Advocates say it is time for the National Disability Insurance Agency to be led by those it serves. Interview with Christina Ryan who heads the Disability Leadership Institute.
Just like non-disabled people, people with disability have knowledge, skills and talent that shoots out in all directions. Unlike non-disabled people though, people with disability are rarely given opportunities to
Melanie Stephens is caught up in Administrative Appeals Tribunal case after being denied funding for a device to help Ella communicate. “I am literally fighting for her voice, that the
Through a survey and online interviews, people who used to live in Victorian Government institutions were asked how they are going, and what could be improved. They shared things they
It is nearing ten years since the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was legislated in the dying days of the Gillard government. Not only was there bipartisan support for the
It won’t surprise many readers that people live with multiple disabilities. But when a person requests funds for a support related to a disability not listed on the access request
In 2022, people with disabilities made up just 6.3 per cent of university enrolments in Australia, and only 1.2 per cent had a profound disability. Of those, only a handful
Paperwork and bureaucracy should never stand in the way of people with disability accessing essential support. But cutting through this red tape is not only a structural barrier, but also
Ms Cox says the world continues to collectively experience a global situation of risk, the pandemic continues, armed conflicts, humanitarian emergencies and natural disasters continue to happen. ‘Despite these events,
The reluctance to associate myself with the word was not only about not feeling sick enough. It is a recurring message, from doctors and strangers alike, that disabled people can’t
In theory, participants receive contact from an NDIA representative to check on their wellbeing, to discuss whether there have been any changes to their support needs or goals, and to
“People have experienced a lot of fear, illness, isolation and neglect,” explained Dominic Golding, policy officer at National Ethnic Disability Alliance. “COVID has had a really big impact on where
