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NDIS report lays bare supported accommodation failures

Danielle Kutchel
PBA
Monday 16th January, 2023

A bleak new report has revealed the scale of issues in Australia’s supported accommodation system. The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission’s inaugural ‘Own Motion Inquiry’ into Aspects of Supported Accommodation…

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Perspective Shifts: Exploring new dimensions in the STEM fields

Attitude Foundation
Sunday 31st July, 2022
This series of 3 episodes was created in an effort to drive a change in attitudes toward disability in Australia by sharing real stories of people with disability told by
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3 Things Non-Disabled People Should Do Before Calling Out Ableism

Andrew Pulrang
Forbes
Monday 2nd January, 2023
How should non-disabled people who care about the wellbeing of people with disabilities respond to blatant ableism when they see it?
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The various ‘vibes’ Of disability culture

Andrew Pulrang
Forbes
Sunday 25th December, 2022
Disability culture is large, diverse, and exciting. It’s also hard to get a handle on.
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Failing tribunal to be ditched in move that will continue to improve NDIS appeals

Anna Christian
Disability Support Guide
Tuesday 20th December, 2022
The Federal Government has announced it will abolish the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) and replace it with a new body. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says the former Government “irreversibly damaged” the
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Politicised’ Administrative Appeals Tribunal abolished, after attorney-general declares its reputation ruined

Jake Evans
ABC News
Friday 16th December, 2022
One of the most notoriously politicised bodies, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal, will be abolished after the attorney-general declared its reputation had been irreversibly damaged.
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Australia’s disability royal commission has faced near media silence – and left politicians unaccountable Elly Desmarchelier

Elly Desmarchelier
Guardian Australia
Sunday 18th December, 2022
Ending violence against people with disability requires a detailed plan on how we make housing, education, health and transport equal for us. So it brings me great sadness as a
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Why disability access is a rising focus for companies

JLL Australia
Friday 16th December, 2022
“It’s no longer a question of whether it’s necessary, but how to achieve the best impact,” Gorriti says. “Firms who embrace inclusivity with people-centric cultures and accessible spaces will become
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NSW man linked to $10m NDIS fraud syndicate jailed for three years

AFP News
Friday 16th December, 2022
A New South Wales man was today (Friday 16 December) sentenced to three years behind bars for his role in a multi-million-dollar fraud against the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
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NDIS legacy appeal cases slashed

Mirage News
Saturday 10th December, 2022
Minister for the NDIS and Government Services, the Hon. Bill Shorten MP, has today announced that almost 60 per cent of NDIS legacy appeal cases inherited from the former Liberal-National
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National Disability Data Asset : Pilot test cases report

National Disability Data Asset
Thursday 8th December, 2022
The National Disability Data Asset (NDDA) aims to connect data about people with disability in Australia together, including information about health, employment and support services. The test pilot was recently
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State of the Disability Sector 2022

National Disability Services
Wednesday 30th November, 2022
the report is based on responses from 364 disability service providers from all over the country who took part in the annual State of the Disability Sector Survey. The latest
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