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State of the Industry Report – Accessibility

Commercial Passenger Vehicles Victoria
Friday 20th September, 2019
This is the first report from the commercial passenger industry regulator which highlights how this industry is integral for people with a disability or mobility impairment. While most users of
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Inequalities in Standards of Living: Evidence for improved income support for people with disability

Jinjing Li, Laurie Brown, Hai Anh La, Riyana Miranti and Yogi Vidyattama NATSEM at The Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis,
University of Canberra
Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO
Tuesday 17th September, 2019
Successive Governments have made meeting the eligibility threshold so burdensome and difficult that many people with disability, who may have been eligible in the past, can no longer access the
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Where not-for-profits fear to tread

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Pro bono Australia
Thursday 1st January, 1970
A new report commissioned by Pro Bono Australia in partnership with the Human Rights Law Centre, has found that not for profits are on a path of quiet advocacy. The
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Changes to renting specialist disability accommodation (SDA) in Victoria

Consumer Affairs Victoria
Monday 2nd September, 2019
Due to recent changes to the State legislation, Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) rental agreements in Victoria are now regulated by Consumer Affairs Victoria via the Residential Tenancies Act 1997(RTA). This
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People with disability in Australia

AIHW
Tuesday 3rd September, 2019
This report brings together information from a range of national data sources to contribute to a greater understanding about disability in Australia. It shows that some people with disability face
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Disability Rights Now 2019: Shadow Report to the United Nations Committee on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

Civil Society CRPD Shadow Report Working Group
Saturday 3rd August, 2019
The report, which has been endorsed by over 80 organisations from around the country, includes the findings from a survey of almost 900 Australians with disability and reviews the country’s
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Fixing the National Disability Insurance Scheme: A look to the future of the NDIS

Sara Bice & Mmartyn Pearce 
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is a significant policy. Launched in 2016, the NDIS provides support to Australians with a disability, their families, and their carers. But while it has
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Assistive Technology Talk – Wheelchairs, aids and devices

National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA)
Thursday 20th June, 2019
The panel discussed recent changes to Adaptive Technology (AT) processes and resources, how to prepare for an upcoming planning meeting where AT is needed, and how to escalate urgent AT
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DSP & Me: Your guide to the Disability Support Pension

Disability Resource Centre
Tuesday 2nd July, 2019

Disability Resources Centre in partnership with Social Security Rights Victoria recently ran a training day for Disability Advocates around Disability Support Pension applications, processes and appeals. They have launched resources…

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NDIS and Disability Fact Sheets in 39 Languages

Amparo Advocacy
Friday 14th June, 2019

AMPARO Advocacy has produced two fact sheets to provide information to people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities about disability and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)- Fact Sheet 1-…

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Self Advocacy and Diversity: A Model for CALD Inclusion

DnD, SARU, ECCV, ECSD
Friday 31st May, 2019

This report is a collaboration between Diversity and Disability (DnD), Self Advocacy Resource Unit (SARU), Ethnic Community Council of Victoria (ECCV) and Ethinci Council of Shepparton and Districts (ECSD). This…

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The National Disability Insurance Scheme: a quick guide

Luke Buckmaster and Shannon Clark
The Parliament of Australia Library
Wednesday 8th May, 2019
The NDIS is the new way to provide support to people with disabilities in Australia. This resource gives an overview of the full scope of the program in an easy
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