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These young people aren’t making apps or selling start-ups, they’re innovating to help the world

Norman Hermant
ABC News
Monday 24th December, 2018
When Huy Nguyen heads to the beach in his wheelchair, the sand is no longer a barrier. He simply pulls out prototype clip-on tracks for his wheelchair and pushes himself
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The entrepreneurs with disabilities pioneering solutions for others like them

Laurie Lawira
SBS News
Thursday 3rd January, 2019
Surrounded by other budding entrepreneurs at a startup incubator in Sydney's inner-city, Oliver Morton-Evans is explaining how he is hoping to help stroke and spinal cord injury patients.
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Government backflips on DSP suspension cut for prisoners

Maggie Coggan
Pro Bono News
Thursday 20th December, 2018
A campaign to reverse the federal government’s reduction to the suspension time of the Disability Support Pension for people in prison has been successful, keeping it at two years rather
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Home care – know your consumer rights

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Friday 13th July, 2018

When you buy goods or services you have rights under the Australian Consumer Law. You have the same rights when you buy home care goods or services, or receive them…

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Just Ask Us

The Victorian Ombudsman
Monday 3rd December, 2018
The Victorian Ombudsman has produced a video with contributions from many Victorian advocacy organisations that shares information about how government employees can be more helpful and respectful.
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Australia: Hidden disabilities in the workforce and inadvertent discrimination

Alison Freeman, PCC Employment Lawyers
Mondaq
Thursday 13th December, 2018
A recent case before the Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal, Ferris v State of Victoria [2018] VSCA 240, serves as a reminder for employers that they can be found guilty
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NDIA announces “Very Complex Needs” pricing tier

Evie Naufal
Disability Services Consulting
Sunday 9th December, 2018
The NDIA will today announce a new pricing tier for self-care, social and recreational support for Participants with "very complex" support needs. The long overdue new loading will be set
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International disability rights and the dilemma of domestic courts

Anna Lawson and Lisa Waddington
OUPblog
Monday 10th December, 2018
Law plays an important role in tackling this inequality and exclusion. For the past decade, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Disability Convention) –
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Greens push for national accessible housing standards for new homes

Jim Malo
Domain
Wednesday 5th December, 2018
The Greens plan to push for an overhaul of Australia’s building codes to make accessible entry, reinforced walls, step-free shower access and safer stairways mandatory in new construction projects.
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NDIA under pressure after funding for ‘life-threatening’ condition axed

Luke Henriques-Gomes
The Guardian
Thursday 6th December, 2018
In September, the Flemmings lost NDIS funding for speech therapy to help with Tanisha’s swallowing after only six months of treatment, which her mother and her specialist say is vital
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Trauma-informed Care and Practice Organisational Toolkit (TICPOT)

MHCC (NSW Mental Health Coordinating Council)
Saturday 1st December, 2018
A FREE quality improvement audit and implementation resource for developing a trauma-informed organisational and practice culture.
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A song for sex rights

Myf Warhurst with Myf Warhurst
ABC Radio
Monday 3rd December, 2018
Everyone likes to have their voice heard, but not everyone is heard equally. Rainbow Rights is a self advocacy group for people with an intellectual disability and who happen to
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