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The Aged Care Royal Commission wants younger people out of aged care but what are their accommodation options?

Sally Sara
RN Breakfast
Friday 5th March, 2021
Currently there are more than 4,300 younger Australians living in an aged care facility; most of them are with disability. But the Aged Care Royal Commission says by 2025, no
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Building Community Networks – Circles of Support

DARU
Thursday 4th March, 2021
Advocates stand alongside the person with disability to make sure that their voices are heard in all matters that affect them. However, skilling up people with disabilities to utilise choice
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Disability Club social media site to boost social connections, online accessibility for people with a disability

Keira Proust and Simon Lauder
ABC South East
Wednesday 17th February, 2021
When 26-year-old Nathan Johnston tried to connect with people during the peak of last year's COVID-19 lockdown, he realised how challenging it could be for people living with a disability
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Are AAT rulings precedent setting?

Fliss Dillon
Disability Services Consulting (DSC)
Monday 1st March, 2021
‘In respect of AAT cases, of course they are not precedent setting; they are individual cases relevant specifically to the facts of the particular matter, unlike Federal Court cases…’
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‘We know it’s bullsh*t’: Advocates say independent assessments will be a disaster for NDIS participants

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 2nd March, 2021
With independent assessments soon to become compulsory for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants, advocates are speaking out about major flaws in the process, which will prevent people from directly appealing
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Regulated Restrictive Practice

DARU
Wednesday 3rd March, 2021
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission released the Regulated Restrictive Practices Guide in November 2020 that supports a contemporary positive behaviour support framework and explains what a restrictive practice is.
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Counselling and advocacy support for the Disability Royal Commission

DARU
Tuesday 2nd March, 2021
Dr Cathy Kezelman, President at Blue Knot Foundation and Mary Mallett, CEO of Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA), talk about counselling,support and referral pathways and where advocacy fits into this
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5 Questions That Help Define The Outlines Of Disability Advocacy

Andrew Pulrang
Forbes
Sunday 28th February, 2021
There is a lot of natural variation in the large and diverse disabled population, and many different opinions among the smaller core of committed disability activists. But there are some
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Final Report: Care, Dignity and Respect,

Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
Monday 1st March, 2021

The Final Report calls for fundamental reform of the aged care system. Royal Commissioners Tony Pagone QC and Lynelle Briggs AO make 148 wide-ranging recommendations in their Report, which comprises…

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More Support For Victorians With Disability

Luke Donnellan MP
Media release
Monday 1st March, 2021
Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Luke Donnellan today awarded more than $1.6 million for advocacy funding, to help Victorians with disability and their families continue to access timely and
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Landmark report aims to ‘revolutionise’ lives of 4 million Australians living with disabilities

Zach Hope
The Age
Sunday 28th February, 2021
One of the “most significant reports” ever released by Victoria’s Office of the Public Advocate will recommend that every person entering Australian prisons be screened for cognitive disabilities – a
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Disability royal commission hears Winmartie’s experience with the criminal justice system

Celina Edmonds and Nas Campanella
ABC News
Thursday 25th February, 2021
Advocates for a First Nations man detained for 14 years in a "hopeless and desperate situation" say they will renew his case for justice with the United Nations to move
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