Data is an important element for measuring the scale of abuse and violence faced by people with disability in Australia, but there isn’t enough available, researchers say.
Some residents say it's taking too long to receive food and medicine, and that communication from authorities has been poor. Disability groups say they're worried that people in the nine
How often do you see a person with a disability reporting the news or telling their own stories? The media frequently reports stories about people who live with a disability,
Deciding who is and isn’t disabled, who does and doesn’t deserve accommodation, is complicated. Most efforts to distinguish fakers from “real” disabled people usually do more harm than good.
Three special schools in Melbourne will be investigated over a series of allegations of “violence, abuse and serious neglect” of students with disabilities over the past 10 years. Victoria’s Department
The National Disability Insurance Scheme's watchdog failed to immediately investigate the rape of a disability care recipient "by one or more care workers", Federal Parliament has been told.
Lockdown is over and for lots of us life is returning to some sort of "normal". But for many Australians living with a chronic illness or disability, social isolation is
High-profile Paralympian and wheelchair tennis star Dylan Alcott has slated officials for taking his competitions off the schedule for this year's US Open tournament. "It is blatant discrimination for able-bodied
Ms Clabassi said she had finally been granted a disability support pension last month after a long battle with Centrelink. However, after applying to the NDIS to get extra help
Gaps exist in the system to protect disabled people under government care, with a dozen issues identified by a South Australian task force examining the case of an Adelaide woman
For many Australians, looking for work involves preparing resumes, cover letters and interview questions, but for people living with a disability you can add discrimination and managing low expectations to
People with disability are facing financial hardship and going days without food during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research reveals. A survey from People with Disability Australia (PWDA) found that nine
