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People with Disabilities Australia (PWDA) returned to the streets of Melbourne St Kilda on Sunday 1 February to proudly represent LGBTQIA+ people with disability in the Midsumma Pride March for…
Teenage brothers Leon and Otis, who lived with disabilities, were found dead in their Perth home along with their parents Jarrod and Maiwenna. The incident, which police have described as…
Looking at his own portrait, hung at the Australian Museum in Sydney, proud Nurungga, Nakanoo, Latji Latji and Elder, Uncle John Baxter, hopes this exhibition – called ‘Unfinished Business’ –…
Psychologist Shagufta Alam says anxiety, depression, and loneliness can be common among people with disabilities, but respect and attentive listening are the first steps toward healing. This conversation is part…
In the years he has worked for the National Disability Insurance Agency, Lawrence (not his real name) has narrowly escaped violence on multiple occasions. He managed to avoid being beaten…
For the more than 700,000 participants and their families relying on the revolutionary National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), 2026 is shaping up to be another transformative year as the government…
A 22-year-old northern Tasmanian man with a disability was incorrectly told he’d have to pay a fee to change the name of his support worker on a ticket. After an…
The Albanese government has offered to delay the start of a new program for early intervention autism services and provide budget top-ups for smaller states, part of efforts to secure…
A new Federal Court decision has confirmed that a person with early access to an Aged Care package is eligible for the NDIS. This decision matters because the NDIA has been rejecting…
This role is responsible for keeping DSC’s eLearning moving, current and effective, while steadily improving learning outcomes over time. This role owns the planning, writing and development of DSC’s online…
Here are some resources from our Advocacy Toolkit session in October 2025 with the Consumer Action Law Centre (CALC) on Consumer Law and the NDIS. Unfortunately the zoom recording of…
Hundreds of group homes face closure as an eight-year $2.1 billion Victorian funding agreement comes to an end. Almost 2,000 people with severe disability may be forced to move. As…
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