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Maggie Coggan
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 2nd June, 2020
Lead researcher Professor Simon Darcy said this was because people with disability felt they had no choice but to start their own business in order to work, setting their own
Carolyn Webb
The Age
Wednesday 27th May, 2020
Mary Sayers, CYDA's chief executive, said that ‘‘all responses to a crisis such as COVID-19 must be designed to avoid creating further educational and social disconnection and inequality’’.
Christen Hill
Griffith News
Monday 25th May, 2020
Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM says healthcare rationing disproportionately affects people with disabilities but the disparity is often quietly swept under the rug.
Dana McCauley
SMH
Friday 22nd May, 2020
David had been receiving weekly visits from a registered nurse who administered injections to treat his schizophrenia, and also had an NDIS-funded cleaner and gardener, but these visits stopped when
Dr George Taleporos
Every Australian Counts
Tuesday 26th May, 2020
Federal court decisions are really important because they help us to understand what the NDIS principle of “reasonable and necessary” means in the real world. From what we have seen
Amber Schultz
Crikey
Monday 25th May, 2020
Harris’ sister Leanne Longfellow told Inq she couldn’t believe there had been no protocols breached in the lead-up to Harris’ death. His body wasn’t discovered until around two months after
Rhett Burnie
ABC PM
Monday 25th May, 2020
More details have emerged from a number of investigations into the death of Adelaide woman, Ann Marie Smith, who police say died as a result of shocking neglect last month.
Sara GingoldMay
Disability Services Consulting (DSC)
Wednesday 20th May, 2020
The Federal Court recently decided it was reasonable and necessary for an NDIS participant to receive funding for sex work. Sara digs into the must-read details of this fascinating ruling.
Paul Herriotts
The Conversation UK
Wednesday 20th May, 2020
The move towards driverless cars isn’t just a chance for people to relax at the wheel. It’s an opportunity to revolutionise personal transport in a way that offers life-changing benefits
Belinda Henwood
UNSW News
Thursday 21st May, 2020
A conversation between Harvard Law School’s first deafblind graduate and the world’s first blind newsreader covers everything from advocacy to finding friends and dancing.
Helen Dickinson & Catherine Smith
The Conversation
Thursday 21st May, 2020
One major theme of COVID-19 media reporting has been stories of individuals craving physical contact and struggling with loneliness. But for some people with disability, this isn’t just the byproduct
Maggie Coggan
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 20th May, 2020
The Mission Australia Youth Survey has taken a disability lens to its data for the first time Young people with disability are more likely to report poor mental health and