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NDIA chair Kurt Fearnley on ‘fundamental’ reform of the disability scheme

Politics with Michelle Grattan
The Conversation Podcast
Wednesday 3rd May, 2023
The federal government is trying to contain the exploding cost of the landmark National Disability Insurance Scheme – especially difficult given the fears of vulnerable people who rely on it.
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Human Rights Interviews

Office of the Public Advocate
Friday 5th May, 2023
Lisa, who lives with an acquired brain injury, is passionate about protecting the human rights of people with disability. In this series of interviews, Lisa seeks to explore how various
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NDIS cost scrutiny is intensifying again – the past shows this can harm health and wellbeing for people with disability

Samia Badji, Anne Kavanagh and Dennis Petrie
The Conversation
Monday 1st May, 2023
Those in the disability field have been expressing a sense of whiplash since Friday. Many had felt buoyed by reassurances from Bill Shorten, minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme
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Disability advocates in shock over Labor announcement of NDIS ‘growth target’

Stephanie Dalzell and Nas Campanella
ABC
Friday 28th April, 2023
Disability advocates have reacted furiously to the government's move to rein in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), after it unveiled a plan that could save the budget
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What inclusion means: Perspectives of people with disability

DARU
Friday 28th April, 2023

This week is National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week – 2-8 May 2023. Learn a little bit about Tourette Syndrome from the unique perspective of lived experience with Jason McCurry. This…

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NDIS mental health toolkit

IMHA
Thursday 27th April, 2023
The toolkit is designed for people with lived experience of the mental health system who use or are eligible for the NDIS’ under the psychosocial disability stream. It has information
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Towards best-practice access to services for culturally and linguistically diverse people with a disability

Social Policy Research Centre and the National Ethnic Disability Alliance
Disability royal Commission
Thursday 27th April, 2023
The report investigates how to improve services, supports and programs for people with disability from culturally diverse backgrounds. The study concludes that 'good' practice for services involves three key elements,
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Diverse Learners Hub

Department of Education
Victoria Government
Thursday 27th April, 2023
The Hub is an online resource that provides information, tools and guidance on diverse learning, including: - understanding autism and how schools support autistic students - understanding the different types
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Is Disability Part Of Your Identity? Ask Yourself These Questions

Andrew Pulrang
Forbes
Wednesday 26th April, 2023
Figuring out how you see and present yourself and your disability can be as important as knowing how to adapt to it, get around barriers, and deal with prejudice and
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Disabled Australian women face forced sterilisation, abortion and contraception, health groups say

Tory Shepherd
Guardian Australia
Thursday 27th April, 2023
Victorian organisation Women’s Health in the South East said forced sterilisation was often performed to prevent pregnancy, that it breached “every international human rights treaty to which Australia is a
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Gov to boost IT systems for detecting NDIS fraud

ITnews
Thursday 27th April, 2023
The government is set to allocate $48.3 million in next month’s federal budget for anti-fraud measures around the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), including new IT systems.
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PM Anthony Albanese announces $720m funding in upcoming budget for NDIA Posted

ABC
Friday 28th April, 2023
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