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Staff were told of major changes to the way NDIS funding and support plans will be made during a recent internal briefing. Funding and support plans for national disability insurance…
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A 40-year-old man who was born Deaf is worried he will become further isolated after his NDIS funding for Auslan interpreters was cut in half. The agency that runs…
This is the first report on the implementation and progress made by all governments on each of the 222 recommendations of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation
The Allan Labor Government is delivering free weekend public transport – everywhere – for carers and Disability Support Pensioners, and we’ve built the Metro Tunnel so it’s easier to visit…
Melbourne’s tram network is falling short of national accessibility standards, with a new report finding there has been “little improvement” in the past five years. About 18 per cent of…
Before I became disabled at 16 years old, I took a lot of things for granted — like existing in a pain-free body, running to get the bus, and trekking…
An intellectually disabled man kept in an alarmed unit for 25 years and only allowed in public while supervised is one of a handful of Victorians found to have been…
The National Centre of Excellence in Intellectual Disability Health is running workshops with people with intellectual disability as part of a bigger project looking at how people get ready for healthcare…
New Research from the Melbourne Disability Institute explores how deaths for people with neurodevelopmental disabilities like cerebral palsy, intellectual disability or Down syndrome are recorded in Australia. The research found…
Advocacy for Inclusion (AFI) has called for fundamental structural reform of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) in a submission to the Attorney-General’s current consultation, arguing that minor adjustments will…
It’s been a big year for people with disability and we want to talk about some of the big moments that have shaped 2025. We will hear from our co-hosts…
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