Sun, sand, the lure of water, and waves that carry you weightless to the shore. The beach is an idyllic escape for some, but Shane Hryhorec says it can make…
For anyone diagnosed with physical illnesses, like cancer, it’s common for services and organisations to provide peer-support programs. Programs like these acknowledge the need for people to learn how to…
Australians consider the National Disability Insurance Scheme to be a fundamental government service on par with Medicare and want fraud and waste to be fixed to ensure its sustainability, focus…
In Part 2 of our deep dive into the NDIS Review we explore assessments, navigators and psychosocial supports and talk about what happens next. What happens when you bring together…
Homes Victoria has created the ‘Considerations for use of Supported Residential Services’ (SRS) guidance document, which can be used by services that interact with SRS to better consider when, and…
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many innovations in how we interact digitally – and a Curtin University research project has won significant funding to ensure people living with disability can…
“Anything is possible. You just have to figure out how.” Jason Mayweather, who was born with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, is concentrating too intently to take any notice…
Disability is almost always the forgotten aspect of diversity. Very rarely is disability considered or mentioned in conversations about women or broader diversity. Yet disabled women are disproportionately economically disadvantaged…
The Registration Board and VDWC have developed this searchable catalogue to provide disability workers with easily accessible information about training and development resources that will improve the quality and safety…
AIRWAVES ACCESS is a radio program and podcast that focuses on issues that matter to those with a lived experience of disability. Broadcast on Plenty Valley FM (88.6 FM) and…
The words ‘foundational supports’ have been on everybody’s lips, since the term was first coined by the NDIS Review late last year. But while the words might be new, the…
In this opinion piece, freelancer John Loeppky argues that seeing disability as a culture fosters connection and encourages more support for disabled people.
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