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Report on the key elements of the legislative framework affecting people with disability

Australian Government Solicitor
Disability Royal Commission
Tuesday 22nd December, 2020
Are you interested in knowing more about laws that affect people with disability? This research report lists key elements of legislation covering people with disability in national, state and territory
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Specialist Disability Accommodation – Supply in Australia

Summer Foundation and The Housing Hub
Thursday 14th January, 2021

This report provides an update on the growth of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) across Australia and shares insights into current market sentiment. The data in this report results from a…

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Community Visitors Annual Report 2020-21

Office of the Public Advocate
Thursday 18th November, 2021
Community Visitors are volunteers who play a vital role in safeguarding the rights of people with disability and fostering their inclusion in the community. This is an annual report that
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Report: General issues around the implementation and performance of the NDIS

Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Parliament of Australia
Wednesday 9th December, 2020

The report provides an update on the committee’s recent activities and makes 10 recommendations to improve the NDIS for participants, providers and other key stakeholders. The activities focus on independent

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NDIS Workforce Interim Report

Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Parliament of Australia
Wednesday 9th December, 2020
This is an interim report which makes 14 recommendations to address key issues facing the NDIS workforce. The committee will continue to consider these issues next year and intends to
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Flexibility in individual funding schemes: How well did Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme support remote learning for students with disability during COVID‐19?

Sophie Yates, Helen Dickinson, Catherine Smith & Massimiliano Tani
Wednesday 25th November, 2020
This research abstract reports on a survey of over 700 families that explored how Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) supported children and young people and their families to learn
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NDIS Planning Final Report

Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme
Commonwealth of Australia
Tuesday 1st December, 2020
For years, participants, advocacy groups and the sector have been calling for reform in the planning arena. This inquiry, including the committee's interim report tabled in December 2019, and the
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Aged care and COVID-19: a special report

Honourable Tony Pagone QC and Lynelle Briggs AO
Aged Care Royal Commission
Thursday 1st October, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the greatest challenge Australia's aged care sector has faced. Those who have suffered the most have been the residents, their families and aged care staff.
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Experiences of people with disability during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic report

Disability Royal Commission
Monday 30th November, 2020
The report makes 22 wide-ranging recommendations in light of evidence from people with disability, advocates, experts and government representatives during the Royal Commission’s fifth public hearing held in August. Chair
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Something Stronger – Truth-telling on hurt and loss, strength and healing, from First Nations people with disability’

Dr Scott Avery
Thursday 22nd October, 2020
This report was commissioned by the Disability Royal Commission and looks at how First Nations people with disability speak about their experience of violence and abuse. It finds that First
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Disability Royal Commission Interim report

Disability Royal Commission
Friday 30th October, 2020
The report sets out what the Royal Commission has done in its first 15 months, the cut-off point being 31 July 2020. The report says people with disability experience attitudinal,
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Accessibility of Tram Services

Victorian Auditor General Office
Thursday 15th October, 2020
Melbourne’s tram network is a crucial public transport mode, with 205 million trips taken each year. In Victoria, 17 per cent of the population lives with some form of disability.
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