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Guide for understanding employment supports

National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Thursday 21st April, 2022

There are lots of different supports for people with disability who want to work. This guide can help you understand which supports you could use to help you pursue your…

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Why is supported decision making important?

Disability Support Guide
The decision could be about a financial, health, legal, lifestyle, work related or other matter and the support is important because it gives people with disability choice and control over
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My Story

Elizabeth Wright
ABC iview
Thursday 14th April, 2022
Thursday 30th June, 2022
Like any community, people with disability have diverse views. They deal with issues like accessibility, discrimination, and exclusion on a daily basis. Today we're going to bring you some of
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Self Advocacy Toolkit for Older Australians

Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN)
Thursday 1st December, 2022
The toolkit equips you with the skills, information and resources you need to speak up for better aged care. Self-advocacy or speaking up means having the right information to get
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Experiences of acquired brain injury (ABI)

Office of the Public Advocate
Wednesday 23rd March, 2022
The effects of this complex and evolving disability, Acquired Brain Injury (ABI), are profound and poorly understood by many in the community. This session was part of the Health Discussions
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Victorian Disability Worker Commission Complaints Resources

The Victorian Disability Worker Commission
Tuesday 29th March, 2022
Have you got concerns about a disability worker’s behaviour or quality of work? The Victorian Disability Worker Commission aims to protect the rights of people with disability and support the
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Education and training of health professionals in relation to people with cognitive disability

Disability Royal Commission
Tuesday 22nd March, 2022
The report contains nine findings and 12 recommendations relating to the education and training of health professionals across Australia. Health professionals include doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists and allied health professionals
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The Woman Who Changed Disability Laws: Barbara Lisicki On New Drama Adaptation

This Morning
YouTube
Monday 21st March, 2022
She inspired a heroic revolution. In the 90s, Barbara Lisicki and her then partner Alan Holdsworth together organised brave, co-ordinated protests that pushed the campaign for disabled rights into the
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We’ve Got This: Stories by Disabled Parents

Eliza Hull
Black Ink
Tuesday 1st March, 2022
In We’ve Got This, twenty-five parents who identify as Deaf, disabled or chronically ill discuss the highs and lows of their parenting journeys and reveal that the greatest obstacles lie
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Who’s who and what do they do? Recovering from disasters and emergencies

VCOSS
Thursday 10th February, 2022

This user-friendly guide identifies key disaster recovery stakeholders and outlines their roles and responsibilities. There are also useful tools, links and resources to help organisations navigate their recovery journey by…

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Review of NDIA actuarial forecast model and drivers of Scheme costs

Department of Social Services (DSS)
Friday 11th February, 2022
At their August 2021 meeting, Disability Ministers directed work be undertaken to understand cost drivers and underpinning assumptions in the Scheme Actuary’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Annual Financial Sustainability
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Changing the landscape: A national resource to prevent violence against women and girls with disabilities

Our Watch and Women with Disabilities Victoria
Wednesday 9th February, 2022
This resource names ableism and gender inequality as the two consistent, intersecting drivers of violence against women and girls with disabilities. It sets out the actions that must be taken
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