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Quality, Safety and You: NDIS Worker Orientation Module

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Monday 6th May, 2019
This module is an interactive online course that explains the obligations of workers under the NDIS Code of Conduct – from the perspective of NDIS participants. It was developed in consultation with
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Background paper: changing demographics and dynamics of aged care

Dr David Cullen
Royal Commission into Aged Care quality and Safety
Wednesday 1st May, 2019
The background paper puts Australia’s ageing population under the microscope. It explores complex issues associated with the country’s changing demographic profile, including changes in patterns of disease and dependency, the
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Disability Advocacy Fact Sheet

Department of Social services (DSS)
Wednesday 5th December, 2018
This Fact Sheet outlines what disability advocacy is, why it is important and why independence matters.
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Employer Toolkit

Job Access
Thursday 18th April, 2019
This toolkit includes short video guides and downloadable resources with practical advice on disability and employment - from inclusive policies and recruitment, to workplace changes and managing staff. Topics covered
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Self Advocacy and Safe Story Sharing: A Guide for Organisations

Positive Powerful Parents Self Advocacy Group and the Self Advocacy Resource Unit (SARU).
Monday 8th April, 2019

People with disability share their stories of abuse, neglect, exploitation and discrimination to create change for others.  Sharing stories can be hard; it is emotional work that can leave self…

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Seclusion Report: How safe is your hospital?

Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC)
Friday 5th April, 2019
This report ranks 23 hospital-based mental health services on how often they use seclusion. The report, based on official data, has revealed that the use of seclusion has risen in Victoria in
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Staying Safe

VALID
Thursday 4th April, 2019
The ‘Staying Safe’ resource is a video series that inform the community about the need to respect people with disability and to prevent abuse and neglect.  According to research the level of abuse
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Studying in Australia as a Disabled Student

Study in Australia

This online guide will help you define what specific needs you will submit to the disability support service running at your university and will help them effectively meet your disability-related…

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ASID Podcast

Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability
Tuesday 30th August, 2016
This podcast series gives voice to people with intellectual disability. It builds the bridge between the research available in journals about intellectual disability and actual practice and how this translates into
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Group Self Advocacy Partnership Project: Report & model

Self Advocacy Resource Unit (SARU)
Friday 15th February, 2019
‘Many people with cognitive disability and complex communication support needs are discriminated against, and are yet to be fully included in Australian society. Because of this self advocacy groups continue
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Mental Health in Australia: A quick guide

Lauren Cook
Thursday 14th February, 2019
This quick guide provides an overview of mental health in Australia, including the prevalence of mental health conditions, the cost of mental illness, government responsibilities, and mental health services available
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Barriers and exclusions: The support needs of newly arrived refugees with a disability

Refugee Council of Australia
Tuesday 19th February, 2019

For a multitude of reasons, people from refugee backgrounds are more likely to have a disability than other populations. Up until 2012, people with disabilities or with serious health concerns…

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