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Vaccination communication resources

Scope Australia
Thursday 1st July, 2021

These resources have been produced to help people with disability and low English literacy understand more about coronavirus vaccinations. The resources include a social script, visual schedule, Easy English document…

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‘How do I know when I’m looking down the barrel of the camera?’: Nas Campanella

Melinda Houston
The Age
Thursday 24th June, 2021
“I think it’s really important that we do show faces like mine on TV, that maybe have eyes that don’t look like other people’s eyes,” says Nas Campanella. “We live
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Wheelchair users take legal action over ‘frustrating’ pace of tram upgrades

Timna Jacks
The Age
Sunday 27th June, 2021
Commuters who use wheelchairs are taking legal action against the Victorian government and Melbourne’s tram operator over their failure to keep pace with federal standards for accessible public transport.
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Australian children denied Auslan access losing out on ‘basic human right’, experts say

Rachel Clayton
ABC News
Friday 25th June, 2021
Doctors believed hours of auditory therapy a week and a cochlear implant would allow Oliver to learn to hear and speak. "We were told by the majority of our specialists
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La Trobe Support for Decision Making Practice Framework: An online learning resource

Living with Disability Research Centre
LaTrobe University
Friday 1st November, 2019
Being able to participate in making decisions is a basic human right. The foundation of current approaches to providing support for decision making are that everyone has the right to
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5 Sensible Guidelines For Interacting With Disabled People

Andrew Pulrang
Forbes
Thursday 1st July, 2021
Whether it’s true for us or not, we all know it’s true; some people are still afraid to interact with disabled people. And being more “aware” of disability and living
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Disability Research Collection

Analysis & Policy Observatory’s
Monday 30th November, 2020
Research reports contained in the collection were produced between 2012 and 2021 with the aim of sharing evidence and knowledge on a range of topics to help advance the rights
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Securing Their Future: Planning for the future when you care for a person with disability

Office of the Public Advocate
Monday 21st June, 2021
This guide has been created to help you put in place some safeguards to ensure the person with disability you care for is properly provided for, if something were to
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NDIS users call for overhaul of ‘traumatic’ process amid reviews

Lucy Robinson
ABC News
Sunday 27th June, 2021
Ms Mitchell recently needed urgent renovations to her bathroom at their home in Toowomba to make it safe for Joshy as his mobility declines, but chose to dip into her
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Putting the $4b ‘Assistive Tech’ market at risk

Marie Johnson
Innovation Aus
Thursday 24th June, 2021
So given the massive size of the AT market and the transformative impact of AT on jobs, the lack of analysis regarding AT by the NDIA is concerning. Deep analysis
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Human Rights Commission asks NDIS to remember robo-debt in automation push

Asha Barbaschow
ZDNet
Tuesday 22nd June, 2021
Australian Human Rights Commissioner has cautioned the use of artificial intelligence in government decision-making, asking it ensure the algorithm is fair, accurate, and accountable. Santow said if an algorithm was
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Australia once rejected ‘feeble-minded’ immigrants. While the language has changed, discrimination remains

Jan Gothard
The Conversation
Friday 25th June, 2021
The Racial Discrimination Act of 1975 outlawed raced-based discrimination in migration. By contrast, the Migration Act of 1958 is exempt from the provisions of the Disability Discrimination Act, passed in
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