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Public hearing 3 report – The experience of living in a group home for people with disability

Disability Royal Commission
Wednesday 30th September, 2020
The Royal Commission held a public hearing in Melbourne from Monday 2 December to Friday 6 December 2019. It inquired into homes and living for people with disability in Victoria
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New data reports show impact NDIS is having on young Australians

Mirage News
Monday 28th September, 2020
New data released has revealed the significant impact the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is having on young Australians with disability and their families.
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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Shining a light on Social Transformation

Rosemary Kayess and Therese Sands
University of NSW Social Policy Research Centre
Friday 18th September, 2020
This report was commissioned by the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. It investigates the early rights movement of people with disability, which “exposed
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Independent review into circumstances relating to the death of Ann-Marie Smith

NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission
Friday 18th September, 2020
The Hon. Alan Robertson SC was appointed to conduct an independent review into the NDIS Commission’s regulation of the provider of NDIS supports and services to Ms Ann-Marie Smith, an
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Building choice, control and confidence

Rhiannon Wapling
VCOSS
Monday 14th September, 2020
This submission is in response to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) discussion paper on Support Coordination. The quality of NDS plans, including the provision of Support Coordination funding, largely
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Overview of responses to the first Education and learning Issues paper

Disability Royal Commission
Tuesday 8th September, 2020

Responses to the issues paper about education and learning for people with disability have been received from individuals including people with disability, family members of people with disability, advocates, organisations…

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Government response to the NDIS Act review

Australian Government
Friday 28th August, 2020
The Australian Government welcomes the 2019 review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (the NDIS Act) report completed by Mr David Tune AO PSM. The Report contains 29
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Public hearing 5: Experiences of people with disability during the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic

Disability Royal Commission
Friday 28th August, 2020
Noting the Royal Commission's Statement of Concern released on 26 March 2020 about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disability, and Issues Paper on Emergency Planning, the
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“Left out and locked down” The experiences of people with disability and their families during COVID19

Every Australian Counts
Thursday 20th August, 2020
More than 700 people with disability and their families filled out the survey that asked about your experiences during the first wave of the Coronavirus pandemic. What impact did the
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Models of integrated care, health and housing

National Ageing Research Institute
Thursday 13th August, 2020
This report finds that integrated models for care, health and housing that are embedded in the community are the most effective at empowering clients and carers to take a lead
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Second Progress Report

Disability Royal Commission
Tuesday 11th August, 2020
The Second Progress Report summarises the work carried out by the Royal Commission during the period 1 January 2020 and 30 June 2020.
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Disability inclusion in company responses to COVID-19: Results of a survey among National Business and Disability Networks and their members

Global Business and Disability network
Thursday 9th July, 2020
In May 2020, the ILO Global Business and Disability Network conducted two surveys – one for National Business and Disability Networks (NBDN) and one for those networks’ company members –
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