News and blogs

Eliza Hull and Sally Rippin,
Wednesday 21st September, 2022
This delightful picture bookexplores the home lives of children and parents who are Deaf or disabled. Featuring a gorgeous die-cut cover, bright illustrations and a diverse cast, this is a
Jenny Noyes
SMH
Monday 19th September, 2022
The report confirmed that understanding: compared with the total population of NSW, people with disability were more than twice as likely to be victims of reported violence and domestic violence
Mushu Butt
BlockchainReporter
Saturday 17th September, 2022
Disabled Australians will soon receive an app that implements a welfare compliance system devised by the same individuals who created robo-debt. However, this is not at all good news. The
Vanessa Lancaster
Psychology today Australia
Thursday 15th September, 2022
When asked to rate disabled people’s quality of life, nondisabled people assume it is low—lower in fact than people with the disability in question rate their own quality of life.
Hannah Turner
Yahoo Lifestyle Australia
Tuesday 13th September, 2022
But while race and income have been commonly used as factors in predicting climate change vulnerability, there is another specific form of risk that's vital to recognize, too: that of
2022-09-14
Melbourne Disability Institute and ABC
Australia, the land of the fair go. But do we really live with equal rights and opportunity? Let Us In! explores this theme through the lens of disability. What is
ABC News
Saturday 3rd September, 2022

There have been calls at the Jobs and Skills Summit to boost participation of people with disabilities in the workforce.

Dana Morse
ABC AM
Friday 2nd September, 2022
Australian of the Year and tennis champion Dylan Alcott has called on employers to hire more people with disabilities in a passionate speech at the Jobs and Skills Summit.
Ashleigh Chambers
Guardian Australia
Saturday 3rd September, 2022
Trying to get a rental property under my own name is a nightmare, because real estate agents don’t like the look of me on paper. I’m on a full disability
National Alliance of Capacity Building Organisations
Tuesday 30th August, 2022
Why do so many believe that the only option for people with developmental disabilities once they leave their family home, is to live in a group home. My Home, My
Luke Henriques-Gomes
Guardian Australia
Monday 29th August, 2022
Sometimes it meant “14 days without a shower”, Colin said. "I‘ve got no support, I’ve got nothing. I’ve got no way of cooking food, there is no fridge … [The]
John Ross
Times Higher Education
Monday 29th August, 2022
Australia’s first university chancellor who identifies as having a disability says things have improved since the days when his law studies revolved around whatever resources he could obtain in Braille