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Dear disability advocates, sector partners and allies, What a year 2024 has been. There has been a lot to digest- the responses from state and federal governments to the Disability…
I’ve spent 22 years hyper-aware of how my brain deviates from normality — be it my intense emotions, my hypersensitivity to those of others, or my affinity for rules. Throughout…
Disability service providers are warning they are on the verge of collapse with just 13 per cent of operators able to break even in the past year. The peak group…
Ever since I was born, I’ve felt like I had a target on my back. At the age of three, I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), global developmental…
For Evie Snell, music therapy has been life-changing. Before beginning the therapy three years ago, the seven-year-old’s family struggled to take her to public spaces. Everyday sounds like barking dogs…
When I read the theme of this year’s International Day of People with Disabilities — “Amplifying Leadership of People with Disabilities for an Inclusive and Sustainable Future” — I’ll confess…
What we’re dealing with here is not just about a bunch of disgruntled holidaymakers … it is a crisis, so we do need to have support from the government.” Disability…
For the past seven years, Peter Thorn has thrived under his National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan. As someone who is non-verbal with autism, the support he receives allows him…
Next week it will be one year since our 14-year-old son Ezra was discharged from hospital with a life-changing disability. A rare nerve condition triggered by Hodgkin’s lymphoma has paralysed…
The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing has released their midway report on Inclusive Victoria – our state’s disability plan for 2022-2026. The report gives us a snapshot of how…
There are more than 660,000 people with disabilities in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a program meant to provide quality of life for its participants. But the scheme has undergone…
Starting primary or high school can be challenging for any child, but there can be extra difficulties for students with disability. When done right and when they cater to students…
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