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“There was no facial expressions. He was dribbling. He wasn’t interacting with the dogs which he normally loved. He just sat there." (Source: Disability Royal Commission)

ROYAL COMMISSION: An overuse of medications and restrictive practices

Tags NDIS Therapies User Stories Accessibility Posted 3 weeks ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held hearings, running … Read more

“Our ability to communicate and be able to express our ideas and needs is the essence of what connects us to our community." (Source: iStock)

Speech Pathology Week shines a light on ‘hidden’ disability

Tags Conditions Therapies Posted 1 month ago by Rebecca St Clair

Across Australia, there are 1.2 million people living with some form of communication disability, which statistics sa… Read more

"Around 8,000 international students already work as aged and disability carers and allowing them to work more hours makes sense." (Source: Shutterstock)

International students to boost COVID-19 disability and health workforce

Tags Therapies Education Employment Posted 5 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

Work restrictions for international students in medical courses are being eased during the COVID-19 crisis to help bo… Read more

COVID-19 and the challenges being faced by carers may impact a carers mental health. (Source: Shutterstock)

Challenges for unpaid carers during COVID-19

Tags Therapies Accessibility Mental Health Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

Being an unpaid carer is a valuable and rewarding job but it's also a tough one, with many carers juggling multiple r… Read more

“Moving services online is an important way to ensure that people with disability can continue to get the essential supports they need.” (Source: Shutterstock)

The shift to online for disability services during COVID-19

Tags Therapies Accessibility Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

COVID-19 measures are changing the way that service providers are delivering support to people with a disability in o… Read more

Stem cells offer great promise as a potential treatment for a variety of neurological conditions. [Source: Shutterstock]

Funding announced for new pre-term stem cell research

Tags Therapies Research Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca St Clair

Researchers have received €9 million (AUD $14.7 million) in funding to look into preterm births and stem cell resea… Read more

Elysia Connor (centre) with residents from Brightwater​ Oats Street Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre undertaking this years HBF Run For a Reason. [Source: Brightwater]

Occupational Therapy Week celebrates the hard work of OT’s

Tags Therapies Posted 11 months ago

SPONSORED STORY - For this year’s Occupational Therapy Week, running from 21 to 27 October, Perth aged care and dis… Read more

Sam Hensman using ALTO with Daish Malani, the Technical Director and (other) Co-founder of Add-Life Technologies [Source: Add-Life Technologies]

Virtual reality device aids stroke recovery

Tags Therapies Posted 2 years ago by Nicole Pope

A virtual reality device is helping rehabilitate people who have had a stroke with modern technology that is also abl… Read more