

Tags NDIS Accessibility Research Posted 3 weeks ago by Rebecca St Clair

A new survey released by peak disability rights organisation, People With Disability Australia (PWDA), has revealed t… Read more

“With NDIS provider claiming patterns showing most supports have returned to pre-coronavirus levels, we are moving to the next phase of the response.” (Source: iStock)

First stages of post-COVID-19 NDIS as temporary measures set to end

Tags NDIS Accessibility Industry Posted 3 weeks ago by Rebecca St Clair

Some of the temporary measures put in place by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to help ease the burde… Read more

“Often people in remote areas are discriminated against because of the remoteness and services just aren’t available..." (Source: iStock)

Inequality needs to be addressed for First Nations people with disability

Tags NDIS Conditions User Stories Accessibility Posted 3 weeks ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Black Lives Matter movement in, and outside, Australia has once more highlighted the inequality faced by First N… Read more

Banning orders will be at the extreme end of the NDIS Commissioner’s regulatory powers and are only used in the most serious of cases. )Source: iStock)

New banning powers to strengthen protection of NDIS participants

Tags NDIS Accessibility Posted 3 weeks ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Federal Government is expanding the powers of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quality Safeguards … Read more

"The further people are away from the ordinary places that other people in our community go, the more likely it is that things will happen that nobody will find out about." (Source: iStock)

Visibility and inclusion an essential safeguard for people with disability

Tags NDIS User Stories Accessibility Posted 4 weeks ago by Rebecca St Clair

The visibility of people with disability in the community is key to ensuring they are not subjected to abuse and negl… Read more

Professor Bigby says the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the lack of rights for people with intellectual disability in Australia. (Source: iStock)

Learnings and improvements needed to better support people with intellectual disability during COVID-19

Tags Conditions Down Syndrome Accessibility Research Posted 4 weeks ago by Rebecca St Clair

People with intellectual disability have faced unique challenges during the outbreak of COVID-19 and need to continue… Read more

The organisation developed a Connections Hub​ as a part of World MS Day, as a way for people to share photos of themselves and tips for self-care. (Source: MS Australia)

World MS day highlights importance of connections - especially during COVID-19

Tags Conditions User Stories Accessibility Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca St Clair

World Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day, held over the weekend on 30 May, spotlighted the importance of connections for … Read more

Disability Royal Commission turns its eyes to the impact of restrictive practices

Tags User Stories Accessibility Mental Health Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is once more seeking in… Read more

The #BeThatPerson campaign gives the public an opportunity to understand how to best assist people who are blind or vision impaired as they navigate the community. (Source: iStock)

Push for inclusion and kindness for blind and vision-impaired during COVID-19

Tags Conditions Accessibility Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca St Clair

COVID-19 has created a push for kindness online, and a new project has been launched by Blind Citizens Australia (BCA… Read more

“What [not being listened to] does is it dehumanises people. It actually disempowers them and represents exactly what we are not trying to achieve" (Source:iStock)

Not being heard creates more vulnerability in the already vulnerable

Tags NDIS Accessibility Research Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca St Clair

In the aftermath of Ann Marie Smith’s death, there are concerns about the vulnerability of people with disability w… Read more