Talking Disability
Disability workers face uncertainty and risk of illness due to COVID-19, survey says
Tags Finance Accessibility Mental Health Research Industry Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairA new national survey of Disability Support Workers (DSWs) has found that workers are facing financial hardship, uncerta… Read more
Disability sector grant recipients announced
Tags Noticeboard Industry Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairNational social enterprise Community Business Bureau (CBB) has announced the first round of recipients to receive up to … Read more
New Mental Health And Disability Services Commissioner
Tags Noticeboard Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairTreasure Jennings has been appointed as the new Victorian Mental Health Complaints Commissioner and the Disability Servi… Read more
Care Huddles – a tool to improve communication and support team building
Tags NDIS Accessibility Employment Advice Industry Posted 7 months agoOPINION - Care huddles are a structured process for teams to communicate about client care, share information, and defin… Read more
JobTrainer may have potential to boost disability workforce
Tags NDIS Accessibility Employment Industry Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Federal Government has announced a new skills investment program called JobTrainer as part of its coronavirus measur… Read more
Trauma specialists on hand to support people with disability at Commission
Tags Conditions Accessibility Mental Health Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairAs the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability prepares to resume hear… Read more
Students with disability in Victoria able to attend school as State moves into lockdown again
Tags Autism Education Accessibility Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairAreas of Victoria are once more under Stage 3, ‘Stay at Home’, coronavirus restrictions and many students with disabilit… Read more
Researchers ask children with autism to tell them their strengths
Tags Conditions Autism Accessibility Research Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairIn what has been an Australian-first study, Queensland's Griffith University researchers have explored what children wit… Read more
Disability Advisory Committee plays an essential role in addressing barriers
Tags Accessibility Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairA Disability Advisory Committee remains one of the many important ways that people with disability can have their voices… Read more
Data needed to measure extent of violence against people with disability
Tags NDIS Accessibility Research Posted 7 months ago by Rebecca St ClairData is an important element for measuring the scale of abuse and violence faced by people with disability in Australia,… Read more
$20 million expansion to build on Community Connector program
Tags NDIS Accessibility Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe National Community Connector Program (NCCP) has received $20 million to help connect people from culturally and ling… Read more
Regional content creators with disability given opportunity to showcase talent
Tags Accessibility Employment Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) and the Federal Government have partnered as a part of a scholarship to showca… Read more
Auslan to be included on next Census as language option
Tags Conditions Accessibility Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe 2021 National Census will, for the first time, include Auslan as a language option following unsuccessful attempts i… Read more
NDIS seeks feedback on COVID-19 changes from participants
Tags NDIS Accessibility Research Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and the University of Melbourne have launched a new survey seeking feedb… Read more
Last chance to take part in autism survey
Tags NDIS Conditions Autism Accessibility Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca St ClairAustralians with autism, their families and carers were urged to have their say about their experiences of living with t… Read more
Hearing your customer
Tags NDIS Education Accessibility Industry Posted 8 months agoOPINION - As we progress with consumer choice in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) it is increasingly impo… Read more
National Disability Research Partnership to help improve disability policy
Tags NDIS Accessibility Research Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca St ClairThe Federal Government has announced the launch of the National Disability Research Partnership which is being led by th… Read more
New SDA rules allow greater flexibility and choice
Tags NDIS Accessibility Accommodation Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca St ClairChanges announced this week by the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Stuart Robert, allow fo… Read more
Royal Commission hearing to investigate impact of COVID-19
Tags NDIS User Stories Accessibility Posted 8 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
‘Disappointment’ at eventual closure of Mobility Allowance
Tags NDIS Accessibility Transport Posted 8 months ago by Rebecca St ClairAdvocates have expressed concern about the ceasing of the current Mobility Allowance, paid through Centrelink, and the i… Read more