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After lengthy fight to repair ‘illegal’ NDIS reno, homeowner says he has nowhere left to turn

Norman Hermant
ABC News
Saturday 20th April, 2019
He has spent almost 18 months fighting to repair the works at his home, west of Ballarat — which were done without a building permit. Mr Saville said the frustration
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Employer Toolkit

Job Access
Thursday 18th April, 2019
This toolkit includes short video guides and downloadable resources with practical advice on disability and employment - from inclusive policies and recruitment, to workplace changes and managing staff. Topics covered
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NDIS agrees to fund wheelchair after media coverage of Melbourne family’s two-year wait

Kristian Silva
ABC Radio Melbourne
Monday 15th April, 2019
A disabled Melbourne boy, whose request for an electric wheelchair was held up by bureaucratic red tape for two years, will finally receive funding for a new one, a week
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‘A punch in the gut’: Carers, people with disabilities share Centrelink experiences

Hannah Barry
Brisbane Times
Thursday 11th April, 2019
Carers and people with disabilities have shared their experiences working with Centrelink to receive their support payments after a Geraldton mother spoke out about having to continuously provide proof her
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Self Advocacy and Safe Story Sharing: A Guide for Organisations

Positive Powerful Parents Self Advocacy Group and the Self Advocacy Resource Unit (SARU).
Monday 8th April, 2019

People with disability share their stories of abuse, neglect, exploitation and discrimination to create change for others. Sharing stories can be hard; it is emotional work that can leave self…

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Carers in crisis over dependent children

Stephen Taylor
Mornington Peninsula News
Tuesday 9th April, 2019

Ageing parents worn down by years of caring for their intellectually disabled adult children living at home are calling on both sides of government to provide them with independent housing…

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Disability watchdog fields 1,500 serious incident reports against NDIS participants in six months

Stephanie Dalzell
ABC News
Wednesday 10th April, 2019
Senator Steele-John said the actual number of people with disabilities who were abused or neglected was much higher than the number of reports. "There are many people who, because of
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NDIS frustration for Melbourne family after two-year wait for new wheelchair

Kristian Silva
ABC Radio Melbourne
Thursday 11th April, 2019
The 15-year-old has been in the same mechanical wheelchair for about seven years. His parents have been trying to organise an adult-sized chair for two years that would allow Elias's
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Seclusion Report: How safe is your hospital?

Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC)
Friday 5th April, 2019
This report ranks 23 hospital-based mental health services on how often they use seclusion. The report, based on official data, has revealed that the use of seclusion has risen in
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‘It’s as though you’re some kind of rabid animal’: Seclusion in mental health units on the rise

Farrah Tomazin
The Age
Thursday 4th April, 2019
Jess Cochran has been physically restrained, chemically sedated and held in seclusion at Victorian public hospitals more times than she’d care to remember. The first episode occurred at the age
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Why people with disabilities want former public servants to resign from royal commission

Stephen Easton
The Mandarin
Tuesday 9th April, 2019
Almost 60 groups representing people with disabilities say public servants are too conflicted to be effective as royal commissioners tasked with shining a light on violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation
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Senator demands immediate halt to ‘disgraceful’ deportation of deaf teenager

Maani Truu
SBS News
Friday 5th April, 2019

Hours after Scott Morrison gave an emotional speech saying people with disabilities deserve respect, protesters gathered outside Parliament House to voice their concerns over the decision to deport a deaf…

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