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NDIA wanted Aboriginal man, 64, who relied on ‘homemade walking stick’ rejected from scheme

Luke henriques-Gomes
The Guardian
Wednesday 30th March, 2022
The argument put forward by the agency was rejected as “extraordinary” by administrative appeals tribunal (AAT) member Simon Webb in a judgment published last week. Webb said the man was
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Woman living with cerebral palsy tells disability royal commission she was ‘raped and assaulted’ by carer

Elizabeth Wright and Celina Edmonds
ABC News
Monday 28th March, 2022
The woman, known as Chloe, gave evidence to the disability royal commission that she was repeatedly raped by the man, and later fell pregnant. She told the DRC she "nearly
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What we know about the NDIS cuts, and what they’ll mean for people with disability and their families

Helen Dickinson and Anne Kavanagh
The Conversation
Monday 28th March, 2022
There has also been a large increase in the number of people disputing these decisions. Between July 2021 and January 2022, an extra 1,423 people with disability have asked the
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Exclusive: NDIS reforms target children under nine

Rick Morton.
Saturday Paper
Saturday 26th March, 2022

Tender documents show the government is tweaking the National Disability Insurance Scheme to exclude thousands of children with disabilities such as autism. By

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An innovative way to do SIL

Lisa Duffy
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Tuesday 22nd March, 2022
In particular, we want to discuss ways to increase the power that people with disability have over their homes and over their lives, so that decisions about creating the home
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Australian advertisers striving for inclusiveness through disability representation

Nick McAllister
ABC News
Saturday 19th March, 2022
The data showed that ads rarely represent disabled people in everyday life, such as working, parenting, household chores or enjoying activities. But there is a slow movement occurring with advertisers
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NDIA under pressure to end delays and get participants out of hospitals and aged care homes

Dan Jervis-Bardy
Canberra Times
Thursday 17th March, 2022
A coalition of housing, health and disability groups has launched a pre-election campaign calling on the National Disability Insurance Agency to dramatically speed up decisions about funding for supported accommodation.
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‘I’m a mum with a disability. People ask me how I could bring kids into the world.’

Neangok Chair
Mamamia
Monday 14th March, 2022
The most painful question I’ve been asked is: ‘How could you bring kids into the world when you find it hard looking after yourself?’ I wish I had answered by
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‘I’ll never be one of Instagram’s beautiful people’, writes disability advocate Peta Hooke

Peta Hooke
ABC Every Day
Sunday 6th March, 2022
Posting my reality, of living with my disability, I'm quietly educating, opening minds and slowly expanding people's definition of what a disabled person's life can be. I hope through my
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People with intellectual disability die 27 years earlier than other Australians. Can a new campaign remedy that?

Celina Edmonds
ABC News
Wednesday 2nd March, 2022
Linda Hughes never leaves her son alone in hospital, for fear he might die if he does not get the treatment he deserves. "I certainly know we've saved his life
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Masks, RATs and clean air: how people with disability can protect themselves from COVID

Anne Kavanagh and Helen Dickinson
University New South Wales
Wednesday 2nd March, 2022
People with disability bear a disproportionate burden of COVID infections, serious disease and death. Every time a support worker enters their home, people with disability risk COVID exposure. But while
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AAT approve SDA: Second bedroom for single resident

Todd Winther
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Wednesday 2nd March, 2022
Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) has gone through a period of significant change, particularly as to testing a participant’s eligibility. More participants are going through an already rigorous process, only for
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