Talking Disability
Disability Royal Commission extension requested as Interim Report released
Posted 2 months agoChair of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability Ronald Sackvil… Read more
Resolving unconscious bias towards people with disability in the workplace
Tags Accessibility Employment Posted 3 months agoUnconscious biases towards people with disability are still negatively influencing the recruitment process and preven… Read more
New educational video highlights role of occupational therapists ahead of National OT Week
Tags Conditions Therapies Industry Posted 3 months agoA new educational video highlighting the work of occupational therapists has been released by National Disability Ins… Read more
NDIS Participants to access free assessments as part of pilot
Tags NDIS Posted 3 months agoNational Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Participants will have the opportunity to experience free independent ass… Read more
Virtual reality program a ‘game-changer’ for children with intellectual disabilities
Tags Accessibility Research Posted 3 months agoResearchers at the University of South Australia (UniSA) have developed a new virtual reality (VR) program to help ch… Read more
Federal Government announces plan to better protect privacy during and after Royal Commission
Posted 3 months agoDisability advocates have welcomed the Federal Government’s plan to amend the Royal Commissions Act to better prote… Read more
Victorian tutor recruitment program needs strong autism focus says peak body
Tags Autism Education Accessibility Posted 3 months agoThe Victorian Government’s pledge to recruit and deploy 4,100 tutors across the State’s schools in 2021 must be … Read more
COVID-19 information accessibility lacking for blind and low vision Australians
Tags Accessibility Research Posted 3 months agoA Monash University study has found that graphical information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic regularly presented … Read more
Federal Budget leaves the nation’s vulnerable “high and dry”, say community peak bodies
Tags Finance Accessibility Posted 3 months agoLow income Australians, including those on the Disability Support Pension, are set to receive a $500 handout from Dec… Read more
#MakeItSafeToSpeak to the Disability Royal Commission
Tags Accessibility Mental Health Advice Posted 3 months agoRepresentative organisations from Disabled People’s Organisations of Australia are campaigning for legislation to p… Read more
New funding and support strategy for younger people living in aged care
Tags Accommodation Industry Posted 3 months agoThe Federal Government has announced $10.6 million to fund a new strategy for reducing the number of younger people w… Read more
Baptist Care SA, accommodating client needs in housing
Tags Accommodation Posted 3 months agoSPONSORED STORY – Everyone deserves a comfortable, safe place to live. It is usually the first step in their journe… Read more
Disability insurance companies running "at risk of failure"
Tags Finance Posted 3 months ago by Liz AldersladeConcerns have been raised by the Actuaries Institute about the sustainability of the disability insurance market, whi… 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
NDIS overhaul to give easier access and make system less complex
Tags NDIS Accessibility Posted 4 months ago by Rebecca St ClairA new package of reforms to the NDIS has been announced by the Government in response to the recommendations made in … Read more
Supported residential living offers people with disability independence
Tags NDIS Accessibility Accommodation Posted 4 months ago by Rebecca St ClairSPONSORED STORY: People living with disability want independence and support when they need it, but have previously t… Read more
Speech Pathology Week shines a light on ‘hidden’ disability
Tags Conditions Therapies Posted 4 months ago by Rebecca St ClairAcross Australia, there are 1.2 million people living with some form of communication disability, which statistics sa… 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
Victoria asking for disability response, similar to aged care
Tags NDIS Accessibility Posted 5 months ago by Liz AldersladeDuring a Sunday address, 16 August, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews outlined a request from the State to receive Fed… Read more