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SDA Quarterly Report

NDIA
Monday 4th October, 2021
This report complements regularly released NDIA quarterly reports and the recently published SDA Market Information Statement, SDA Finder and SDA demand data. It features observations into publically available NDIA data
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Your AT Portal

AT Chat
Monday 4th October, 2021
The AT Portal introduces a new way for people with disability to get information about Assistive Technology (AT). It was co-designed with members of the disability community to provide a
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Dead ends: how our social security system is failing people with partial capacity to work

Karen Soldatic, Dina Bowman,Maria Mupanemunda,Patrick McGee
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)
Monday 27th September, 2021
This report examines the development of the partial capacity to work classification and its impact on the lives of individuals and their households. It considers the onerous processes involved in
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Police responses to people with disability

University of NSW
Disability Royal Commission
Tuesday 28th September, 2021
The report finds that often, police responses to people with disability – whether they are witnesses, victims or alleged offenders – are not adequate. This is because policing is the
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The experiences of people with disability, in the context of the Australian Government’s approach to the COVID 19 vaccine rollout – Commissioners’ draft report

Disability Royal Commission
Monday 27th September, 2021
ings and seven recommendations about the Australian Government’s approach to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout as it affects people with disability, particularly people in residential disability settings and people with intellectual
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Overview of responses to the Safeguards and quality Issues paper –

Disability Royal Commission
Tuesday 14th September, 2021
Respondents proposed a raft of changes for the Royal Commission to consider including The lack of focus on prevention of abuse and neglect of people with disability and the need
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This Is My Story: Lisa Sansbury

Grampians Disability Advocacy
Monday 6th September, 2021

Indigneous woman Lisa Sansbury tells her story of trauma and abuse after being removed from her family at a young age. She tells her story in a painting to be…

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Rapid Evidence Review: Violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disability

Disability Royal Commission
Tuesday 24th August, 2021
The report examines existing research to gain a better understanding of both risk and protective factors relating to why some members of society cause harm to people with disability. A
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Attitudes Matter: Community attitudes toward people with disability in Australia

Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health (CRE-
University of Melbourne
Wednesday 1st September, 2021
Attitudes are a major concern for Australians with disability. They are related to disability-based discrimination and social exclusion, which in turn impact the health and wellbeing of people with disability.
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Snapshot: Juggling caring, parenting and work – Lessons for the post-COVID workplace

Victorian Equal opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Friday 27th August, 2021
A significant proportion of the workforce is balancing parenting and/or caring responsibilities. However, traditional workplace structures have failed to keep up with workers’ attempts to balance work and family life
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Snapshot: Supporting workers with disability – Lessons for the post-COVID workplace

Victorian Equal opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Friday 27th August, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic compounded existing inequalities for workers with disability, leaving many of them feeling stretched, stressed and unfairly treated. However, the unprecedented move to remote and flexible work during…

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SBS asks: ‘What Does Australia Really Think About’ ….Disability? Old People? Obesity?

SBS
Wednesday 21st July, 2021
Saturday 30th October, 2021

In a ground-breaking new documentary series, SBS seeks to explore how stigma and prejudice impact the lives of millions of Australians, by getting to the heart of what people really…

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