Talking Disability
Life changing funding available for people with disabilities
Tags Noticeboard Posted 10 months agoIn a bid to bridge the gaps between an individual participant's NDIS plan, disability service provider Youngcare... Read more
Research backs changes in medical records to support mothers with a disability
Tags Health and Wellbeing Advice Research Posted 10 months ago by Anna ChristianSomething as simple as a change in medical records could improve the pregnancy care thousands of women with a disability... Read more
Rental crisis for disability care workers worsened by COVID-19
Tags Accommodation Research Industry Posted 10 months ago by Liz AldersladeRental affordability for COVID-19 essential staff is in crisis with workers, including the disability support workforce,... Read more
The former disability care worker of Ann Marie Smith pleads guilty to manslaughter
Tags NDIS Royal Commission Posted 10 months ago by Jesse NeillThe carer of a 54-year-old woman with cerebral palsy who died in April 2020 has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. Read more
People with disability in NSW group home diagnosed with COVID-19
Tags NDIS Conditions Health and Wellbeing Posted 11 months ago by Jesse NeillWith COVID-19 cases in New South Wales continuing to increase, there are growing concerns for vulnerable residents in a... Read more
Advocates call for extra vaccine measures for disability support workers
Tags NDIS Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 11 months ago by Jesse NeillThe Australian Services Union (ASU) is calling on National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Minister Linda Reynolds to... Read more
COVID vaccines not mandatory for disability workers
Tags NDIS Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Employment Government Posted 11 months ago by Jesse NeillCOVID-19 vaccinations are being “strongly recommended” for disability support workers, but the Federal Government has... Read more
Proposed independent assessments scrapped by Federal Government
Tags NDIS Accessibility Government Posted 11 months ago by Jesse NeillThe Federal Government has scrapped its plan to bring in independent assessments for National Disability Insurance... Read more
Four out of five Australians with disability still without COVID-19 vaccine
Tags NDIS Conditions Therapies Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Government Royal Commission Posted 11 months ago by Jesse NeillWhile much of the focus has been on whether the Federal Government will mandate vaccinations for disability support... Read more
Advocates approach mandatory vaccinations for disability care with caution
Tags NDIS Therapies Health and Wellbeing Advice Government Posted 11 months ago by Jesse NeillThe Federal Government introduced a mandatory vaccination for aged care workers last week, however disability advocates... Read more
Parent-inclusive autism treatment starts national rollout
Tags NDIS Conditions Therapies Autism Accessibility Research Early Intervention Posted 1 year ago by Jesse NeillAn autism spectrum disorder (ASD) treatment that addresses both child behaviour and parent wellbeing has received... Read more
People with intellectual disability at greater risk of preventable hospitalisation
Tags NDIS Conditions Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Research Royal Commission Posted 1 year ago by Jesse NeillPeople with intellectual disability are more likely to unnecessarily end up in hospital for conditions that could... Read more
Disability Royal Commission hears of shocking threats to disability care resident in SA
Tags NDIS Government Royal Commission Posted 1 year ago by Jesse NeillA South Australian family have told the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with... Read more
Victorian Government announce vaccination ‘blitz’ for disability workers
Tags NDIS Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Government Posted 1 year ago by Jesse NeillThe Victorian Government will be enacting a five-day vaccination blitz that will provide disability and aged care staff... Read more
Disability royal commission hears allegations of abuse at NDIS accommodation provider
Tags NDIS Government Royal Commission Posted 1 year ago by Jesse NeillThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (Disability Royal... Read more
NDIS independent assessments largely opposed by disability community
Tags NDIS Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Industry Government Posted 1 year ago by Jesse NeillPeople with disability have warned independent assessments are making it harder to access publicly funded support as... Read more
Senate supports inquiry into Disability Support Pension
Tags NDIS Finance Accessibility Health and Wellbeing Accommodation Royal Commission Posted 1 year ago by Jesse NeillThe experiences of people trying to access the Disability Support Pension (DSP) are set to be examined as part of a... Read more
Vaccine rollout to disability sector an "abject failure" and "discrimination"
Tags Health and Wellbeing Government Royal Commission Posted 1 year ago by Liz AldersladeThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held a special hearing on... Read more
Disability Royal Commission granted extension until September 2023
Tags Accessibility Industry Government Royal Commission Posted 1 year ago by Jesse NeillThe Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has been granted a... Read more
Federal Budget: "Not a Budget for people with disability"
Tags NDIS Accessibility Advice Industry Government Posted 1 year ago by Liz AldersladeThe long awaited Federal Budget was unveiled on 11 May with the Government allocating $13.2 billion to the National... Read more