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The NDRP is funding collaborative, disability-led research that creates new knowledge on safety and accessible and inclusive communities. Key facts at a glance: Research themes This funding round focuses on…
A retrospective cohort study from New South Wales, Australia. People with intellectual disability in New South Wales (NSW) face a major life expectancy gap compared with the general population. This…
A toolkit for employers, HR, line managers and autistic people. Experiencing good quality work is instrumental in increasing and sustaining good health and wellbeing. Accordingly, our mission at the Institute…
This article reviews a decade of research on inclusive education for children with special educational needs (SEN), showing that most studies centre on education, psychology and child development. It argues…
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…
The consultation period for the exposure draft of the amending instrument to implement reforms to the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards) has been extended by two weeks….
The NDIS Commission is undertaking a review of the NDIS Practice Standards. We are reaching out to yourself and other key stakeholders to see if you are interested in participating….
The NDIS are developing the First Nations Market and Sector Development Strategy. This will support First Nations providers and improve cultural capability among non-Indigenous providers in the NDIS market. Before…
Public consultation is now open on an exposure draft of the amending instrument to implement the reforms to the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002 (Transport Standards) and its…
The Australian Government is reviewing the Standards to make sure they are supporting students to access and participate in education and training. The 2025 Review is considering three topics: We…
On 2 September 2025, the Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Mark Butler MP, referred an inquiry into the Thriving Kids initiative to the House Standing Committee on Health,…
In a joint submission coordinated by DANA in its role as the National Coordination Function, Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) have used their collective voice to advocate for improvements to the…
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