INDUSTRY NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY
Support for Special Olympics to be held in Australia for the first time
Tags Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 1 week ago by Anna ChristianLocal and international support is growing for a bid to hold the 2027 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Perth. Read more
People with disability paid below minimum wage and lacking employment support
Tags NDIS Employment Industry Royal Commission Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People With Disability heard this week that... Read more
Demand for disability advocates recognised but not matched by funding
Tags NDIS Finance Advice Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianThe Government has confirmed the funding figure it will put towards advocacy support for people with disability over the... Read more
Details of disability support needed in election commitments, says peak body
Tags NDIS Finance Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianWith the Federal Election expected to be called this week, peak disability representative organisation People With... Read more
Hopes Federal Budget will recognise importance of funding for people with disability
Tags NDIS Finance Industry Government Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianThe Federal Budget is due to be delivered tomorrow night and many people with disability could benefit from funding if... Read more
Manslaughter sentence condemned by advocates as ‘inappropriate’ for horrific crime
Tags NDIS Health and Wellbeing Industry Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianThe sentence of a support worker over the manslaughter of Adelaide woman Ann Marie Smith has been labelled... Read more
World Down Syndrome Day focuses on the meaning of inclusion
Tags Down Syndrome Employment Industry Posted 1 month ago by Anna ChristianOn World Down Syndrome Day, 21 March, people with Down syndrome and their supporters are advocating for inclusion across... Read more
Disability service providers should have a workplace mental health policy
Tags Mental Health Employment Industry Posted 2 months agoOPINION - Five years ago when my consultancy was asked to write a workplace mental health policy for a client, it was an... Read more
People with disability call for changes to traditional leadership on International Women’s Day
Tags Accessibility Industry Royal Commission Posted 2 months ago by Anna ChristianWomen With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is calling on all Australians to change the way they think about leadership... Read more
LifeRAT throws out helping hand for people without access to COVID-19 testing
Tags Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Industry Posted 2 months ago by Anna ChristianA new campaign is sending free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) to people with disability who have been facing issues... Read more
Royal Commission “deeply concerned” about effects of Omicron wave
Tags Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Royal Commission Posted 3 months ago by Anna ChristianThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has released a statement... Read more
Election campaigns focus on support for families with disability
Tags Autism Education Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 3 months ago by Anna ChristianAs the Federal election approaches, advocacy groups and unions have begun to release their demands for candidates to... Read more
Hundreds of younger people with disability still living in nursing homes as deadlines approach
Tags NDIS Accommodation Research Industry Government Posted 3 months ago by Anna ChristianA newly released report shows the Government is still short of its target to have no one younger than 45 living in... Read more
World Cancer Day aims to support those with barriers to diagnosis and treatment
Tags Conditions Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 3 months ago by Anna ChristianPeople with disability who face barriers to accessing health care for cancer diagnosis and treatment are part of the... Read more
People with disability at risk not just from Omicron but also gaps in support
Tags NDIS Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 4 months ago by Anna ChristianPeople with disability are going without basic assistance for days, sleeping in their wheelchairs and going to hospital... Read more
Hireup awarded for approach to connecting people with disability
Tags Noticeboard Industry Posted 4 months agoThe 2021 Social Impact Measurement Network of Australia Awards recognised Hireup as a leader in the categories of... Read more
Accessible housing design to only be used across half of Australia
Tags NDIS Accessibility Accommodation Industry Government Posted 5 months ago by Anna ChristianThousands of people will be denied choice in where they live as half of Australia’s States choose to opt out of a... Read more
Activists, advocates and authors recognised as national disability strategy released
Tags Accessibility Industry Government Posted 5 months ago by Anna ChristianThe National Awards for Disability Leadership have acknowledged the work of seven passionate people with disability in... Read more
Australian of the Year calls for people with disability to show their inner leadership
Tags User Stories Education Accessibility Employment Industry Posted 5 months ago by Anna ChristianWith International Day of People With Disability being held tomorrow, Queensland Australian of the Year, Dinesh Palipana... Read more
Employment of people with disability hasn’t improved in years, hears Disability Royal Commission
Tags Employment Industry Government Royal Commission Posted 5 months ago by Anna ChristianEmployment rates of people with disability in Australia have not seen improvement in 30 years, an expert told the Royal... Read more