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Charter of Rights of Parents with Disability in their interactions with Child Protection System

DARU
Wednesday 26th April, 2023
The Charter was released in February 2023 and aims to improve outcomes for parents and carers with disabilities who come into contact with Child Protection in Victoria. The Charter recognises
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Ready To Go Home Resources

National Disability Services
Monday 12th June, 2023
The Ready to Go Home resources have been co-designed and co-developed with health consumers with disability, disability service providers and health professionals to improve the hospital experience for a person
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Australians with disability at UN Conference

Mirage News
Saturday 10th June, 2023
Since 2008, the United Nations (UN) has convened the COSP annually to facilitate one of the CRPD commitments to regularly assemble the 164 signatories and 186 State Parties who ratified
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Overstretched NDIS regulator in crisis

Rick Morton
Saturday Paper
Saturday 10th June, 2023

As the NDIS regulator pushes to meet targets, its staff say they are pressuring disabled people to drop complaints and are missing serious abuse and neglect.

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Report uncovers ‘systemic discrimination’ faced by people with disabilities in Australian screen industry

Eleanor Beidatsch
ABC
Friday 9th June, 2023

The report reviewed more than 500 people with disabilities who have worked in the screen industry and found they routinely experienced low payment and precarious job roles — all within…

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Ending the postcode lottery: Addressing barriers to sexual, maternity and reproductive healthcare in Australia

Senate Community Affairs References Committee
Wednesday 31st May, 2023
Under Australia's Disability Strategy 2021–2031, federal, state, and territory governments have committed to improving health services to create better health outcomes for people with disability. Notwithstanding this, it was brought
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People with disability face barriers to sexual and reproductive health care. New recommendations are only the start

Elizabeth Kendall and Kelsey Chapman
The Conversation
Friday 2nd June, 2023
Sexual and reproductive rights are inherent entitlements of every being, regardless of gender or disability. However, the right to parenthood is particularly precarious for people with disability in Australia.
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NDIS Appeals: Tips for writing a Parents’ Statement of Lived Experience

Angela cox
Thursday 1st June, 2023
A popular topic that came up in the Q&A at the Advocating for your child in the NDIS appeals process event held on 15 May 2023 as part of Victorian
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Parenting Help Easy English

Raising Children Network
Thursday 1st June, 2023
The Easy English parent guide and activity booklet are for parents with disability. They explain how parents can get help with raising their children. The resource includes help with your
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What does the Victorian State Budget mean for people with disability?

David McManus
Disability Support Guide
Wednesday 24th May, 2023
Students with disability and transport are the main winners in this year's budget. $235 million will go towards students with disability and their families, along with expanding out of school
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‘It’s vital we teach the next generation about disability history’

Rachel Charlton-Dailey
The Mirror
Wednesday 24th May, 2023
'It's vital we teach the next generation about disability history' Disability rights should be part of the curriculum so that all children learn about it and all disabled people can
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People with disability transitioning from prison and their pathways into homelessness

Translational Health Research Institute
Disability Royal Commission
Monday 22nd May, 2023
The report finds that there is a critical need for improved visibility of people with disability within the criminal justice system and for greater transparency of outcomes in relation to
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