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Nick Avery has always loved the slow pace of living in regional Western Australia. But a four-year wait to see an occupational therapist left her dependent on her husband to…
Disability Advocacy Victoria (“DAV”) is excited to announce the appointment of Patrick McGee as DAV Project Coordinator. As an unfunded peak organisation, DAV has been limited in the breadth of…
The long awaited report from the NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce dropped in what has been one of the biggest weeks in the disability community in Australia Read below…
It’s an uncomfortable issue, disability. People with disability are treated differently. There’s a tendency to look away, to avoid, even with the best of goodwill. And judging from the final…
Martin has experienced chronic pain in his limbs all his life, but it’s getting worse. “I usually only leave the house twice a week,” the 26-year-old living in north-west Tasmania…
The Victorian government’s failure to adopt in full the vast majority of the recommendations made by the Disability Royal Commission ensures the continued mistreatment of Victorians with disability, according to…
Today’s Federal, State and Territory government response to our four-and-a-half-year Disability Royal Commission is deeply disappointing and fails to respond to the scale of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of…
Experts have warned new rules have ‘flavour and smell’ of the unlawful program but NDIS minister says comparison is ‘without basis’.
After 10 months of waiting, the federal government has finally responded to the recommendations of the Disability Royal Commission. Of the 222 recommendations, only 13 were accepted in full. Jess…
Disability Discrimination Commissioner Rosemary Kayess has urged the Federal Government to make a stronger commitment to the Disability Royal Commission’s recommendations, if the vision for a more inclusive Australia is…
Government announces $371m package but disability representatives said it failed to respond to the scale of exploitation.
A new Framework for Action has been created by Our Watch in collaboration with Women with Disabilities Victoria to inform government and policy-makers about strengthening support for women with disability….
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