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Matthew Raggatt
The Age
Saturday 23rd May, 2015

Disability advocates have called for extra funding to allow them to help people confused about accessing the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

The Age
Thursday 21st May, 2015

There is much to be gained by drawing the curtains from public institutions, by exposing their failings and wrongdoing. That has never been more apparent than it is today. A…

Kristian Silva
The Brisbane Times
Wednesday 20th May, 2015

A deaf woman excluded from serving on a jury because she required an Auslan interpreter is suing the Queensland Government for discrimination.

The Guardian
Thursday 21st May, 2015

Campaign to change social attitudes towards people with disabilities was inspired by writer, comedian and advocate Stella Young, who died in December.

Background Briefing
ABC Radio National
Sunday 17th May, 2015

Many children are being let down by the education system as the rise in autism and behavioural disorders strains the resources of mainstream and special schools. Ann Arnold follows the…

Lee Wilson, Disability access and egress consultant
Sourceable
Monday 18th May, 2015

Australian building legislation does not currently mandate an inclusive approach to the safe evacuation of buildings. This poses a significant risk for the 20 per cent of the population with…

Ya'el Frisch
ABC online
Wednesday 20th May, 2015

As we transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme there is a real fear advocacy services will become harder to access. This, at a time when their services will be…

ABC Online
Thursday 30th April, 2015

Drivers who use disabled parking spaces illegally should lose demerit points as well as face a fine, South Australia’s Dignity for Disability Party says.

Clare Rawlinson
774 ABC Melbourne
Tuesday 28th April, 2015

A new Guide Dogs Victoria survey found two-thirds of guide dog handlers faced discrimination in the past year, including at shopping centres and cafes. Legally, the only place guide dogs…

Miki Perkins
The Age
Wednesday 29th April, 2015

New data shows that in the whole of Melbourne there is only one suburb where a woman on an average weekly wage can rent a two-bedroom home and not be…

Adam Turner
The Sydney Morning Herald
Wednesday 29th April, 2015

Adding the audio description tool is a good move but more could be done for disabled TV watchers, say policy advocates.

ABC Online
Thursday 23rd April, 2015

As I leave the disabled bathroom behind, a mother glares at me. “You shouldn’t be using that,” she says. “That’s for disabled people only.” When this happens, as it regularly…