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Despite being fit and in her twenties, Lisa Cox suffered a stroke. After a year in and out of hospital, she was left with multiple amputations and invisible disabilities and…
As the Federal Government tries to rein in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, its managing agency has lowered the prices participants can be charged for certain therapies. The…
NDIS participants have been contacting ABC News for months, reporting cuts or reviews of plans with little or no warning, made by staff who don’t understand disability. A legal service…
Advocacy, Capacity Building and Support Services Continuing support for Victorians with Disability $24.1m in 2025-26 to maintain critical supports for people with disability including: Supports for people with disability outside…
As the national disability insurance scheme undergoes changes, advocates say participants have become collateral damage, placing their carers in impossible situations.
A senior executive dedicated to working with the disability community on reforms to the NDIS has resigned, and the government admits critical supports for those no longer eligible are not…
The Victorian government has fallen three years short of national standards to make Melbourne’s train network accessible. One-third of stations do not have independent station access that meet Australian Standards…
First Nations leaders and advocates are calling for accountability and justice following the death in custody of a young Warlpiri man in Alice Springs this week.If you or anyone you…
For those with invisible disability, a sunflower lanyard may not immediately tell people what they need to hear about your life experience. At first glance, Michael* looks like any other…
Chris Coombes explores a recent Administrative Review Tribunal decision which had thing to say about the procedural fairness of the NDIA’s eligibility reassessment processes, and the updated timeframes for responding…
The death in police custody of a disabled Aboriginal man continues to reverberate, with groups calling for an “immediate, independent, and transparent inquiry” into his death.
People with disability are missing out on screening programs that could help detect cancer early, and after diagnosis, are less likely to survive, our study shows. Overall, this means people…
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