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Graeme Innes
Wednesday 22nd June, 2016

This fascinating and moving book offers a new perspective on supporting diversity in our community, and a way forward for Australia. In Finding a Way, Graeme Innes shares memories of…

helen dickinson
Tuesday 14th June, 2016

Choice and control are at the heart of the NDIS, reflecting a belief in consumer-led reform supported by market forces. People with disabilities have welcomed this in a context where…

Natasha Hudson
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 14th June, 2016

Many Not for Profit (NFP) organisations are born of mums and dads wanting better for their loved ones – fed up with what is, or what is not, on offer….

Annie Guest
ABC News
Monday 13th June, 2016

An alliance of 800 disability advocates and ethical designers are calling for mandatory disability access in new homes.

Gary Kerridge
The Rebuttal
Monday 13th June, 2016

This is the story of Sian. Sian is a deaf person, who can speak and hear quite well, and is having issues progressing in her workplace due to the unintentional…

Wendy Williams
Pro Bono News
Thursday 9th June, 2016

Almost 334,000 people used disability support services in 2014/15 under the National Disability Agreement (NDA) with another 4000 already transitioning to the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to a new…

Wendy Williams
ProBono Australia
Tuesday 7th June, 2016

Experts in the Not for Profit sector have voiced concerns over reports that children with disabilities could soon be catching Uber-style transport to school.

Sam Bidley
Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader
Sunday 5th June, 2016

A CORONER has recommended new safety measures after an intellectually disabled woman choked on her dinner at a Lilydale supported accommodation facility.

Nance Huxton
PM with Mark Colvin
Thursday 26th May, 2016

An interview with Nance Haxton exploring the issues around domestic violence victims with an intellectual disability.

Charlotte King
ABC News
Thursday 26th May, 2016

The mother of an intellectually disabled woman who was repeatedly abused in respite care says her daughter was barred from accessing justice because of her disability.

Frank Brennan
The Conversation
Tuesday 24th May, 2016

People with cognitive and psychiatric impairments are over-represented in the prison system.People with cognitive and psychiatric impairments are at high risk of re-entering the justice system without receiving the crucial…

Gary Kerridge
The Rebuttal
Thursday 19th May, 2016

The Rebuttal is an Independent Ezine and website that aims to promote and create discussion about Deaf and hearing impaired issues. This post is an interesting account on the Deaf