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Changes to renting specialist disability accommodation (SDA) in Victoria

Consumer Affairs Victoria
Monday 2nd September, 2019
Due to recent changes to the State legislation, Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) rental agreements in Victoria are now regulated by Consumer Affairs Victoria via the Residential Tenancies Act 1997(RTA). This
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The Aged Care Royal Commission is an opportunity to permanently eliminate the need for young people to enter residential aged care

Luke Bo'sher
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 10th September, 2019
Ahead of giving evidence at the Aged Care Royal Commission hearings in Melbourne this week, Luke Bo’sher outlines his key arguments around why young people end up in aged care
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Why compassion rather than discrimination should inform our permanent visas policies

SBS
Sunday 8th September, 2019
Australia has changed the way it decides whether children with Down syndrome and other conditions, can migrate permanently to Australia. But the changes don’t go far enough, according to Mary
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‘A human need’: Disability groups say people on NDIS should have access to sex workers

Judith Ireland
SMH
Saturday 7th September, 2019

Four of Australia’s major disability groups argue the NDIS needs a “sexuality policy” to cover a broad range of needs such as adaptive sex toys, services from sex workers and…

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Many sick and disabled people are refused permanent visas. We need compassion not discrimination

Mary Crock
The Conversation
Friday 6th September, 2019
Australia can ensure immigration does not result in undue burden without ditching fairness and humanity. A good starting point would be “nett benefit” health rules that measure a migrant’s contributions
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Advocacy groups call for NDIS to fund sexual supports

Judy Skatssoon
Australia Ageing Agenda
Thursday 5th September, 2019
The position statement released by Disabled Peoples’ Organisations (DPO) demands a comprehensive national policy on sexuality and the NDIS, saying “governments have an obligation to ensure people with disability can
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Young people with disabilities are trapped in nursing homes

Bronwyn Morkham
SMH
Sunday 8th September, 2019
It is hard to live your life surrounded by death. That is the confronting challenge facing around 6,000 young people with disabilities who are in Australian nursing homes. One young
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Report finds people with disability ‘aren’t getting a fair go’

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 4th September, 2019
Almost a third of adults with disability (32 per cent) said they experienced high/very high psychological distress, compared to eight per cent of people without disability.
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People with disability in Australia

AIHW
Tuesday 3rd September, 2019
This report brings together information from a range of national data sources to contribute to a greater understanding about disability in Australia. It shows that some people with disability face
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Coalition of disability groups demand action on NDIS funding for sex services

Luke Michael
pro Bono News
Thursday 29th August, 2019
Disability advocates are calling on the Morrison government to develop a sexuality policy for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, warning that participants are being denied full autonomy over their own
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Joint Position Statement: A call for a rights-based framework for sexuality in NDIS

Mirage News
Wednesday 28th August, 2019
Historically people with disability have been subjected to societal beliefs that we are either asexual or hypersexual, while constantly being denied full autonomy over our own bodies.
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If You’re an Adult Who’s Still Nervous About Talking to People With Disabilities

Alicia Louise
Yahoo Lifestyle
Monday 19th August, 2019
Lots of people go about their lives never getting to know a person with a disability (that they know of). Then when someone turns up in your workplace, school or
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