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Summer Foundation
Friday 17th February, 2023
In October to November 2022, the Housing Hub ran a series of workshops designed to gather collective knowledge about SDA-funded group homes from providers and stakeholders. This report provides background
Laura Beavis
ABC
Saturday 18th February, 2023

A disability royal commissioner says he has been struck by the fact that “nobody seems to have been held accountable” at a disability service provider in the two years since…

Antonia O'Flaherty and Alana Kennedy-Tucker
ABC News
Friday 17th February, 2023

Brisbane resident Chris Noble agrees electric vehicles present many opportunities with inclusive designs and modifications but he’s frustrated at charging bays that lack accessibility.

Council for Intellectual Disability
Monday 13th February, 2023
Sammy, who has intellectual disability, talks about the relationship she has with her partner Ben. She talks about how they make decisions together and the role of her parents in
Damian Mellifont, Jennifer Smith-Merry and Kim Bulkeley
The Conversation
Monday 13th February, 2023
Damian Mellifont, Jennifer Smith-Merry and Kim Bulkeley
University of Melbourne
Thursday 16th February, 2023

Disabled people working in Australia’s screen industry face prejudice and systemic discrimination, including lower pay, greater casualisation and stigma and stereotyping, a new report finds. The findings, drawn from a…

Office of Public Advocate
Friday 3rd February, 2023

Submission by the Office of Public Advocate to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.

Office of Public Advocate
Friday 3rd February, 2023

The report, Experiences of ABI and inclusion: Reflections on inclusion drawn from lived experience is part of OPA’s submission on how we can become a more inclusive society.

Advocacy for Inclusion
Wednesday 15th February, 2023
the submission focuses on eight key areas which need to change to make a material, lasting difference in the lives of people with disability. These are reforming Australia’s Discrimination Laws;
Probono Australia
Wednesday 15th February, 2023

New report finds reducing hospital discharge delays for NDIS participants has saved up to half a billion dollars so far, as governments meet to set the disability sector’s 12-month agenda.

Child care and kindergarten give your child the chance to learn, play, make friends, and have fun. This guide will help you to know hat to look for in an
Sydney Morning Herald
Friday 17th February, 2023

When Ashleigh Keating worked as a primary school teachers’ aide, she would very rarely tell the teachers she supported she was autistic, even though her students often had the same…