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A new Australian documentary, Defiant Lives, traces the history of disability rights at home and abroad, with the aim of challenging the movement’s erasure. When you talk about disability rights…
She had been house-hunting for months while living out of her car and was devastated when she was told the house wasn’t suitable for someone with a disability, or a…
A single mother has called for a re-think of the National Disability Insurance Scheme after she was left without enough support to properly care for her severely disabled son.
“These individuals are actually treating us like dogs. This is how you feel. It’s literally like, ‘No animals allowed’. You cannot travel with this dog on board. I’m sorry,” says…
A Victorian mother has filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission over treatment her autistic son received at a Peninsula Primary School.
A Queensland mother has called for national disability provider Lifestyle Solutions to be closed down after it reinstated a carer accused of abusing her intellectually disabled daughter. The call comes…
Tammie Lansley feels she may be forced to relinquish care of her son Nathan to the government — because the government won’t offer her the support she needs to look…
This study investigated the interconnections between housing, community infrastructure and quality of life for Indigenous people living with disability. It incorporated three case studies from Yalata and Point Pearce in…
The 2016 Census has revealed an increase in the number of children with disability, up nearly 40,000 since 2011. One explanation is that the census now counts disability differently, which…
One Nation leader and senator Pauline Hanson has suggested it would be better for teachers if students with autism and disability were put in special classrooms.
Disability advocates and politicians have slammed One Nation senator Pauline Hanson’s call for children with autism and disabilities to be removed from mainstream classrooms, saying the “hurtful” idea would amount…
Key points: 26 independent schools for children with special needs will receive extra funding under Gonski 2.0 Funding for children with special needs in public schools will double by 2027…
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