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Recommendation 3 of the NDIS Review’s Final Report, along with its 9 action points, proposes a comprehensive re-design of the entire NDIS participant pathway. So, you know, just the small…
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Review Final Report proposes a major shake-up of the participant pathway and experience. Accessing the NDIS, plan budgeting and implementation, and the roles the…
A group of six Victorians is taking cinema chain Hoyts to court, alleging the majority of movie sessions are inaccessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing audience members. Deaf Victoria general manager…
At the heart of the Commission’s work is a vision for a fair, safe and inclusive Victoria where every person is respected and treated with dignity. To achieve this vision,…
The Victorian Government has appointed Jonathan Kaplan as the state’s new independent Social Services Regulator. The new regulator will be tasked with streamlining and simplifying the regulation of social services…
Ever since Hannah* was a teen, she had dreamt of a career in medicine. Now a GP in a rural hospital, Hannah’s dream has come true — but says her…
When comedian Adam Hills, who was born without a right foot, was a child, doctors advised his parents, Bob and Judy, not to rush to his aid when he fell…
Prominent human rights lawyer Rosemary Kayess has told the ABC the disability discrimination act needs reform, in her first interview in the role.
The review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) released last month included welcome recommendations to better support First Nations people, understand culturally diverse concepts of disability and care, and…
Australia’s new Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Rosemary Kayess, said we need to reframe how Australians think about disability, and address social structures that prevent people with disability from participating equally in…
Critical work to take financial pressure off the $42bn National Disability Insurance Scheme will begin with a new federally funded strategy to develop and deliver more disability programs outside the…
A leading autism researcher who has been appointed to join the national board overseeing school funding arrangements says Australian children with disabilities are “struggling now more than ever” and urgent…
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