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Wendy Williams
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 26th September, 2017
Victoria is not seeing enough complaints about the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to a new report. The state Disability Services Commissioner (DSC) has tabled his 2017 annual report in
Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 27th September, 2017
A leading disability expert has warned that the safety concerns of young people with disability will limit the potential for the National Disability Insurance Scheme to nurture strong support relationships
Cathy Pryor
ABC RN Life Matters
Monday 25th September, 2017

What do you do if your child has a disability or learning difficulty and school is a constant struggle? The teacher says they are doing their best, the principal says…

Christopher Knaus
TheGuardian Australia
Wednesday 4th October, 2017
Advocates say pace of rollout is ‘unrealistic’ and planners are being forced to make life-changing decisions too quickly Evidence has continued to mount in recent weeks that the NDIS –
Wendy Williams
ProBono Australia
Tuesday 26th September, 2017

Victoria is not seeing enough complaints about the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to a new report. The state Disability Services Commissioner (DSC) has tabled his 2017 annual report in…

Loretta Florance and Yvette Gray
ABC News
Monday 25th September, 2017

A teenager who allegedly sexually assaulted a housemate several times in a disability group home posed a threat to residents for months because of authorities’ “shocking” failure to act, Victoria’s…

Naomi Woodley
Radio National PM
Tuesday 19th September, 2017
A federal parliamentary inquiry has heard repeated criticism of the early childhood, early intervention approach being rolled out as part of the NDIS. Allied health groups and disability service providers
The Conversation Hour
ABC Radio Melbourne
Thursday 14th September, 2017

Joining Jon Faine in the studio to chat and take listeners’ calls are: Alastair McEwin – Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner Tess Karambela – Facilitator, Kick Start Your Dreams program, Melbourne

Nine News
Tuesday 12th September, 2017

Victorian police and an independent commissioner will work more closely to investigate the abuse of disabled people after rape allegations were not reported to police.

Alison M Marchbank
The Conversation
Wednesday 20th September, 2017

The rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in selected sites in 2016 signified a shift in cultural views about disability. Historical views were based on a medical model…

Daniella Miletic
The Age
Tuesday 19th September, 2017

Getting a ticket for a preliminary final can be exhausting, especially when tickets to the public are exhausted. But spare a thought for footy fans like Sam Jackson, a Tigers…

Suresh Rajan
The Stringer
Sunday 10th September, 2017

The sheer hypocrisy of our government sometimes knows no bounds. On the one hand Australia lauds its signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability. On