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Community care provider Catholic Health Australia has called for the vaccine mandate applied to aged care workers to extend to disability support workers. [Source: Shutterstock]

Aged care staff vaccinated but disability support workers still have no mandate

Tags NDIS Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 13 hours ago by Anna Christian

All aged care workers are now required to have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and some States have even... Read more

Advocates say the process of applying for the Disability Support Pension, the low rate and inadequate employment support is causing people with disability distress. [Source: Shutterstock]

Disability Support Pension criticised as causing distress to people with disability

Tags NDIS Finance Health and Wellbeing Employment Government Posted 1 week ago by Anna Christian

Advocacy groups for people with disability have submitted their calls to a Senate Committee for sweeping reforms to the... Read more

Traineeships could meet continued growth in care workforces including disability support, home and community living. [Source: Shutterstock]

Traineeships are the way of the future for the disability support workforce

Tags NDIS Therapies Education Employment Industry Government Posted 1 week ago by Anna Christian

With 83,000 more disability support workers needed over the next few years as the care and support sector becomes one of... Read more

The information about services is available in a range of languages and audio or written formats. [Source: Shutterstock]

Disability Gateway website received positively by advocacy groups

Tags NDIS Conditions Therapies Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Employment Accommodation Transport Government Posted 1 week ago by Anna Christian

Key advocacy groups believe a website designed to provide information about support to people with disability could be a... Read more

Before the Tokyo 2020 Games began Australia’s para-athletes were set to not receive any medal bonus, unlike the Olympic athletes. [Source: Shutterstock]

Equal medal bonuses for Paralympians signals a more inclusive future

Tags Government Posted 2 weeks ago by Anna Christian

Australia’s Paralympians will be rewarded at the same rate as Olympians for the medals they have won at the Tokyo 2020... Read more

Chair of the Disability Royal Commission the Honourable Ronald Sackville AO QC says changes to confidentiality to protect people with disability are timely. [Source: Disability Royal Commission]

Royal Commission’s protection of people with disability welcomed as submissions grow

Tags NDIS Industry Government Royal Commission Posted 2 weeks ago by Anna Christian

People with a disability now have their confidentiality protected by law for their entire lifetime once they submit to... Read more

Opening up the vaccine to all NDIS participants above the age of 12 covers another 40,000 children. [Source: Shutterstock]

All children with disability as young as 12 can now receive a COVID-19 vaccine

Tags NDIS Health and Wellbeing Government Posted 3 weeks ago by Anna Christian

This week all children aged 12 to 15 who are participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have become... Read more

Disability organisations are now again following up with the Government about protecting people with disability and have provided a clear 11 point plan. [Source: Shutterstock]

Disability sector delivers ultimatum to Government and their vaccination program

Tags Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 4 weeks ago by Liz Alderslade

Over 60 disability organisations have provided an open letter to the Government demanding immediate action to vaccinate... Read more

The report admits there is funding inconsistency between low and high socio-economic participants, as well as highlights they are not getting enough CALD people onto the scheme. [Source: Shutterstock]

Better off NDIS participants receive more funding on average

Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Research Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Liz Alderslade

The recent National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) quarterly report, released on Monday, has highlighted that richer... Read more

The upgrades to the Census website allowed users to listen to questions and access audio files that provided further explanations and guidance. [Source: Shutterstock]

Recent 2021 Census the most accessible survey for deaf and blind people

Tags Accessibility Research Government Posted 1 month ago by Jesse Neill

The recent National Census was the most accessible and inclusive survey yet, with the 2021 survey being easily used by... Read more

Advocates suggest support workers need greater access to vaccines, while some service providers have taken matters into their own hands by running internal vaccine campaigns [Source: Shutterstock].

Advocates call for extra vaccine measures for disability support workers

Tags NDIS Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Jesse Neill

The Australian Services Union (ASU) is calling on National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Minister Linda Reynolds to... Read more

Disability workers will not be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine to continue working, however this arrangement is set to be reviewed again by National Cabinet next month. [Source: Shutterstock]

COVID vaccines not mandatory for disability workers

Tags NDIS Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Employment Government Posted 2 months ago by Jesse Neill

COVID-19 vaccinations are being “strongly recommended” for disability support workers, but the Federal Government has... Read more

The proposed independent assessments for NDIS participants have been axed in their current form. [Source: Shutterstock]

Proposed independent assessments scrapped by Federal Government

Tags NDIS Accessibility Government Posted 2 months ago by Jesse Neill

The Federal Government has scrapped its plan to bring in independent assessments for National Disability Insurance... Read more

Of the 27,000 National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants aged 16 and over living in shared homes, less than 20% have received both doses of the COVID vaccine [Source: Shutterstock]

​Four out of five Australians with disability still without COVID-19 vaccine

Tags NDIS Conditions Therapies Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Government Royal Commission Posted 2 months ago by Jesse Neill

While much of the focus has been on whether the Federal Government will mandate vaccinations for disability support... Read more

Mandatory vaccinations for disability workers are currently in discussion following the announcement that all aged care workers will be required to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. [Image: Shutterstock]

Advocates approach mandatory vaccinations for disability care with caution

Tags NDIS Therapies Health and Wellbeing Advice Government Posted 2 months ago by Jesse Neill

The Federal Government introduced a mandatory vaccination for aged care workers last week, however disability advocates... Read more

A disability care resident received threats in an anonymous letter the Disability Royal Commission has heard

Disability Royal Commission hears of shocking threats to disability care resident in SA

Tags NDIS Government Royal Commission Posted 3 months ago by Jesse Neill

A South Australian family have told the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with... Read more

Victorian Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers, Luke Donnellan, announces five-day vaccination blitz for disability and aged care workers [Source: ABC News]

Victorian Government announce vaccination ‘blitz’ for disability workers

Tags NDIS Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Government Posted 3 months ago by Jesse Neill

The Victorian Government will be enacting a five-day vaccination blitz that will provide disability and aged care staff... Read more

Sunnyfield Disability Services CEO Caroline Cuddihy fronted the disability royal commission over three days last week. [Source: Disability Royal Commission]

Disability royal commission hears allegations of abuse at NDIS accommodation provider

Tags NDIS Government Royal Commission Posted 3 months ago by Jesse Neill

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (Disability Royal... Read more

NDIS proposed independent assessments have been overwhelmingly rejected in recent weeks. [Source: Shutterstock]

NDIS independent assessments largely opposed by disability community

Tags NDIS Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 3 months ago by Jesse Neill

People with disability have warned independent assessments are making it harder to access publicly funded support as... Read more

Counsel Assisting Kate Eastman SC grilled Department of Health official over disability resident de-prioritisation in vaccine rollout [Source: Supplied]

Vaccine rollout to disability sector an "abject failure" and "discrimination"

Tags Health and Wellbeing Government Royal Commission Posted 3 months ago by Liz Alderslade

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held a special hearing on... Read more