My spouse and I are both 52 years old. He earns about $53,000 net a year, I earn about $40,000 net. We have a mortgage of $152,000 on a house…
Access to education is a critical factor in eliminating disadvantage and protecting vulnerable children, and is essential to lifelong economic and social wellbeing. For these reasons, the Commission undertook research…
Even in science fiction and fantasy, ‘real world’ characterisations of disability are still stereotyped, where they exist at all. As a fan of science fiction and fantasy – genres which…
Australian females with a disability are twice as likely to experience violence than other women. In many cases powerless to do anything to protect themselves, their experiences of violence will…
Many disabled Victorians are being repeatedly assaulted and exploited because authorities do not have the appropriate power or expertise to investigate their cases, experts warn. State watchdogs say countless numbers…
Boards have a critical role to play in creating a human rights culture within their organisations. This 15 minute video explores the what, why and how of adopting human rights…
The UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) and partners, consulted nearly 6,000 persons with disabilities in 126 countries on how they cope and prepare for disasters through an online…
Forty-five per cent of the two million Australians living with a disability, live in or near poverty, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. This is partly because…
With the launch of the new national insurance scheme, DisabilityCare, disability is for once high on the public agenda. Many Australians now agree that the previous system failed those in…
This is a volume in the Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights series “The authors have embarked on a fascinating, original, and groundbreaking project to tell the story of how the…
This document provides a guide to the Disability Act 2006 for boards of disability service organisations. It begins with an overview of what makes an effective board of management, recognising…
A man with significant learning difficulties has been ordered to undergo a vasectomy to prevent him from having further children in a landmark legal ruling by the High Court. Mrs…
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