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Peter is in a wheelchair after getting polio, but the NDIS says he’s too old for funding

Dana Daniel
SMH
Monday 25th October, 2021
The Australian Human Rights Commission has accepted a discrimination complaint against the National Disability Insurance Agency, challenging the age limit that restricts funding for service to those aged under 65.
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Royal Commission report says police response to people with disability is ‘deeply inadequate’

Isabel Bird
Bega District News
Wednesday 20th October, 2021
The report said that police awareness of disability was an issue, where police could not identify nor did they understand the impacts of disability, adding that police rarely provided people
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Disabled astronauts blaze new space trails

Rachel CrowellOctober
Scientific America
Wednesday 20th October, 2021
Mona Minkara is a bioengineer at Northeastern University, where she leads a laboratory focused on applying computational modeling to pulmonary research. She is also one of the only blind faculty
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The job market is bouncing back, but not for everyone

Maggie Coggan
Pro Bono News
Thursday 21st October, 2021
The annual Jobs Availability Snapshot examines how many entry-level jobs are available for job seekers with barriers to work – such as people with disability, those in remote areas, and
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The I Can’t Stand Podcast

Peta Hooke
Friday 1st October, 2021
Have you ever wondered what it is like to live with a disability? The I Can't Stand Podcast is for everyone who has a question or just wondered about disability.
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Elder abuse and the NDIS webinar

Peninsula Health, Monash Health and La Trobe Community Health
Tuesday 28th September, 2021

This session was part of the Lunchtime Learnings webinar series, supporting service providers about how to support, and respond better to older people experiencing elder abuse. The sessions aim to…

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Advocates say justice gap must be closed for people with disability

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Monday 18th October, 2021
There hasn’t been nearly enough work done to fix the criminal justice system for people with disability, according to an advocate who knows first-hand how traumatic prison can be for
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Inquiry hears of barriers to accessing the Disability Support Pension

Anna Christian
Disability Support Guide
Monday 11th October, 2021
An inquiry into the Disability Support Pension (DSP) continues to receive submissions from advocacy groups and individuals about how the system is failing people with disability or chronic illness.
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Promoting Inclusion: Summary of responses to the Issues Paper

This overview summarises the responses to the Promoting inclusion Issues paper that was released in December 2020. It outlines what should be done to promote a more inclusive society that
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Occasional Paper No. 3: Learning from reviews of Victorian disability service provision to people who have died 2017 to 2021 – A reflection for future safeguarding.

Disability services Commissioner
Monday 11th October, 2021
This report provides an overview of the lessons learnt from more than three years of reviewing disability service provision to people who have died. Sadly, the majority of deaths reviewed
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Royal commission told of ‘heartbreaking’ abuse faced by women with disability

Nas Campanella
ABC News
Thursday 14th October, 2021
Alarming statistics about the violence and abuse experienced by women and girls with disability have been laid bare for a Commonwealth inquiry, including increased reports of strangulation during the pandemic.
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You say Risk, I say Freedom

Todd Winther
Monday 11th October, 2021
I have had the opportunity to access a wide variety of services during my life. The quality that differentiates the best from the rest is the provider’s ability to empower
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