Talking Disability
Have your say on changes to the NDIS
Tags NDIS Accessibility Government Posted 9 months ago by Anna ChristianThere are two weeks left to submit your thoughts on proposed changes to the law governing the National Disability... Read more
Deaf communities celebrated for National Week of Deaf People
Tags Accessibility Posted 9 months ago by Anna ChristianSeptember 20-26 is the National Week of Deaf People and across Australia celebrations will involve sharing awareness of... Read more
Mable makes big deal
Tags Noticeboard Posted 9 months agoAn organisation which provides a platform to connect care and support workers with people in need of care has signed a... Read more
Aged care staff vaccinated but disability support workers still have no mandate
Tags NDIS Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 9 months ago by Anna ChristianAll aged care workers are now required to have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and some States have even... Read more
First Chief Commercial Officer appointed by Hireup
Tags Noticeboard Posted 9 months agoOnline disability support worker hire and management platform Hireup has appointed its first Chief Commercial Officer to... Read more
Disability Support Pension criticised as causing distress to people with disability
Tags NDIS Finance Health and Wellbeing Employment Government Posted 9 months ago by Anna ChristianAdvocacy groups for people with disability have submitted their calls to a Senate Committee for sweeping reforms to the... Read more
Are you really ok? Is the question to ask today
Tags Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Posted 9 months ago by Anna ChristianWith thousands of people with disability around Australia in lockdown, quarantine or self-isolating to stay safe during... Read more
Traineeships are the way of the future for the disability support workforce
Tags NDIS Therapies Education Employment Industry Government Posted 9 months ago by Anna ChristianWith 83,000 more disability support workers needed over the next few years as the care and support sector becomes one of... Read more
Disability Gateway website received positively by advocacy groups
Tags NDIS Conditions Therapies Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Mental Health Employment Accommodation Transport Government Posted 9 months ago by Anna ChristianKey advocacy groups believe a website designed to provide information about support to people with disability could be a... Read more
Accessibility is key to opportunity this Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week
Tags Conditions User Stories Accessibility Industry Posted 9 months ago by Anna ChristianBusinesses are being called on to recognise the value of being accessible to people with restricted mobility during... Read more
Equal medal bonuses for Paralympians signals a more inclusive future
Tags Government Posted 9 months ago by Anna ChristianAustralia’s Paralympians will be rewarded at the same rate as Olympians for the medals they have won at the Tokyo 2020... Read more
Royal Commission’s protection of people with disability welcomed as submissions grow
Tags NDIS Industry Government Royal Commission Posted 9 months ago by Anna ChristianPeople with a disability now have their confidentiality protected by law for their entire lifetime once they submit to... Read more
Employment transition support for school students with disability to combat unemployment issues
Tags User Stories Education Employment Posted 9 months agoSPONSORED STORY - Disability service provider, Barkuma, is hoping to combat unemployment issues among school students... Read more
All children with disability as young as 12 can now receive a COVID-19 vaccine
Tags NDIS Health and Wellbeing Government Posted 10 months ago by Anna ChristianThis week all children aged 12 to 15 who are participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have become... Read more
Speaking up about the right to communication this Speech Pathology Week
Tags Conditions Therapies Education Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Industry Posted 10 months ago by Anna ChristianThis week the speech pathology community is raising awareness of the rights of every person to be able to communicate. Read more
Top tips for an inclusive Book Week all children will love
Tags Autism Down Syndrome Education Accessibility Mental Health Posted 10 months ago by Anna ChristianBook Week has arrived and schools across Australia are celebrating a love of books with the theme ‘Old worlds, new... Read more
Brain Injury Awareness Week sends the message every brain injury is different
Tags Conditions Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Industry Posted 10 months ago by Anna ChristianOne in 40 Australians live with an acquired brain injury (ABI) and for those whose everyday lives are affected by such... Read more
Disability sector delivers ultimatum to Government and their vaccination program
Tags Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 10 months ago by Liz AldersladeOver 60 disability organisations have provided an open letter to the Government demanding immediate action to vaccinate... Read more
Better off NDIS participants receive more funding on average
Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Research Industry Government Posted 10 months ago by Liz AldersladeThe recent National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) quarterly report, released on Monday, has highlighted that richer... Read more
Recent 2021 Census the most accessible survey for deaf and blind people
Tags Accessibility Research Government Posted 10 months ago by Jesse NeillThe recent National Census was the most accessible and inclusive survey yet, with the 2021 survey being easily used by... Read more