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Anonymous
The Saturday Paper
Monday 2nd July, 2018

Back in the day, before the National Disability Insurance Scheme arrived in our area, my son was supported by the community mental health system – a network of services focused…

Rachael Lucas
ABC Gippsland
Monday 2nd July, 2018

Fashionista and social media identity Michelle Roger began her blog Up and Dressed as an incentive to get herself out of bed in the morning and ready for the day.

Henrietta Cook
The Age
Thursday 28th June, 2018

About one in six Victorian parents struggles to enrol their disabled children in mainstream government schools, according to a new report that reveals widespread discrimination in the state’s education system.

Dan Harrison and Ben Nielson
ABC News
Friday 29th June, 2018

Children with disabilities are being turned away from or discouraged from enrolling in mainstream Victorian schools — and once enrolled, many are being socially isolated or not receiving the support…

Andrew Cashin
The Conversation
Tuesday 26th June, 2018

As a society, we’ve come a long way in our understanding of the challenges people with autism face with social communication. But there is a large gap in our understanding…

Emma Younger & Danny Tran
ABC News
Tuesday 26th June, 2018

A Melbourne man with a profound intellectual disability and autism, who was accused of assault and then left in a high-security prison because there was nowhere else for him to…

Paul Carter
ProBono News
Tuesday 26th June, 2018

Only a royal commission into violence and abuse against people with a disability can fund the social sector to support victims to give evidence, get justice and heal, a peak…

James Hancock
ABC News
Tuesday 26th June, 2018

Mark Brown is a 35-year-old academic has a genetic neuromuscular condition which makes his limbs weak, as well as his neck. Dr Brown’s current wheelchair is 10 years old and he…

ABC News
Tuesday 26th June, 2018

One of the architects of the National Disability Insurance Scheme says there is “no excuse” for the staffing caps imposed on the Commonwealth agency running the scheme.

Adam Cooper
Sydney Morning Herald
Monday 18th June, 2018

An intellectually disabled man who spent 18 months in jail despite being found unfit to stand trial has been released from custody after 543 days.

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 12th June, 2018
A lack of clarity around who qualifies for the National Disability Insurance Scheme is causing young people in nursing homes to fall through a “critical gap” between the health and
Ellie Sibson
ABC News
Tuesday 5th June, 2018
The former fruit picker and cleaner, who was injured at work in July 2016, is locked in a fight with Sunsuper, one of Australia's largest superannuation funds. She has accused them