A lack of market information allowing developers and operators to anticipate the types of housing that is needed and where it is needed was one reason that only just over
The mother of an eight-year-old boy with severe autism has detailed her “exhausting” administrative battle for NDIS funding while recovering from breast cancer as her son became physically aggressive.
The AAT, when functioning well, provides a review that is new and independentfrom the original decision maker. The AAT protects individuals against questionable government decisions. But for many NDIS participants
The Australian Human Rights Commission will decide on the validity of a law which discriminates against over 65s seeking support from the NDIS. The National Disability Insurance Scheme is not
But for those living with a disability easy access to accessible parking is not only desirable, but essential. And a new survey from the Australian Network on Disability found 80
The Australian Human Rights Commission has accepted a discrimination complaint against the National Disability Insurance Agency, challenging the age limit that restricts funding for service to those aged under 65.
The report said that police awareness of disability was an issue, where police could not identify nor did they understand the impacts of disability, adding that police rarely provided people
Mona Minkara is a bioengineer at Northeastern University, where she leads a laboratory focused on applying computational modeling to pulmonary research. She is also one of the only blind faculty
The annual Jobs Availability Snapshot examines how many entry-level jobs are available for job seekers with barriers to work – such as people with disability, those in remote areas, and
There hasn’t been nearly enough work done to fix the criminal justice system for people with disability, according to an advocate who knows first-hand how traumatic prison can be for
An inquiry into the Disability Support Pension (DSP) continues to receive submissions from advocacy groups and individuals about how the system is failing people with disability or chronic illness.
