USER STORIES NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY
Aussie band has big plans for 2021 thanks to NDIS support
Tags NDIS User Stories Education Posted 1 week agoAfter a successful 2020, Australian band The KingStones, who are all National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) part… Read more
World-first sensory journey to portray what it’s like living with a disability
Tags Conditions User Stories Education Posted 1 month agoAustralian disability and aged care support network Read more
Fearless Australians smash disability stereotypes in new film series
Tags Conditions User Stories Autism Down Syndrome Accessibility Posted 1 month agoSix short films showcasing fearless Australians living with disability premiered on International Day of People with … Read more
ROYAL COMMISSION: An overuse of medications and restrictive practices
Tags NDIS Therapies User Stories Accessibility Posted 3 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held hearings, running … Read more
Students with autism face a decline in mental and physical health during lockdown
Tags User Stories Autism Research Posted 3 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 p… Read more
ROYAL COMMISSION: Disability sector not supported during COVID-19
Tags NDIS User Stories Education Accessibility Posted 5 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held hearings, running … Read more
Royal Commission hearing to investigate impact of COVID-19
Tags NDIS User Stories Accessibility Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has announced a public… Read more
Inequality needs to be addressed for First Nations people with disability
Tags NDIS Conditions User Stories Accessibility Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Black Lives Matter movement in, and outside, Australia has once more highlighted the inequality faced by First N… Read more
Visibility and inclusion an essential safeguard for people with disability
Tags NDIS User Stories Accessibility Posted 7 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 negl… Read more
World MS day highlights importance of connections - especially during COVID-19
Tags Conditions User Stories Accessibility Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairWorld Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Day, held over the weekend on 30 May, spotlighted the importance of connections for … Read more
Disability Royal Commission turns its eyes to the impact of restrictive practices
Tags User Stories Accessibility Mental Health Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is once more seeking in… Read more
NDIS supported living arrangements need urgent overhaul
Tags NDIS User Stories Accessibility Accommodation Research Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca St ClairUrgent changes need to be made to help support National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants to live indep… Read more
National Volunteer Week: from volunteering to creating a national charity
Tags User Stories Autism Education Accessibility Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca St ClairNational Volunteer Week (18 May –24 May) celebrates volunteers both big and small for their contributions to the c… Read more
Students with disability face “disconnection” with online learning
Tags User Stories Accessibility Posted 9 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 … Read more
Auslan interpreters help to connect people with the community
Tags Conditions User Stories Accessibility Posted 10 months agoSPONSORED STORY - Allyson Smith has been Deaf since infancy and recently moved from her lifelong home of Brisbane to … Read more
ROYAL COMMISSION: Lack of appropriate treatment in health care
Tags NDIS User Stories Accessibility Research Posted 10 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Disability Royal Commission continued its Sydney hearings last week into how people with an intellectual disabili… Read more
ROYAL COMMISSION: Australia's healthcare system not prepared
Tags NDIS Conditions User Stories Accessibility Advice Research Posted 11 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Disability Royal Commission has been told Australia's healthcare system lacks data and is not prepared for th… Read more
Carly Findlay receives Order of Australia honours
Tags User Stories Accessibility Posted 11 months 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 20… 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 Adela… Read more
Disability Royal Commission commences!
Tags User Stories Posted 1 year ago by Nicole PopeThe first public hearing of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disabi… Read more