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Elly Desmarchelier
SMH
Friday 20th May, 2022
Over the next hour, I heard a dozen personal stories, each as enraging and saddening as the next, but all following a similar theme. During their late teens or early
Luke Henriques-Gomes
Guardian Australia
Friday 20th May, 2022
Overall, government data showed there were 1,140 participants stuck in hospital waiting for housing funding or other support before they can be released.
Giedre Peseckyte
Euractiv
Tuesday 17th May, 2022
“Assistive technology is a life changer – it opens the door to education for children with impairments, employment and social interaction for adults living with disabilities, and an independent life
Elizabeth Wright,Celina Edmonds and Evan Young
ABC News
Wednesday 18th May, 2022
"No one is talking about the [more than] 85 per cent of people with disabilities who aren't on the NDIS and many of those people are struggling to get the
Grampians Disability Advocacy
Wednesday 13th April, 2022
Proud Indigenous man Thomas Marks tells his story of being Stolen Gen, incarceration and turning his life around through art. This is his story told in his own words for
7 News
Tuesday 17th May, 2022
The family of a young disabled man abused by a carer has never received an apology or compensation from the service provider, a royal commission has been told.
Scott Hollier and Justin Brown
The Conversation
Tuesday 17th May, 2022
Despite Scott having an IT-related PhD, and two decades of digital accessibility experience in academic and commercial arenas, it falls on his teenage son to complete the online ticket purchase.
Nick McAllister
ABC News
Monday 16th May, 2022
As workplaces strive for inclusivity, some businesses are showing the way forward in how to remove barriers and demonstrate the benefits of employing people with a disability. Mr Basha, who
Alice Rumble
ABC News
Saturday 14th May, 2022
Some disabilities are "over medicalised". Disabilities are often seen as medical problems when many really arise from a lack of accessibility. As Dylan Alcott recently explained, when he is in
DSC
Thursday 5th May, 2022
In this episode of 'Disability Done Different: Candid Conversations' hear Jordan talk on the NDIS and his journey to becoming a leader.
Luke Henriques-Gomes
Guardian australia
Friday 13th May, 2022
“We went to the AAT last time to actually obtain adequate services for him. Then 12 months later, at the review, the services then deemed “reasonable and necessary” by the
Carl Thompson
SMH
Monday 9th May, 2022
If you asked me at the time, I would have gladly skipped school and played video games instead. And yet, I did learn. I learnt how to spell, write, to