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A new Federal Court decision has confirmed that a person with early access to an Aged Care package is eligible for the NDIS. This decision matters because the NDIA has been rejecting…
This interactive workshop is designed to provide you with the knowledge and practical skills to understand and write effective social stories. Social stories, also commonly known as social scripts or…
Hundreds of group homes face closure as an eight-year $2.1 billion Victorian funding agreement comes to an end. Almost 2,000 people with severe disability may be forced to move. As…
The pathway to reforming the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is littered with obstacles. Among the biggest challenges is the federal and state governments agreeing on responsibility and funding for…
What a difference a few years makes. In 2021, the disability community rejoiced when independent assessments — a controversial set of reforms spearheaded by the Coalition — were declared “dead”. Labor…
Liz Tesone’s family love to swim. They organise day trips to the beach, swim in the local pool, and holiday at the Victorian coastal town, Inverloch. Tesone is the CEO…
On Wednesday 3 December 2025, People with Disability Australia (PWDA) hosted A Voice of Our Own, its second International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) national online conference created by and for people with disability. The…
Australia is failing more than 130,000 people with significant psychosocial disability – despite spending billions every year on the NDIS. Last year the NDIS provided nearly $6 billion to support…
This study explores how attitudes held by the general population, different cultural groups and people within systems and services affect people with disability from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds….
Living with vision impairment throws up many challenges. Being Deaf as well requires you to go to even greater lengths just to fit in with the modern world. This is…
Administrative review tribunal no longer authorised to alter a person’s plan or reinstate funding, agency confirms. Participants in the national disability insurance scheme will in most cases no longer be…
It’s hard to overstate the potential dangers of replacing discretion with algorithms in a system as consequential as the national disability insurance scheme. Never again. That was the resounding message…
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