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Choice and control at risk for NDIS participants

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 25th September, 2018
Choice and control for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants is at risk due to critical workforce shortages and inadequate market supervision, a parliamentary committee says.
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Market stewardship: goals, roles aren’t enough — what interventions can officials make?

Gemma Carey
The Mandarin
Monday 24th September, 2018
As a new oversight report draws attention to the market stewardship of the National Disability Insurance Scheme. To prevent market failure we need actions, not just principles. Without robust service delivery
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Products mocked as “lazy” or “useless” are often important tools for people with disabilities

S.E. Smith
Vox
Thursday 20th September, 2018
Unwittingly, critics of “useless products” are sitting at the core of a battle the disability community has been engaged in for decades: The right to live in their communities, and
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The use of disabled people as ‘inspiration’ is terribly dated

Louise Bruton
Irish Times
Tuesday 18th September, 2018
Having written about my disability publicly for the guts of nine years, I’ve come to learn that, under the guise of inclusivity, there’s also tokenism and the act of being
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An Australian perspective on UN disability development

Lisa Cornish
devex
Thursday 20th September, 2018
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will welcome Australia’s first female representative to the committee — Rosemary Kayess. “What I do is try to create a framework
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‘They are not forgot, they are ignored’ Senator Steele John calls for Royal Commission to include disability care

Fran Kelly interviews Senator Jordan Still-Johns
ABC RN Breakfast
Wednesday 19th September, 2018
The horror stories of neglect and abuse of people in care are not confined to older Australians living in nursing homes. Last night, Greens Senator Jordon Steele John held the Upper
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Aged care royal commission should include disability sector as well, argues Greens senator Jordon Steele-John

Alexandra Beech
ABC News
Tuesday 18th September, 2018
As the first person with a disability to sit in the Upper House, Senator Steele-John said he often heard of horrific cases of abuse in the disability sector. "We speak every
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Disability advocates question scope of Royal Commission

Luke Michael
Pro bono News
Monday 17th September, 2018
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the royal commission on Sunday, and said it would primarily examine the quality of care provided in aged care to senior Australians, while also including
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Outrage after woman with profound disabilities told to pay back NDIS funds

christopher Knaus
The Guardian
Tuesday 4th September, 2018
A supreme court judge has issued a stunning public condemnation of the National Disability Insurance Agency, finding it tried to recoup funds with “no proper basis” from a woman with
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Sex, technology and disability – it’s complicated

Phillippa Carnemolla
The Conversation
Thursday 30th August, 2018

People living with disability are largely excluded from conversationsabout sexuality, and face overlapping barriers to sexual expression that are both social and physical.

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We can all help to improve communication for people with disabilities

Bronwyn Hemsley, Harmony Turnbull, Joanne Steel, Lucy Bryant, Melissa Brunner
The Conversation
Tuesday 28th August, 2018
Around 5% of the population, or 1.2 million Australians have a communication disability. Communication disability can arise if a person has a health condition affecting their speech, language, listening, understanding,
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Unpaid carers facing significant economic disadvantage

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 22nd August, 2018

Unpaid carers in Australia face a significant economic disadvantage, research reveals, prompting the launch of a campaign to bridge the gap between unpaid care and workforce participation.

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