GOVERNMENT NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY

RC report finds communication failed between decision-makers and people with disability, leaving them feeling “forgotten and ignored” during early stages of COVID-19. Source [iStock]

RC report finds “serious failures” to people with disability during early stages of COVID-19

Tags NDIS Accessibility Mental Health Government Royal Commission Posted 3 days ago

The Australian Government was responsible for “serious failures” to people with disability during the early stage… Read more

More than 100 extra staff will provide on-the-ground implementation support and program delivery for Victorian schools through new a State Government Disability Inclusion package [Source: iStock]

Victorian students with disability to benefit from $1.6b State Government education support

Tags Education Government Posted 1 week ago

The Victorian Government has announced $1.6 billion in funding to support students with disability in the classroom t… Read more

Senior Counsel Assisting Lincoln Crowley speaks at the Disability Royal Commission‘s eighth public hearing in Brisbane [Source: Disability RC]

First Nations people with disability raise injustice, discrimination at RC

Tags Government Royal Commission Posted 1 week ago

First Nations people with disability will tell the Disability Royal Commission this week about the structural violenc… Read more

The next RC hearing will specifically look at experiences of First Nations people with disability. [Source: Disability RC]

First Nations people to tell their stories at next RC hearing

Tags Government Royal Commission Posted 2 weeks ago

First Nations people with disability and their families who have interacted with child protection systems will tell t… Read more