FINANCE NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY

The project will develop and evaluate ways to support children with autism as they learn to read and write [Source: Shutterstock]

Funding to deliver project helping develop literacy skills of children with autism

Tags Finance Autism Education Posted 1 month ago by Nicole Pope

Sydney researchers have secured funding for a project aiming to develop and evaluate ways to support children with au… Read more

From 1 October the NDIS will fund continence supports including catheter changes and cleaning [Source: Shutterstock]

NDIS and health services to provide disability-related health supports

Tags NDIS Conditions Finance Posted 1 month ago by Nicole Pope

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and health services will now work together to support people with dis… Read more

The grants are the first under the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s new four-year $17.6 million investment in building capacity amongst NDIS providers [Source: Shutterstock]

Organisations receive funding to develop resources and tools to build provider capacity

Tags NDIS Finance Posted 1 month ago by Nicole Pope

Ten peak disability bodies and organisations will receive a share of $5.7 million in funding under the National Disab… Read more

A number of initiatives will be implemented over a six month period to resolve delays and waiting lists for children with disability in accessing ECEI under the NDIS [Source: Shutterstock]

Plan to help children access early intervention supports, quicker

Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Posted 1 month ago by Nicole Pope

A new plan by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will help children with disability access Early Childho… Read more

The significant price increases effective 1 July 2019 will positively impact all participants and disability service providers [Source: Shutterstock]

New NDIS price guide gives rural and regional providers a pay rise

Tags NDIS Finance Posted 1 month ago by Nicole Pope

Disability service providers servicing areas considered remote and very remote will receive double the income for the… Read more

These grants will help organisations deliver disability services to regional and rural Victorian communities [Source: Shutterstock]

Grants help NDIS provide better supports in regional Victoria

Tags NDIS Finance Posted 2 months ago by Nicole Pope

Organisations providing disability support services in regional Victoria could soon benefit from grants helping incre… Read more

The report which collected data from 1 January 2019 - 31 March 2019 shows the NDIS welcomed more people with disability in the March quarter than during its trial phase [Source: Shutterstock]

NDIS Quarterly Report shows improved participant experience but issues remain

Tags NDIS Finance Research Posted 3 months ago by Nicole Pope

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quarterly Report has shown a record 32,000 participants entered the S… Read more

The Government is expected to allocate a staggering $527 million to the inquiry overshadowing Royal Commissions into Banking, Child Abuse and Aged Care [Source: Shutterstock]

Disability Royal Commission funding breaks records

Tags Finance Posted 4 months ago by Nicole Pope

The funding allocation for the Royal Commission into the violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation against people wit… Read more

The South Australian Government is calling on people with disability to have their input on the State's inclusive future [Source: Shutterstock]

Consultation opens for South Australia’s first State Disability Inclusion Plan

Tags Finance Accessibility Research Posted 4 months ago by Nicole Pope

Consultation for South Australia’s first Disability Inclusive Plan has opened, to promote a more inclusive communit… Read more

Advocacy organisations and people with disability joined a rally in February calling for ongoing Government support [Source: PDCNSW]

Fight for NSW disability advocacy funding continues

Tags Finance Posted 5 months ago by Nicole Pope

Disability advocates and organisations are desperate to secure funding for New South Wales (NSW) disability advocacy,… Read more

A number of changes will help eligible NDIS participants access SDA housing [Source: Shutterstock]

New reforms to Specialist Disability Accommodation announced

Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Accommodation Posted 6 months ago by Nicole Pope

The announcement of new reforms to Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) will address the outcomes of a review by… Read more

The funding will help the 1 in 4 young people who present at a headspace centre not engaged in work or study [Source: Shutterstock]

Funding investment to continue and expand mental health employment support

Tags Finance Mental Health Employment Posted 6 months ago by Nicole Pope

One of Australia’s leading mental health organisations, headspace will continue to help young people with mental il… Read more

Autism Queensland will begin three refurbishment projects thanks to $1.3 million in funding from the State Government [Source: Shutterstock]

Autism-specific school in Queensland receives refurbishment funding

Tags Finance Autism Education Accessibility Posted 7 months ago by Nicole Pope

A Sunnybank school helping support the needs of children living with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Queensland has… Read more