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The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has published updates on 43 out of 55 National Disability Strategy metrics. Of these, 14 are improving, 13 are getting worse and…
The Department of Justice and Community Safety is currently supporting the recruitment of a Lawyer Member for the Justice Human Research Ethics Committee.
From 14 October 2024, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) was abolished and replaced with a new body called the “Administrative Review Tribunal” (ART). Read the article from Angela Cox for…
Join VALID’s free support groups in Frankston, Hobsons Bay, and Maribyrnong to: Learn more about your disability rights, disability services and learn about self-advocacy. Meet people in a safe and…
Consultations about Foundational Supports are happening now. The Department of Social Services invites you to have your say on foundational supports at upcoming workshops that are being held in personal…
There are rules in place to protect your child and help them reach their full potential on the NDIS. Our new quality supports for children booklet has everything you need…
The Australian Women’s Health Alliance’s online event, “Strengthening Responses to Gender-Based Violence in the Alcohol and Other Drug, Women’s and Disability Sectors,” held on August 27th, 2024, is now available…
A disability advocate says people with disability who do not have access to the NDIS rely on family and friends to report abuse. Tegan Fredericks, 26, died on Monday after…
The widespread use of ‘restrictive practices’ in Australian schools is leaving children with disability traumatised and their parents exasperated. Some teachers are also appalled by what they’ve seen.
When a chronic illness becomes permanent, partners become carers, careers come to an end, and savings dwindle as the various costs of treatment and management mount. It might be assumed…
Deafblind World is a workshop designed for organisations and the wider community to understand what it would be like to live with deafblindness. The workshop is presented by Deafblind people….
The Victorian Council of Social Service is running their fourth annual Renting in Victoria Survey and we want to hear from everyone who works in the social and community sector in…
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