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Paralympians say many still don’t know how to talk about disability

Jake Kearnan, Sheridan Stewart, and Tessa Mapstone
ABC News
Saturday 4th September, 2021
In a recent national survey, almost one-in-five people described themselves as "clueless" about how to discuss disability. Wheelchair basketball Paralympian Bridie Kean said while people were more understanding than in
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Rapid Evidence Review: Violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability

Disability Royal Commission
Tuesday 24th August, 2021
The report examines existing research to gain a better understanding of both risk and protective factors relating to why some members of society cause harm to people with disability. A
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Attitudes Matter: Community attitudes toward people with disability in Australia

Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health (CRE-
University of Melbourne
Wednesday 1st September, 2021
Attitudes are a major concern for Australians with disability. They are related to disability-based discrimination and social exclusion, which in turn impact the health and wellbeing of people with disability.
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Technology increasingly used to ‘victimise and control’ women with intellectual disability

Nas Campanella
ABC News
Wednesday 1st September, 2021
Women with cognitive and intellectual disability are increasingly being abused through technology, with perpetrators monitoring their behaviour, tracking their movements and encouraging them to share naked images, a new Australian
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Lisa Sansbury, mother of Adam Goodes, hopes to set an example with her story as a Stolen Generation survivor

Patrick Laverick
ABC Ballarat
Wednesday 25th August, 2021
Ballarat-based Grampians disAbility Advocacy (GdA) has launched a video to encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to share stories with the Disability Royal Commission. This Is My Story gives voice
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Judith Heumann – disability warrior

Conversations
ABC Radio
Thursday 26th August, 2021
As a teenager, Judy went to summer camp and found a community of other disabled kids with high expectations like her. Together they became a generation of disability rights activists
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Snapshot: Juggling caring, parenting and work – Lessons for the post-COVID workplace

Victorian Equal opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Friday 27th August, 2021
A significant proportion of the workforce is balancing parenting and/or caring responsibilities. However, traditional workplace structures have failed to keep up with workers’ attempts to balance work and family life
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Snapshot: Supporting workers with disability – Lessons for the post-COVID workplace

Victorian Equal opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Friday 27th August, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic compounded existing inequalities for workers with disability, leaving many of them feeling stretched, stressed and unfairly treated. However, the unprecedented move to remote and flexible work during…

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People with intellectual disability can thrive in open employment, but first they must be given a chance

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 24th August, 2021
Disability advocates have long pushed to get more people with intellectual disability into mainstream employment, given the better wages and greater sense of community involvement. But to turn things around,
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When will disability abuse constitute a valid reason for dismissal?

Skye Rose, Amanda Junkeer & Christopher Pierorazio
Moores
Monday 23rd August, 2021
Disability support is a matter of significant public and community interest, with employers operating in a highly regulated, accountable and sensitive environment. The type of care and conduct of employees
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Disability advocates demand action amid slow vaccine rollout

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 17th August, 2021
Frustrated disability groups say the Australian government has failed to protect the nation’s most clinically vulnerable people during the pandemic. Now, they have put forward an 11-point plan to urgently
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Disability in the arts: Why don’t our screens reflect the society we live in?

Morwenna Collett
SBS News
Tuesday 17th August, 2021
Despite many people with disability being highly skilled with incredible stories to tell, a lack of accessible career pathways, employment opportunities and commitment to authentic representation are creating significant blockages
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