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Woman living with cerebral palsy tells disability royal commission she was ‘raped and assaulted’ by carer

Elizabeth Wright and Celina Edmonds
ABC News
Monday 28th March, 2022
The woman, known as Chloe, gave evidence to the disability royal commission that she was repeatedly raped by the man, and later fell pregnant. She told the DRC she "nearly
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What we know about the NDIS cuts, and what they’ll mean for people with disability and their families

Helen Dickinson and Anne Kavanagh
The Conversation
Monday 28th March, 2022
There has also been a large increase in the number of people disputing these decisions. Between July 2021 and January 2022, an extra 1,423 people with disability have asked the
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Experiences of acquired brain injury (ABI)

Office of the Public Advocate
Wednesday 23rd March, 2022
The effects of this complex and evolving disability, Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), are profound and poorly understood by many in the community. This session was part of the Health Discussions
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Victorian Disability Worker Commission Complaints Resources

The Victorian Disability Worker Commission
Tuesday 29th March, 2022
Have you got concerns about a disability worker’s behaviour or quality of work? The Victorian Disability Worker Commission aims to protect the rights of people with disability and support the
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Education and training of health professionals in relation to people with cognitive disability

Disability Royal Commission
Tuesday 22nd March, 2022
The report contains nine findings and 12 recommendations relating to the education and training of health professionals across Australia. Health professionals include doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and allied health professionals
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Exclusive: NDIS reforms target children under nine

Rick Morton.
Saturday Paper
Saturday 26th March, 2022

Tender documents show the government is tweaking the National Disability Insurance Scheme to exclude thousands of children with disabilities such as autism. By

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An innovative way to do SIL

Lisa Duffy
DSC
Tuesday 22nd March, 2022
In particular, we want to discuss ways to increase the power that people with disability have over their homes and over their lives, so that decisions about creating the home
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The Woman Who Changed Disability Laws: Barbara Lisicki On New Drama Adaptation

This Morning
YouTube
Monday 21st March, 2022
She inspired a heroic revolution. In the 90s, Barbara Lisicki and her then partner Alan Holdsworth together organised brave, co-ordinated protests that pushed the campaign for disabled rights into the
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Australian advertisers striving for inclusiveness through disability representation

Nick McAllister
ABC News
Saturday 19th March, 2022
The data showed that ads rarely represent disabled people in everyday life, such as working, parenting, household chores or enjoying activities. But there is a slow movement occurring with advertisers
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NDIA under pressure to end delays and get participants out of hospitals and aged care homes

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Canberra Times
Thursday 17th March, 2022
A coalition of housing, health and disability groups has launched a pre-election campaign calling on the National Disability Insurance Agency to dramatically speed up decisions about funding for supported accommodation.
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‘I’m a mum with a disability. People ask me how I could bring kids into the world.’

Neangok Chair
Mamamia
Monday 14th March, 2022
The most painful question I’ve been asked is: ‘How could you bring kids into the world when you find it hard looking after yourself?’ I wish I had answered by
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We’ve Got This: Stories by Disabled Parents

Eliza Hull
Black Ink
Tuesday 1st March, 2022
In We’ve Got This, twenty-five parents who identify as Deaf, disabled or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie
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