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I write this opinion piece as a non-disabled person commenting on the context of disability and education. As such, I’m taking up space online and in readers’ minds — and…
With three children on National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plans, parents Stacey and Mark Anderson are among many regional Australian families bracing for major disruption. From July 1, new NDIS…
The National Rural Health Alliance has called on the Federal Government to reconsider NDIS pricing changes due to take effect soon, warning that they will have wide-ranging harmful impacts, including…
This week, the National Disability Insurance Agency released its 2024–25 Annual Pricing Review. From July 1, 2025, the NDIS will introduce sweeping pricing reforms: slashing fees for psychologists in four…
When a support worker bent Jessi Hooper’s customised manual wheelchair trying to force it into a car boot, the physical damage was only the beginning.
Imogen, who lives with intellectual disability, is unable to have scans without sedation and was told to wait five months for a CT scan of a concerning growth in her…
After a critical meeting on Friday, state Health Ministers have agreed to take over responsibility for providing psycho-social supports for most children under nine, restricting the NDIS to those with…
Despite being fit and in her twenties, Lisa Cox suffered a stroke. After a year in and out of hospital, she was left with multiple amputations and invisible disabilities and…
As the Federal Government tries to rein in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, its managing agency has lowered the prices participants can be charged for certain therapies. The…
NDIS participants have been contacting ABC News for months, reporting cuts or reviews of plans with little or no warning, made by staff who don’t understand disability. A legal service…
Advocacy, Capacity Building and Support Services Continuing support for Victorians with Disability $24.1m in 2025-26 to maintain critical supports for people with disability including: Supports for people with disability outside…
As the national disability insurance scheme undergoes changes, advocates say participants have become collateral damage, placing their carers in impossible situations.
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