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A union leader says an 18-day tender period for new disability services in Bendigo is rushed and lacks detail. The Victorian Government has advertised tenders for private operators hoping to…
Tips for planning for the evacuation needs of disabled persons in the community In any disaster planned for by emergency management personnel, one in five people encountered will have a…
Thousands of disabled Australians earn just a few dollars an hour working at disability enterprises. A recent Federal Court decision will lead to higher wages, but some employers fear this…
Tyrone Sevilla is the boy deemed not good enough for Australia. The Immigration Department has resolved to deport the nine-year-old to his native Philippines, because his autism has been judged…
Tracey Hayes has photos of her twin boys strapped to chairs at Monash Special Developmental School in Melbourne Other parents of autistic children have also made complaints about how their…
The theory of overcoming barriers for entry into the workforce by disabled people is great. The practice, however, is something else altogether. Rob Potter explains. Discrimination against disabled people is…
Inclusive education, where students with disabilities are educated within mainstream classrooms rather than special schools or classes, is widely recognised as being the best way to ensure everyone gets a…
‘Strengthening Disability Advocacy’, a conference aimed at providing self-advocacy skills to those with intellectual disabilities, gets underway today in Melbourne and three people heading to the conference join us this…
People with disabilities are routinely being denied access to justice by police and other agencies, a Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission (EOHRC) report has found. The commission estimated…
The Health and Community Services Union has blamed the situation on a lack of state government services for disabled children. Staff at the Royal Children’s Hospital notified the union late…
Access to courts that most take for granted can be a challenge for many Border people with a disability. It can come down to something as seemingly straightforward as getting…
Disability advocates need to help their clients stay informed and navigate the complexities of the new NDIS to make sure no one misses out, those attending a recent DARU forum…
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