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Richard Willingham
The Age
Monday 25th May, 2015

Victorians with a disability are not reporting abuse because they fear they will not be believed, no action will be taken, or they will be punished, a damning Ombudsman investigation…

Beau Donelly
The Age
Tuesday 23rd June, 2015

Victoria’s disability services commissioner has defended his decision not to conduct any investigations in the past four years, despite receiving “lots of complaints” about the state’s biggest disability services provider,…

The Age
Thursday 11th June, 2015

Ms Juniper is planning a trip to Sydney but is struggling to find an airline that will let her take her dogs with her on the plane, and cases like…

9 News
Monday 15th June, 2015

Australians with intellectual disabilities will be paid half the wages owed for past work, if they agree not to sue the federal government.

Joanna Crothers
ABC News Online
Tuesday 9th June, 2015

A holographic exhibition that has been shown at human rights conventions in Geneva and New York is shedding light on the challenges faced by disabled Indigenous Australians.

Rachel Browne
The Sydney Morning Herald
Wednesday 10th June, 2015

Opportunities for people with disabilities under the NDIS are in danger of being wasted unless building standards are improved to provide better access to public transport and office blocks.

David Perry
Al Jazeera
Tuesday 2nd June, 2015

In 2014, a disabled woman named Stella Young took the stage at TEDx in Sydney and introduced the audience to the concept of inspiration porn. She explained that disabled people…

Melissa Davey
The Guardian Australia
Friday 22nd May, 2015

Prominent figures from the disability sector have responded angrily to a campaign launched by the ideas festival TEDxSydney, which is being promoted using the name of renowned disability activist and…

Gerard Goggin & Katie Ellis
The Conversation
Tuesday 26th May, 2015

We’ve made real progress in embracing disability as part of everyday life in Australia. But there’s a fair way to go, as the TEDx Sydney missed opportunity showed last week.

Matthew Raggatt
The Age
Saturday 23rd May, 2015

Disability advocates have called for extra funding to allow them to help people confused about accessing the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

The Age
Thursday 21st May, 2015

There is much to be gained by drawing the curtains from public institutions, by exposing their failings and wrongdoing. That has never been more apparent than it is today. A…

Kristian Silva
The Brisbane Times
Wednesday 20th May, 2015

A deaf woman excluded from serving on a jury because she required an Auslan interpreter is suing the Queensland Government for discrimination.