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Education and training of health professionals in relation to people with cognitive disability

Disability Royal Commission
Tuesday 22nd March, 2022
The report contains nine findings and 12 recommendations relating to the education and training of health professionals across Australia. Health professionals include doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and allied health professionals
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The Woman Who Changed Disability Laws: Barbara Lisicki On New Drama Adaptation

This Morning
YouTube
Monday 21st March, 2022
She inspired a heroic revolution. In the 90s, Barbara Lisicki and her then partner Alan Holdsworth together organised brave, co-ordinated protests that pushed the campaign for disabled rights into the
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We’ve Got This: Stories by Disabled Parents

Eliza Hull
Black Ink
Tuesday 1st March, 2022
In We’ve Got This, twenty-five parents who identify as Deaf, disabled or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie
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Who’s who and what do they do? Recovering from disasters and emergencies

VCOSS
Thursday 10th February, 2022

This user-friendly guide identifies key disaster recovery stakeholders and outlines their roles and responsibilities. There are also useful tools, links and resources to help organisations navigate their recovery journey by…

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Review of NDIA actuarial forecast model and drivers of Scheme costs

Department of Social Services (DSS)
Friday 11th February, 2022
At their August 2021 meeting, Disability Ministers directed work be undertaken to understand cost drivers and underpinning assumptions in the Scheme Actuary’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Annual Financial Sustainability
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Changing the landscape: A national resource to prevent violence against women and girls with disabilities

Our Watch and Women with Disabilities Victoria
Wednesday 9th February, 2022
This resource names ableism and gender inequality as the two consistent, intersecting drivers of violence against women and girls with disabilities. It sets out the actions that must be taken
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Summary: Review of the ILC program and next steps March 2021

Department of Social Services (DSS)
Friday 17th December, 2021
The Department of Social Services has been reviewing the ILC program since its transfer from the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to the department in October 2020, to better understand
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NDIS app

NDIS
Friday 10th December, 2021
The app provides a more accessible and user friendly digital experience for self-managed NDIS participants. Self-managed participants can use the app to make and manage claims and view self-managed budget
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Presenting Issues Report 2020/21,

Older Person's Advocacy Network (OPAN)
Wednesday 1st December, 2021
This landmark report is the first definitive public annual report which captures the experiences of older people engaging with the aged care system. Commonly presented issues include unwanted admissions to
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Reasonable and Necessary Special series: Living with COVID

George Taleporos
Summer Foundation
Tuesday 7th December, 2021
Reasonable and Necessary is usually a podcast series about making Sense of the NDIS , where each podcast episode aims to simplify the NDIS for participants, their families and anyone
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The Third Review of Transport Standards Report

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Thursday 2nd December, 2021
Part 34 of the Transport Standards requires the Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, in consultation with the Attorney-General to review the efficiency and effectiveness of the Transport Standards. The final
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Walking to bus stops

Victoria Walks
Thursday 25th November, 2021
Walking is the main way people get to bus stops, with 94% of users in Melbourne walking all or part of the way. This report – Getting to the Bus
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