THERAPIES NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY
Music helps hard of hearing and Deaf children to develop their skills
Tags Therapies Education Research Posted 4 weeks ago by Anna ChristianNew research has found that music lessons can be beneficial for hard of hearing and Deaf children to help develop their... Read more
New resource aims to improve the experience of people with foot amputation
Tags Conditions Therapies Health and Wellbeing Advice Research Industry Posted 6 months ago by Anna ChristianThousands of people facing amputation could be better supported through the use of a new resource developed by experts... Read more
Study finds early intervention with infants can help to support neurodiversity
Tags Conditions Therapies Autism Research Early Intervention Posted 7 months ago by Anna ChristianA study led by Australian researchers has found evidence that early intervention with children before a diagnosis of... Read more
Traineeships are the way of the future for the disability support workforce
Tags NDIS Therapies Education Employment Industry Government Posted 8 months ago by Anna ChristianWith 83,000 more disability support workers needed over the next few years as the care and support sector becomes one of... Read more
Disability Gateway website received positively by advocacy groups
Tags NDIS Conditions Therapies Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Employment Accommodation Transport Government Posted 8 months ago by Anna ChristianKey advocacy groups believe a website designed to provide information about support to people with disability could be a... Read more
Speaking up about the right to communication this Speech Pathology Week
Tags Conditions Therapies Education Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Industry Posted 8 months ago by Anna ChristianThis week the speech pathology community is raising awareness of the rights of every person to be able to communicate. Read more
Four out of five Australians with disability still without COVID-19 vaccine
Tags NDIS Conditions Therapies Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Government Royal Commission Posted 10 months ago by Jesse NeillWhile much of the focus has been on whether the Federal Government will mandate vaccinations for disability support... Read more
Advocates approach mandatory vaccinations for disability care with caution
Tags NDIS Therapies Health and Wellbeing Advice Government Posted 10 months ago by Jesse NeillThe Federal Government introduced a mandatory vaccination for aged care workers last week, however disability advocates... Read more
Parent-inclusive autism treatment starts national rollout
Tags NDIS Conditions Therapies Autism Accessibility Research Early Intervention Posted 11 months ago by Jesse NeillAn autism spectrum disorder (ASD) treatment that addresses both child behaviour and parent wellbeing has received... Read more
Vision Australia brings LEGO® Braille Bricks to Australia
Tags Conditions Therapies Education Posted 1 year agoChildren with low vision will now be able to enjoy the experience of LEGO® thanks to new LEGO® Braille Bricks, brought... Read more
Tasmanian disability provider launches State’s first dog-assisted therapy program
Tags Therapies Posted 1 year agoTasmanian disability provider Kites Children’s Therapy has launched the State’s first dog-assisted therapy program to... Read more
Eight sensory Christmas crafts for kids
Tags Conditions Therapies Autism Posted 1 year agoSensory play includes any activity that stimulates a child's senses: touch, smell, taste, movement, balance, sight and... Read more
New educational video highlights role of occupational therapists ahead of National OT Week
Tags Conditions Therapies Industry Posted 1 year agoA new educational video highlighting the work of occupational therapists has been released by National Disability... Read more
ROYAL COMMISSION: An overuse of medications and restrictive practices
Tags NDIS Therapies User Stories Accessibility Posted 1 year ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held hearings, running... Read more
Speech Pathology Week shines a light on ‘hidden’ disability
Tags Conditions Therapies Posted 1 year ago by Rebecca St ClairAcross Australia, there are 1.2 million people living with some form of communication disability, which statistics say... Read more
International students to boost COVID-19 disability and health workforce
Tags Therapies Education Employment Posted 2 years ago by Rebecca St ClairWork restrictions for international students in medical courses are being eased during the COVID-19 crisis to help boost... Read more
Challenges for unpaid carers during COVID-19
Tags Therapies Accessibility Mental Health Posted 2 years ago by Rebecca St ClairBeing an unpaid carer is a valuable and rewarding job but it's also a tough one, with many carers juggling multiple... Read more
The shift to online for disability services during COVID-19
Tags Therapies Accessibility Posted 2 years ago by Rebecca St ClairCOVID-19 measures are changing the way that service providers are delivering support to people with a disability in... Read more
Funding announced for new pre-term stem cell research
Tags Therapies Research Posted 2 years ago by Rebecca St ClairResearchers have received €9 million (AUD $14.7 million) in funding to look into preterm births and stem cell research... Read more
Occupational Therapy Week celebrates the hard work of OT’s
Tags Therapies Posted 2 years agoSPONSORED STORY - For this year’s Occupational Therapy Week, running from 21 to 27 October, Perth aged care and... Read more