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Wendy Williams
ProBono Australia
Tuesday 7th June, 2016

Experts in the Not for Profit sector have voiced concerns over reports that children with disabilities could soon be catching Uber-style transport to school.

Sam Bidley
Lilydale & Yarra Valley Leader
Sunday 5th June, 2016

A CORONER has recommended new safety measures after an intellectually disabled woman choked on her dinner at a Lilydale supported accommodation facility.

Nance Huxton
PM with Mark Colvin
Thursday 26th May, 2016

An interview with Nance Haxton exploring the issues around domestic violence victims with an intellectual disability.

Charlotte King
ABC News
Thursday 26th May, 2016

The mother of an intellectually disabled woman who was repeatedly abused in respite care says her daughter was barred from accessing justice because of her disability.

Frank Brennan
The Conversation
Tuesday 24th May, 2016

People with cognitive and psychiatric impairments are over-represented in the prison system.People with cognitive and psychiatric impairments are at high risk of re-entering the justice system without receiving the crucial…

Gary Kerridge
The Rebuttal
Thursday 19th May, 2016

The Rebuttal is an Independent Ezine and website that aims to promote and create discussion about Deaf and hearing impaired issues. This post is an interesting account on the Deaf

Alexandra Back
The Canberra Times
Tuesday 24th May, 2016

After signing up to the National Disability Insurance Scheme this year, Mr Crowley finds himself about $1000 a month worse off.

Stephen Easton
The Mandarin
Wednesday 18th May, 2016

Workforce diversity is not just about a fair go, it’s also increasingly seen as a smart business decision. A new report lays out a plan for government to create opportunities…

Emma Younger
ABC Online
Friday 13th May, 2016

One of three deaf people accused of murdering a deaf man, who fell from an apartment balcony in Melbourne’s outer east, has been found unfit to stand trial due to…

Di Winkler and Luke Bo'sher
The Conversation
Tuesday 3rd May, 2016

Young people with disability living in nursing homes are one of the most marginalised and isolated groups of people in our society. More than half of them, 53%, receive a…

Lucy Sweeney
ABC News (US)
Thursday 28th April, 2016

Two second-year university students in the US have developed a pair of gloves that can translate sign language into speech and text, a tool they hope will empower the deaf…

Adam Carey
The Age
Wednesday 4th May, 2016

The height difference between platforms and tram floors is big enough to have put the Victorian government in breach of national disability discrimination laws, a problem that was identified before…