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‘Not enough’: There are calls for a disability employment focus at the upcoming jobs summit. Here’s why

Naveen Razik
SBS News
Tuesday 23rd August, 2022
Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John is calling for employment outcomes for people with disability to be a clear priority at the Albanese government's upcoming jobs and skills summit.
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Access to support for working-age Australians with disability without individual NDIS funding

Melbourne Disability Institute in partnership with the Brotherhood of St. Laurence and Baptcare
More than 500,000 Australians with disability receive individual funding through the NDIS to purchase services and supports to meet their disability-related needs. But the overwhelming majority of the 4.4. million
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Taxi shortage

Claudia Forsberg
ABC Ballarat
Sunday 21st August, 2022
VIDEO: Millions of Australians living with a disability have no access to public transport. Wheelchair taxis are an essential service, but in regional Australia they can be difficult to find.
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Parents With Intellectual Disability Need More Support

University of Sydney
India education Diary
Saturday 20th August, 2022
With the right help, parents with intellectual disability can and do learn what it takes to be a good parent. But their efforts to keep their family together can be
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New Australian houses might need a total redesign. Here’s why some states won’t change construction codes

Annie Guest
ABC AM
Tuesday 23rd August, 2022
Should newly built homes have to be accessible for frail elderly people or people with a disability? Aged and disability advocates certainly think so, and they're urging a meeting of
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Disability employment services sector to be overhauled, with some providers shut down

Tom Lowrey
ABC News
Sunday 21st August, 2022
Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth said despite warnings, some organisations still failed to provide adequate support for people with a disability. "Poorly performing DES providers were given every opportunity to
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Bill Shorten intervenes in NDIS case after agency refuses to fund modifications for grandmother with disability

Michael Atkin
ABC News
Friday 19th August, 2022
Requests to modify her home, based on assessments by allied health professionals, had been rejected by the agency, which had argued they were not value for money and may not
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Financial impact of timely NDIS funding for housing and support

Di Winkler.
PBA
Wednesday 17th August, 2022
The SDA provider experience report shows there are more than 1,000 vacancies in new, purpose-built homes. The report shows that the vacancies are not due to a lack of demand,
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The Infantilization of Elders and People With Disabilities

Gary Drevitch
Psychology Today
Wednesday 17th August, 2022
Infantilization is often a form of ableism. This behavior is offensive because it underestimates a person’s cognitive abilities and implies that people with disabilities are invisible, don’t matter, or don’t
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People with intellectual disability can be parents and caregivers too – but the NDIS doesn’t support them

Susan Collings, Gabrielle Hindmarsh, Margaret Spencer and Nikki Wedgwood
The Conversation
Tuesday 16th August, 2022
Child protection statistics are a sober reminder of the vulnerability these families face if they fall between the cracks of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and mainstream support services.
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Line of sight: Refocussing Victoria’s adult safeguarding laws and practices

Victoria Office of the Public Advocate
Friday 19th August, 2022

This report draws on de-identified stories that starkly illustrate the impact of the system failures on adults who are at-risk. It identifies gaps and failures in the current framework and…

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And You Think You’re the Expert

WWILD Sexual Violence Prevention Association Inc.
Tuesday 16th August, 2022
This podcast series discusses intellectual disability, accessibility and violence and was created in collaboration with women with intellectual disability. Experts are interviewed about how they work with women with intellectual
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