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PWDA
Friday 22nd November, 2024

On Friday 22 November the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) released new information on Short Term Accommodation (STA) and Respite. The NDIA’s information provides a broad overview of eligibility for…

DSC
Friday 22nd November, 2024

The new NDIS legislation outlines circumstances when the NDIA might raise a debt against participants or providers. Chris explores when this might happen, the criteria for the NDIA to waive…

ABC News
Sunday 24th November, 2024

The ABC is featuring stories by people with disability in partnership with the International Day of People with Disability. From November 19 to December 10, the ABC celebrates the wins,…

ABC News
Wednesday 20th November, 2024

Even though around one in five Australians live with disability, going to or performing at a live gig can still be challenging.  Venues across the country are facing challenges due…

DSC
Tuesday 12th November, 2024

Our new series gets into the nitty-gritty of the new legislation to answer some of your burning questions. In this article, Annika shares everything you need to know about impairment…

ABC News
Wednesday 13th November, 2024

A coalition of peak bodies and advocacy groups have condemned the federal government for what they say is a failure to act on a 2022 Senate inquiry into the Disability…

ACCC
Sunday 17th November, 2024

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is “putting businesses on notice”, saying that it is focusing in on problematic advertising practices which target participants in the National Disability Insurance…

The Conversation
Sunday 17th November, 2024

As another Australian summer approaches, many people are planning their holidays, looking forward to the joy travel brings. Yet for Australia’s 5.5 million people with a disability, what should be…

The Saturday Paper
Monday 11th November, 2024

An enormous escalation in ‘reassessments’ of eligibility for the NDIS has seen people who should be on the scheme incorrectly removed without explanation.

ABC News
Tuesday 5th November, 2024

Qantas has settled a Federal Court discrimination claim brought by a woman with disabilities whose assistance dog was refused access to the aircraft cabin. The dog has now been approved…

Campaign Brief
Friday 8th November, 2024

Keely Cat-Wells, founder of Making Space and internationally renowned disability advocate, is pioneering a transformative movement for greater representation of Disabled talent across media and entertainment. She will be delivering…

ABC News
Tuesday 5th November, 2024

Brittany Manifis recently became a certified Auslan interpreter, and she’s been inundated with work in Perth’s deaf community ever since. But it nearly didn’t happen. The first time she tried…