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Belonging Matters
Monday 21st July, 2025

This guide aims to show how to harness the networks of people with disabilities, their families and supporters to gain open, paid employment in community businesses. It also shares how…

Thursday 28th August, 2025, 12:30pm - 2pm AEST
Australian Society for Intellectual Disability (ASID)

Growing numbers of minimally- and non-speaking people are being subjected to Facilitated Communication and Rapid Prompting Method / Spellers Method. In this webinar, you will learn about Implications for people…

DSC
Monday 21st July, 2025

Here are the latest NDIS Q&S updates including what’s happening in regulatory reform, audits, compliance activity, resources and more.

Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria
Monday 21st July, 2025

Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria have launched a campaign calling on the Victorian and Australian Governments, along with key sector decision-makers, to implement a coordinated…

Thursday 24th July, 2025, 11:00am - 2.00pm AEST
National Disability Research Partnership (NDRP)

How can disability research be shaped, shared, and used with governments and decision-makers? The next Evidence to Action event, held on 24 July, will focus on bridging the gap between…

University of Melbourne
Monday 21st July, 2025

Applications for a new PhD scholarship with the Faculty of Education Disability Research Collaboration are now open. The Disability Research Collaboration works to improve inclusive education practices through collaborative, co-designed…

Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA)
Monday 21st July, 2025

A new national survey by Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) has exposed the profound harm the NDIS eligibility reassessment process is causing families across the country. Nearly…

PWDA
Monday 14th July, 2025

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is seeking urgent clarification from the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) and the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) following alleged claims published…

ABC News
Monday 14th July, 2025

Like most young adults, Ruth Faragher is navigating independence. The 29-year-old, who has Down syndrome, has lived in a share house, managed her money, gone on holidays with friends and…

SBS
Monday 14th July, 2025

Disability advocates and comedians Madeline Stewart and Alistair Baldwin are here to challenge tired narratives that define love, sex and disability as mutually exclusive. They pull back the curtain on…

DSC
Monday 14th July, 2025

DSC takes a closer look at the NDIA’s first evaluation summary of the NDIS reforms. From confusion over support lists to gaps in the rollout, the report offers a rare…

Belonging Matters
Monday 14th July, 2025

This guide was written for support workers by the Belonging Matters Advisory Council (BMAC) and Belonging Matters and is based on the actual experiences of people with intellectual disability and…