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After signing up to the National Disability Insurance Scheme this year, Mr Crowley finds himself about $1000 a month worse off.
Workforce diversity is not just about a fair go, it’s also increasingly seen as a smart business decision. A new report lays out a plan for government to create opportunities…
According to the Turnbull Government, if you are ‘able to get out of bed in the morning … you are not impaired enough to warrant being paid the Disability Support
“Australia prides itself on its diversity, but we are falling well short of the mark when it comes to providing equal opportunity for disabled people.”- says Tony Clark.
Australians with a disability are twice as likely to be unemployed as those without a disability and young people are at greater risk of experiencing discrimination in the workplace, according…
One of three deaf people accused of murdering a deaf man, who fell from an apartment balcony in Melbourne’s outer east, has been found unfit to stand trial due to…
Young people with disability living in nursing homes are one of the most marginalised and isolated groups of people in our society. More than half of them, 53%, receive a…
Two second-year university students in the US have developed a pair of gloves that can translate sign language into speech and text, a tool they hope will empower the deaf…
The height difference between platforms and tram floors is big enough to have put the Victorian government in breach of national disability discrimination laws, a problem that was identified before…
Too many older people and people with disability are denied jobs because of discrimination based on age or disability. The right to work is a fundamental human right, but one…
A radio interview with Susan Ryan, Age and Disability Commissioner, on employment discrimination. Listen to the interview and read the transcript here.
In July 2015, the Australian Government (in consultation with State and Territory governments) commissioned Ernst & Young (EY) to conduct an independent review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act…
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