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Why much of the internet is closed off to blind people

James Jeffrey.
BBC News
Saturday 28th September, 2019
As our everyday world moves increasingly online, the digital landscape presents new challenges for ensuring accessibility for the blind. A recent court challenge against Domino's pizza may be a watershed
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After 12 months, NDIS commission still hasn’t answered family’s questions about son’s bruises

Melissa Martin
ABC Coffs Coast 
Friday 27th September, 2019
In October 2018, the family of a severely disabled man became so concerned about bruises he was suffering while living in full-time care that they asked for them to be
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‘Sometimes train drivers forget you’: How to make Melbourne more accessible for people with disabilities

Jewel Topsfield
The Age
Friday 27th September, 2019
But in Melbourne every day is a logistical challenge. Ms Christie and her friends with disabilities joke they should be detectives because they are so adept at scoping out joints
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Sex work restrictions are punishing people with disabilities, advocates say

Casey Briggs
ABC Online
Thursday 26th September, 2019
A South Australian living with a disability says accessing the services of a sex worker is a lifeline to intimacy. It comes as a bill to decriminalise sex work is
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Dylan Alcott ‘devastated’ at multi-billion-dollar NDIS underspend

ABC News
Thursday 19th September, 2019
"I see the heartbroken families of people who try and try to get funding but can't, robbing them to be independent, contributing members of society. Fix it."
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Parliament House security accused of ‘dehumanising’ search of disability advocate Christina Ryan

Rosie King
ABC Online
Tuesday 24th September, 2019
Ms Ryan uses a power wheelchair, made of metal and powered by truck batteries, so she always expects that getting through the security checkpoints at the front door will be
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Why agility is the key for NDIS’ shifting goal posts

Ben Fock
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 17th September, 2019
It is this process of now receiving funding for individuals under their specific plans that is not only forcing change on how NFPs deliver their service but is also creating
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National Disability Insurance Agency hamstrung by staffing cap: ‘I shake every time I go to make a call’

Katie Burgess
Canberra Times
Thursday 12th September, 2019
Blowouts in processing times under the National Disability Insurance Scheme are being driven by an arbitrary cap on the number of staff the agency can employ, MPs have been told.
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Royal Commission targets NDIS providers

Judy Skatssoon
Australian Ageing Agenda
Tuesday 17th September, 2019
A “substantial number” of the largest NDIS providers are being ordered to provide information relating to complaints, investigations and reported incidents of violence and abuse.
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2019 UN Outcomes Report

UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Wednesday 25th September, 2019

The findings cover how Australia is doing with regard to the rights of persons with disabilities, and covers positive developments, areas of concern, as well as listing the committees recommendations…

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The NDIS has ‘saved’ the budget: how good is trampling the poor and powerless?

First Dog on the Moon
The Guardian
Tuesday 24th September, 2019

Would it hurt to stay in debt and spend the money on services that society needs? Yes, because that is SOCIALISM!

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State of the Industry Report – Accessibility

Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria
Friday 20th September, 2019
This is the first report from the commercial passenger industry regulator which highlights how this industry is integral for people with a disability or mobility impairment. While most users of
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