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THE past 10 months have been a dream come true for Calvin Lui, who hasn’t let an intellectual disability get in the way of landing an important job with Victoria…
This matter was referred by the Senate to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report: on 11 February 2015. Over 160 submissions were received and public hearings…
The investigation commenced in December 2014 with Phase One tabled in June 2015 focusing on the effectiveness of oversight. Phase Two examines incident reporting and management in a range of…
There is growing anger about the delay and disability groups are calling for an urgent focus on housing to stem what they say is the growing tide of young people…
As an exercise in social reform, grassroots campaigning, and organizing techniques, NDIS has been a salutory experience in how not to reform social policy and service delivery. The supreme irony…
A damning report on the neglect and abuse of people with a disability has used the choking death of Canberra woman Stephanie Fry to warn of the dangers of staff…
I know a lot about the disability sector but it strikes me that when we talk about this we don’t discuss the real issues. Like how come so many disabled…
The Bolshy Divas describe themselves as “disability activists in the style of feminist masked avengers”. In April, six divas appeared before the Senate’s community affairs committee for a hearing into…
A new survey of business attitudes to disability reveals that many companies are in danger of breaching the Disability Discrimination Act, as well as missing out on thousands of dollars…
Evidence suggests that when individuals have greater choice and control over their services, they’re more likely to have better outcomes and to make more efficient and effective use of the…
this program is produced and presented by people with disabilities covering issues such as housing, discrimination, difficulties with public transport, self-advocacy and other related issues. On 3CR Wednesday 6:00pm to…
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