The body representing Victorian independent schools has rubbished claims it is inflating student disability data to receive more funding.
A mother whose autistic son was strapped to a restraining chair in class was asked if she would prefer a “more aesthetically pleasing chair” when she confronted the school about…
Hearing dogs have improved the quality of life for seniors who are deaf or hard of hearing, minimising the impediments that often accompany those living with hearing impairments. However, planned…
Only 53 per cent of Australians with disability are employed, compared to 83 per cent of all working-age people. Australia ranks 21st out of 29 OECD nations when it comes…
Fed up of feeling like a second-class citizen when she tries to visit MPs, Sam Connor lodged a discrimination complaint with the Human Rights Commission.
Many (but not all) wealthy private schools schools were initially identified as overfunded, and were set to lose government funding to bring them into line with the Schooling Resource Standard…
Parents trying to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme are hitting a bureaucratic brick wall that’s leaving them at wits’ end and thousands of dollars out of pocket.
The Andrews Labor Government is cutting the cost of registration for wheelchair users who have had their vehicles significantly modified to allow them to drive. Disabled drivers will now be…
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