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Kirstin Murray
ABC Radio National AM
Monday 3rd October, 2016

Can a parent stop their adult child from having a baby of their own? The debate’s been ignited by a couple with Down syndrome who’ve set their sights on marriage

Rachel Browne
The Age
Sunday 2nd October, 2016

Jordanne Taylor is a typical year 9 student. The 15-year-old loves dancing, cooking and spending time with girls her own age, watching movies and just hanging out. Until recently, these…

Andrew Colley
CRN
Monday 19th September, 2016

The Australian government has put technology vendors on notice to make their software more accessible for public servants with disabilities. John Sheridan, the Australian government’s chief technology officer, has revealed…

Chad Van Estrop
Moorabbin Glen Eira Leader
Friday 16th September, 2016

Working parents say they are going without pay to care for their disabled children because of Glen Eira’s inadequate respite services. Frustrated parents said the strain is at its worst…

Chad Van Estrop
Moorabin Glen Eira Leader
Wednesday 11th September, 2019

A Disability campaigner says she was refused service in two Mentone eateries because she had her assistance dog with her.

Henrietta Cook and Timna Jacks
The Age
Wednesday 14th September, 2016

A young man with autism was shackled for up to 24 hours a day during a nine-month ordeal at a Victorian hospital.

Jeremy Story Carter
ABC Radio National
Friday 26th August, 2016

A cafe in Melbourne run by deaf staff is helping to break down communication barriers and ready students for the hearing world.

Peter Gibilisco
Probono News
Thursday 25th August, 2016

Meritocracy is a belief that seems to me to still be alive and well in the senior management of disability support. It also seems to drive many aspects of public…

Australian Women's Weekly
Tuesday 16th August, 2016

Tonya Glennester, was visiting the supermarket with her five-year-old daughter, Evalynn. Evalynn has ADHD and autism and can become distressed in noisy or crowded places. Glennester, who also sufferers from…

Nicholas Gruen & Chris Vanstone
The Mandarin
Thursday 18th August, 2016

Other things being equal, what’s there not to like about introducing more choice and competition in areas in which governments fund and/or deliver human services? That’s the starting point of…

Ashley Argoon, Elissa Doherty
Herald Sun
Thursday 18th August, 2016

Desperate parents are turning to the human rights watchdog to seek justice for children removed from schools for mental health conditions. Nearly 20 complaints of children being expelled, suspended or…

Lina Caneva
Pro Bono Australia
Thursday 11th August, 2016

A new research project will look at how people with disability are taking control and creating their own jobs by becoming entrepreneurs, despite facing considerable economic and social exclusion in…