A quiet transformation is taking place across Australia’s care systems. Every day, hundreds of elders and people living with disability are assessed for essential supports, such as home care, mobility…
Rural and regional people say a recent Medicare change is affecting access to mental health treatment The change, implemented in November, means patients will need to see a GP face-to-face…
Across the country, Australia’s arts and disability movement is gaining new visibility and momentum, building on the work that d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent artists, arts workers and screen practitioners have…
Youth Disability Advocacy Service are the only advocacy organisation in Victoria dedicated to supporting disabled young people to achieve their human rights. You can find out more about our services…
There are calls to see the same type of prevention that covers workplace sexual discrimination applied to the Disability Discrimination Act. Positive duty, which already exists for sexual discrimination, would…
The first class for Deafblind students in an Australian public school has been created in regional New South Wales, after a mother’s two-year fight to get her son the support…
More than 80 group homes for disabled residents have been closed and carers have started industrial action as a state funding crisis in the sector worsens. The homes have been…
PWDA’s national online event InFocus: Queer & Disabled was held on Wednesday 18 February as part of our annual Pride campaign. Bringing together a diverse audience of PWDA members, LGBTQIA+ people with…
Come join us, and become the leader you want to be, as part of the Enabling Women Leadership Program! You will: Where: In person at WDV’s Melbourne office, or online via…
There is a checklist of horrors that call handlers on the national disability insurance scheme (NDIS) phone lines hear about. Staff field calls from desperate participants containing allegations of rape,…
A 47-year-old Darwin man has been charged over allegedly defrauding $5 million from the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The Australian Federal Police has raided properties across Darwin, seizing documents and…
People living with disabilities who have a hard time regulating their temperatures say there needs to be more awareness about the condition. With heatwave events set to be more frequent…
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