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THERAPIES NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY

<p>Dysphasia affects 60 percent of children with developmental delay and around 50 percent of stroke survivors [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 6 years ago by Nicole Pope

Australians living with swallowing difficulties, such as dysphagia, could soon have required nutritional support funded... Read more

<p>People with disability are 1.5 times as likely to have experienced emotional abuse from a partner than people without disability [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 6 years ago by Nicole Pope

A second report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed people with disability... Read more

Posted 6 years ago by Nicole Pope

SPONSORED STORY – Not-for-profit disability service provider, Youngcare is giving people with disability living in... Read more

<p>The paper details the anonymous experience of 23 current NDIS participants and how the Scheme helped improve their lives and achieve their goals [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 6 years ago by Nicole Pope

Independent social-profit organisation, JFA Purple Orange has released a paper sharing the positive experiences of... Read more

<p>Two disability providers have been forced to &#8220;scale down&#8221; their NDIS services due to financial pressures [Source: Shutterstock] </p>
Posted 6 years ago by Nicole Pope

People with disability living in New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will begin the... Read more

<p>Generic medications will become available for MS disease-modifying therapies, in particular, the drug Teriflunomide (Aubagio), used to treat relapsing MS [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 6 years ago by Nicole Pope

People living with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic condition affecting the central nervous system, will be afforded... Read more

<p>Bill Shorten has been appointed Shadow Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme and Shadow Minister for Government Services [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 6 years ago by Nicole Pope

As Anthony Albanese takes his stand as Leader of the Opposition, Bill Shorten will continue to support Australians with... Read more

<p>Vanessa Vlajkovic was boarding her Jetstar flight from Perth to Adelaide when she was advised that she would not be able to fly without a carer [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 6 years ago by Nicole Pope

Peak disability bodies have called on airlines to be more inclusive and respectful to travellers with disability, after... Read more

<p>A survey of 45 people with intellectual disability found limited support from family members and carers was a key barrier to electoral participation [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 6 years ago by Nicole Pope

Ground-breaking, Australian first research from La Trobe University’s Living with Disability Research Centre has... Read more

<p>280,000 people with disability used support services funded by the NDA, with about 40,000 (or 14 percent) people transitioning to the Scheme during 2017-18 [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 6 years ago by Nicole Pope

The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has released a report recapping disability support services funded... Read more