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What we’re dealing with here is not just about a bunch of disgruntled holidaymakers … it is a crisis, so we do need to have support from the government.” Disability…
For the past seven years, Peter Thorn has thrived under his National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) plan. As someone who is non-verbal with autism, the support he receives allows him…
Next week it will be one year since our 14-year-old son Ezra was discharged from hospital with a life-changing disability. A rare nerve condition triggered by Hodgkin’s lymphoma has paralysed…
The Department of Families, Fairness and Housing has released their midway report on Inclusive Victoria – our state’s disability plan for 2022-2026. The report gives us a snapshot of how…
There are more than 660,000 people with disabilities in the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a program meant to provide quality of life for its participants. But the scheme has undergone…
Starting primary or high school can be challenging for any child, but there can be extra difficulties for students with disability. When done right and when they cater to students…
The next NDIS Bill will focus on changes to quality and safeguarding and the NDIS Commission’s compliance powers. Jess explores the 10 measures proposed in the NDIS Commission’s consultation paper.
It’s not easy steering a class of toddlers through early learning. Doing that while also ensuring children with disability get the support they need is even harder. Like thousands of…
The way music and art therapies are funded through the NDIS is set to change. Practitioners say the change has been made without any consultation or explanation. Music therapists are…
A program in Western Sydney is providing swimming lessons for kids with disabilities amid concerns of high drowning rates among children.
Advocacy for Inclusion has warned of risks and unwanted consequences from the Federal government’s social media ban proposal for children and young people under 16 saying the ban could see…
PWDA joined the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for international development and humanitarian agencies and the Australian Disability and Development Consortium (ADDC), and 18 disability and…
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