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Many of you will have seen that the Hon Mark Butler MP, the Minister for Health, Ageing, Disability and the NDIS, recently announced a new program called Thriving Kids. Thriving…
A short accessible information sheet that defines key terms relating to neurodivergence and addresses some common misconceptions. It is accompanied by practical information sheets on supporting neurodivergent children and young…
The Australian Government Department of Social Services funded this work as part of a larger project aimed at building workforce capability in the Family Mental Health Support Services. These 3…
Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) has recently published a quick guide for employers who are thinking about employing people with disability. It covers: the social model of…
The Country Fire Authority and Fire Rescue Victoria have seen a recent spike in home fires. Due to systemic injustices, home fires, like many emergencies, disproportionately impact people who have…
Women with Disabilities Victoria are proud to launch a new animation that raises awareness about preventing gender-based violence against LGBTIQA+ people with disabilities. This animation was co-designed by their amazing
Join the Melbourne Disability Institute and the University of Melbourne’s Diversity and Inclusion team for this engaging and thought-provoking public discussion on the social model of disability 40 years on.
If you’re raising a young person with disability, you will be thinking about how to support and plan for their life after school. Join ACD throughout August for A Good…
This guide aims to show how to harness the networks of people with disabilities, their families and supporters to gain open, paid employment in community businesses. It also shares how…
This guide was written for support workers by the Belonging Matters Advisory Council (BMAC) and Belonging Matters and is based on the actual experiences of people with intellectual disability and…
At the 18th session of the UN Conference of States Parties (COSP18), Tim Harte delivered a compelling speech on behalf of the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO).
Cathy Basterfield is a speech pathologist with 37 years experience working with people with intellectual disability and complex communication needs. For the last 20 years Cathy has lead the development
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