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Victorian Government
Friday 1st August, 2025

The Victorian Government has appointed a new Victorian Disability Advisory Council. The Victorian Disability Advisory Council will help the Victorian Government continue its important work to make the state more…

Russell Lehmann
Psychology Today
Monday 4th August, 2025

The paradox of invisible disabilities is a cruel and exhausting loop. Society tells me to mask my autism, to blend in, to not make others uncomfortable, and to play the…

ABC News
Monday 4th August, 2025

People with disability fought for years to get a royal commission and agreed to relive their biggest traumas in the hope it would finally bring about change. But the overwhelming…

Thursday 11th September, 2025, 10:30 am to 3.30pm
VALID

Join VALID for a day of presentations, conversations, and connection. The day will include team presentations, keynote speakers, video screenings, a shared lunch, and possibly some live performances. VALID welcomes…

ABC news
Monday 4th August, 2025

Ambulance Victoria has unveiled its first neuro-inclusion toolkit, designed to support neurodivergent staff and patients.  The toolkit was informed by lived experience with input from advocates and staff. Ambulance Victoria…

ABC News
Monday 4th August, 2025

Advocates are calling for the removal of the partner income test from the Disability Support Pension, which they say puts people with a disability at risk of financial abuse. A…

University of Melbourne
Monday 28th July, 2025

A new web app developed by a University of Melbourne alum is dramatically reducing wait times for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) recipients by simplifying the process of finding practitioners….

ABC news
Monday 28th July, 2025

A major disability employment provider supporting more than 6,000 Australians living with disability has told staff it has lost a federal government contract to deliver services in all states except…

Elizabeth Wright
ABC news
Monday 28th July, 2025

It can be incredibly stressful managing your period as an elite athlete, especially around training and competition. I should know; competing in two Paralympics during my teen years, I lived…

Lara Maia-Pike
Australian Association for Research In Education
Monday 21st July, 2025

Research which focuses on the aspirations of students with disability in general education in Queensland, found that barriers often begin much earlier—sometimes in primary school or even before students start…

DSC
Monday 21st July, 2025

Here are the latest NDIS Q&S updates including what’s happening in regulatory reform, audits, compliance activity, resources and more.

University of Melbourne
Monday 21st July, 2025

Applications for a new PhD scholarship with the Faculty of Education Disability Research Collaboration are now open. The Disability Research Collaboration works to improve inclusive education practices through collaborative, co-designed…