In an NDIS environment where plan cuts are commonplace, low- and mid-cost assistive technology (AT) is a secret weapon for saving money and increasing people’s independence. Done right: it’s a
Despite this, support for Australians with ADHD is only available through the NDIS if an individual qualifies for the NDIS via a primary condition of autism and they meet the
Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott has urged policymakers and the public to listen to people with lived experience when it comes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). “For
The model litigant obligations (MLOs) of all Commonwealth agencies (including the NDIA) stem from the Legal Services Directions 2017, a legal instrument made by the Attorney-General under section 55ZF of
A United Nations committee has found Australia breached an international human rights treaty by failing to provide audio descriptions on free-to-air television for the blind and vision impaired community.
We also had no disabled role models in leadership positions. Growing up, I believed I could only be a disabled athlete or live on disability benefits — I felt I
The impacts are immense: there's up to a year-long wait for support services, with families struggling to find accessible housing or use disability support services while in crisis. Australia's child
Around 30 per cent of Australian children impacted by domestic violence have a disability. Australian children with disabilities are experiencing disproportionate rates of domestic and family violence and being failed
The board’s new chair has declared his goal to rebuild “a thriving NDIS” that puts people with disability in positions of power “centred around choice and control”. This should mean
More patients with a disability who have been medically cleared but are stuck waiting in hospital for a NDIS plan will be able to go home earlier, with the Andrews
