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Would you plead guilty to crime you didn’t commit and serve out the jail time? What if your only other option was being locked up with no release date in…
A new advisory council has been established to work with the federal government on policies affecting people with disability and drive the implementation of the National Disability Strategy.
The Federal Government’s announcement it will set up a national redress scheme for survivors of abuse is much-needed and long overdue.
Disability advocates – who all emphasised their strong support for the NDIS – said the agency managing the scheme was under enormous pressure to sign up participants in an unrealistic
Imagine being excluded from an inside joke shared among all your best friends simply because you can’t see the photo they’re laughing at.
Almost one in 12 Australians with disability – or more than 281,000 people – reported that they had experienced discrimination or unfair treatment because of their disability, according to new…
Mental health as a key performance indicator (KPI)? It’s a future BeyondBlue Chairman Jeff Kennett wants to see for Australian business. The former Victorian Premier has called for performance bonuses…
A 43-year-old autistic wife and mother to two beautiful autistic children wants Australians to steer away from stereotypes about what it means to live with autism in the wake of…
It is estimated there are more than 30,000 people in Australia living with spinal cord injuries and amputations who could potentially drive modified vehicles. Paul Crake believes that number could…
Disability advocates are ramping up calls for the National Disability Insurance Scheme to reverse a decision on the way it handles payments to participants. From July 1 the agency that…
Leaked documents reveal a number of corporate heavyweights will be appointed instead. That’s sparked fears the government may be trying to seize control of the $22 billion scheme in order…
In Australia in the 21st century, people with disabilities occupy a strange liminal world, at once accepted and ostracised. We have made enormous steps as a society when it comes…
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