USER STORIES NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY
Young student with disability begins life changing work
Tags User Stories Education Posted 2 months agoCaelan has big dreams in the automotive industry. Read more
Aussie band has big plans for 2021 thanks to NDIS support
Tags NDIS User Stories Education Posted 3 months agoAfter a successful 2020, Australian band The KingStones, who are all National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) partici… Read more
World-first sensory journey to portray what it’s like living with a disability
Tags Conditions User Stories Education Posted 4 months agoAustralian disability and aged care support network Mable has launched the world’s first podcast reflecting the personal… Read more
Fearless Australians smash disability stereotypes in new film series
Tags Conditions User Stories Autism Down Syndrome Accessibility Posted 4 months agoSix short films showcasing fearless Australians living with disability premiered on International Day of People with Dis… Read more
ROYAL COMMISSION: An overuse of medications and restrictive practices
Tags NDIS Therapies User Stories Accessibility Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held hearings, running fro… Read more
Students with autism face a decline in mental and physical health during lockdown
Tags User Stories Autism Research Posted 6 months ago by Rebecca St ClairRemote learning during Term 3 in Victoria, due to continued COVID lockdowns, has led to a decline in the mental and phys… Read more
ROYAL COMMISSION: Disability sector not supported during COVID-19
Tags NDIS User Stories Education Accessibility Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held hearings, running fro… Read more
Royal Commission hearing to investigate impact of COVID-19
Tags NDIS User Stories Accessibility Posted 10 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has announced a public hea… Read more
Inequality needs to be addressed for First Nations people with disability
Tags NDIS Conditions User Stories Accessibility Posted 10 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Black Lives Matter movement in, and outside, Australia has once more highlighted the inequality faced by First Natio… Read more
Visibility and inclusion an essential safeguard for people with disability
Tags NDIS User Stories Accessibility Posted 10 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe visibility of people with disability in the community is key to ensuring they are not subjected to abuse and neglect… Read more
World MS day highlights importance of connections - especially during COVID-19
Tags Conditions User Stories Accessibility Posted 10 months ago by Rebecca St ClairWorld Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day, held over the weekend on 30 May, spotlighted the importance of connections for people… Read more
Disability Royal Commission turns its eyes to the impact of restrictive practices
Tags User Stories Accessibility Mental Health Posted 10 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is once more seeking input… Read more
NDIS supported living arrangements need urgent overhaul
Tags NDIS User Stories Accessibility Accommodation Research Posted 10 months ago by Rebecca St ClairUrgent changes need to be made to help support National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants to live independ… Read more
National Volunteer Week: from volunteering to creating a national charity
Tags User Stories Autism Education Accessibility Posted 11 months ago by Rebecca St ClairNational Volunteer Week (18 May –24 May) celebrates volunteers both big and small for their contributions to the communi… Read more
Students with disability face “disconnection” with online learning
Tags User Stories Accessibility Posted 11 months ago by Rebecca St ClairAs a result of COVID-19 many schools have moved partially or completely to online learning, a drastic shift from the tra… Read more
Auslan interpreters help to connect people with the community
Tags Conditions User Stories Accessibility Posted 1 year agoSPONSORED STORY - Allyson Smith has been Deaf since infancy and recently moved from her lifelong home of Brisbane to Bur… Read more
ROYAL COMMISSION: Lack of appropriate treatment in health care
Tags NDIS User Stories Accessibility Research Posted 1 year ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Disability Royal Commission continued its Sydney hearings last week into how people with an intellectual disability … Read more
ROYAL COMMISSION: Australia's healthcare system not prepared
Tags NDIS Conditions User Stories Accessibility Advice Research Posted 1 year ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Disability Royal Commission has been told Australia's healthcare system lacks data and is not prepared for those wit… Read more
Carly Findlay receives Order of Australia honours
Tags User Stories Accessibility Posted 1 year ago by Rebecca St ClairAuthor and disability advocate Carly Findlay has received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) as a part of the 2020 … Read more
Community shares anger and frustration with Government
Tags NDIS User Stories Advice Research Posted 1 year ago by Liz AldersladeThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held their second Adelaide… Read more