The Morrison government is considering radical reforms to the $22 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme including denying funding to Australians with acquired brain injuries and fetal alcohol spectrum disorder as
nd and low-vision Australians are being shut out of the Covid-19 vaccination process because the government’s eligibility checker and clinic finder website fail to meet basic web accessibility standards, according
Independent Assessments are putting complete control over my ability to live an ordinary life in the hands of seven groups of professionals that I’ve never had contact with – and
The Migration Act is one of the few pieces of legislation in Australia where it's OK to discriminate against people based on their disability. Exact data on how many children
Commissioner Ben Gauntlett told a Senate estimates hearing the Australian Human Rights Commission had concerns the new policy “might undermine the effectiveness of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and not
“We have seen the benefits of working from home, as well as the accessibility of online events,” Carly tells The CEO Magazine. “For many people – especially disabled people –
You've already been told by your potential employer that your resumé is the best they have ever seen. The employer has every intention of giving you the job. The interview
In a submission to a parliamentary inquiry which is examining what some call the biggest change to the scheme since it began, the ombudsman, Michael Manthorpe, did not comment on
Advocates are calling for change after a report found people with a disability are twice as likely to experience sexual and physical violence than those without a disability.
Former National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) chairman Bruce Bonyhady says the government needs to "go back to the drawing board", describing as "robo-planning" the new independent assessment model being introduced
“The real worry for us is that these results cannot be challenged or appealed easily,” says David Moody, CEO of NDS. “In fact, people will not be given a copy
Royal Commission into Victoria's Mental Health System
Tuesday 2nd March, 2021
This report finds that Victoria's mental health system operates in crisis mode, has "catastrophically failed to live up to expectations" and must be rebuilt. Demand has now overtaken the capacity
