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Mark Colvin
ABC News
Monday 2nd May, 2016

A radio interview with Susan Ryan, Age and Disability Commissioner, on employment discrimination. Listen to the interview and read the transcript here.

Sarah Kanake
The Conversation
Friday 22nd April, 2016

An interesting and riveting essay on the portrayal of people with Down Syndrome in storytelling.

Kim Lester and Genevieve Jacobs
666 ABC Camberra
Monday 18th April, 2016

People with a mental illness must demonstrate a psychosocial disability to be eligible for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), however a recent survey has revealed most respondents do not…

Norman Hermant
ABC Online
Thursday 14th April, 2016

In an increasingly app-dependent business, the wait times for those who order taxis the old fashioned way — over the phone — are growing longer and longer.

ProBono News
ProBono News
Sunday 10th April, 2016

Inclusion Not for Profit, the Australian Network on Disability, has launched a new video illustrating the business case for the inclusion of people with disability in all aspects of business…

Cheryl Balfour
Melbourne Leader
Friday 15th April, 2016

Disability advocates have raised serious human rights concerns about the way National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plans are set up for people with profound disabilities. But amid the anticipation, Moorabbin-based…

Fran Connelley
Pro Bono News
Thursday 14th April, 2016

In all the buzz about new technology and the start of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Not for Profits need to go beyond attempting baseline survival and remember that their…

Keran Howe and Jen Hargrave
Croakey
Wednesday 13th April, 2016

When asked earlier this week about the Government’s intended response to last year’s Senate Committee Inquiry that uncovered appalling instances of violence, abuse and neglect against people with disability, a…

Kelly Vincent
SBS
Tuesday 12th April, 2016

South Australian politician Kelly Vincent, who knows first-hand the challenges of disability, writes that we need to start recognising it on the spectrum of sexuality.

Shane Fowles
Geelong Advertiser
Tuesday 12th April, 2016

New designs are being rolled out to 15 schools under a $291 million public-private partnership, that will showcase features to be implemented in all future developments.

Andrew Hutchinson
Social Media Today
Wednesday 6th April, 2016

Yesterday, Facebook announced the release of automatic alternative text – or automatic alt text – for images posted to Facebook. Automatic alt text uses object recognition technology to generate a…

Lisa Annese
Pro Bono News
Tuesday 5th April, 2016

We don’t need the Federal Government’s recent Innovation Statement that said advances in technology are transforming just about every part of our lives, from the way we work to the…