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Sick or disabled people on Newstart face ‘unrealistic’ obligations to find work

Luke Henriques-Gomes
The Guardian
Thursday 5th March, 2020
The growing number of Newstart recipients who are sick or have disabilities face “unrealistic” mutual obligations to find work and sometimes have their impairments exacerbated while struggling on welfare payments,
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Health‐related quality of life amongst primary caregivers of children with intellectual disability

UTS Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation
Journal for Intellectual Disability Research
Sunday 15th December, 2019

Children with intellectual disability (ID) frequently have significant educational, social and health care needs, resulting in caregivers often experiencing a wide range of negative effects. This paper aims to determine…

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Toowoomba mum tells royal commission she was urged to abort disabled son

Catholic Leader
Saturday 29th February, 2020

Ms Mitchell’s testimony at the third public hearing held in western Sydney this month has been one of many to shine a light on the challenges of getting treatment for…

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Creating a More Inclusive World: How to Test Products for Accessibility and Usability

Ashley Ferguson
“We’ve tested for usability — now we need to look at accessibility.” If you work in user research, you’ve probably heard statements like this. Researchers often go about testing for
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Disability advocates escalate fight to end NDIS funding age discrimination

James Hancock
ABC News
Saturday 29th February, 2020
Lyn Bates is among hundreds of thousands of Australians with disabilities not covered by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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NDIA is failing disability providers

Maggie Coggan
Probono Australia
Monday 2nd March, 2020
Only one in five providers say the NDIA is working well with the sector
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We all contributed to the bullying of Quaden Bayles

Stephanie Gotlib
Probono Australia
Tuesday 3rd March, 2020
Nine-year-old Quaden Bayles gained global fame in a viral video after he was bullied at school for his dwarfism. Disability advocate Stephanie Gotlib writes it is the attitudes and actions
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Being Aboriginal with a disability a ‘double whammy’, royal commission told

Lorena Allam
Guardian
Monday 24th February, 2020
Narelle Reynolds, who has two disabled sons, says her family has been pushed into homelessness.
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‘Mum, I want to go home’: heartbreaking testimony of health system failing children with disabilities

Luke Henriques-Gomes
Guardian
Saturday 22nd February, 2020
Rachel Browne tells royal commission that when a nurse rolled her eyes at her son, she knew he wouldn’t get the help he needed.
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‘Make them be nicer to kids with disabilities’: Quaden’s message to parents of bullies

Jordan Perry
SBS
Friday 21st February, 2020
The 9-year-old Murri boy who was bullied about his disability this week says that the parents of bullies "should make them be nicer to kids with disabilities".
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Our Site: A website by and for women and girls (15+) with disability

Women With Disabilities Australia
Friday 6th March, 2020
This website was created as a platform by women and girls with disability, for women and girls with disability. 'Our Site' provides practical resources and information across five main areas
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The future of the aged care workforce

Australian Government
Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety
Thursday 27th February, 2020
The complete transcript from Friday 21 February, 2020 hearing of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety is now available to read.
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