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Everyone can Work – employment pathway for people with intellectual disability

Inclusion Oz
Tuesday 31st January, 2023
When it comes to navigating employment supports for people with intellectual disability, it can be hard to know where to start. The Everyone Can Work website is for people with
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‘Holding cell’: Melbourne family with disabled son stuck in ‘transitional’ housing for a decade

Stephanie Convery
The Guardian
Saturday 28th January, 2023

When Rosalie Dow moved into transitional housing in Melbourne with her two young children in 2013, she thought it would only be for a few months. Dow’s son, Mayer, was…

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Own Motion Inquiry into aspects of supported accommodation report

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
This first Inquiry focused on the experiences of NDIS participants living in supported accommodation. The Inquiry examined reportable incidents and complaints that have been made to the NDIS Commission in
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2020 Report on the operation of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities

Victorian Equal opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Wednesday 21st December, 2022
The purpose of the annual Charter Report is to examine the operation of the Charter in any given year – how it interacts with law and policy to protect and
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Independent disability advocacy: Submission to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability

DANA
Wednesday 21st December, 2022
The submission is informed by the collective knowledge and experience of independent disability advocacy member organisations. It explores the context, key barriers and challenges for the disability advocacy sector and
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Reporting suicide and mental ill-health: A resource for media professionals

Mindframe
Monday 30th January, 2012
This guide aims to provide some practical tips on safe ways for discussing, reporting and publishing of content, which references mental health or mental ill-health to ensure any risks are
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Australia misses 20-year public transport accessibility target as many train and tram networks fail people with disabilities

Alison Xiao
ABC
Monday 16th January, 2023
Australia has 960 train stations, and by the end of 2017, each state was required to have ensured that 90 per cent of their stations met accessibility standards. "Across the
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Watchdog reveals thousands of reports of sexual misconduct, injury, abuse and neglect in disability group homes

Stephanie Dalzell
ABC
Monday 16th January, 2023
There have been more than 7,000 serious incidents — including sexual misconduct, serious injury, abuse and neglect — in disability group homes over the past four years, according to a
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Wait down for NDIS patients in hospital

Danielle Kutchel
PBA
Wednesday 18th January, 2023
The minister announced earlier this month that the average waiting time across Australia for NDIS participants medically fit for discharge from hospital is now 33 days. This is down from
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Build respect and teach the teacher: five back-to-school tips for parents of children with disabilities

Holly Karten
Guardian Australia
Tuesday 10th January, 2023
Equal access to education has been a hard-won right. As a teacher and parent I understand that while laws might demand the inclusion of all children, achieving this is not
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Changes to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)

Department of the Attorney general
government of Australia
Monday 19th December, 2022
The Government has announced it will establish a new system of administrative review that is user-focused, efficient, accessible, independent and fair. As part of these changes the Government will abolish
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Own Motion Inquiry into Aspects of Supported Accommodation in the NDIS

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Monday 16th January, 2023
The Inquiry examined reportable incidents and complaints made to the NDIS Commission in connection with the supported accommodation services (specifically group homes). The Inquiry’s purpose was to enable the NDIS
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