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Elder abuse and the NDIS webinar

Peninsula Health, Monash Health and La Trobe Community Health
Tuesday 28th September, 2021

This session was part of the Lunchtime Learnings webinar series, supporting service providers about how to support, and respond better to older people experiencing elder abuse. The sessions aim to…

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“Stop independent assessments” Kevin’s passionate speech on the NDIS

Kevin Stone
VALID
The statement was made at the end of VALID’s two-day online conference, We Won’t Be Beaten, where people with intellectual disabilities and their families shared their fear and anger about
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Gateways and Gatekeepers: An exploration of the issues facing people with episodic mental illness during transition to the NDIS

DARU
Wednesday 9th June, 2021
Dr Elizabeth Hudson presents the findings from her PhD research Which involved exploring the experiences of people with psychosocial disability during transition to the NDIS. She discovered that system-level structural
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Renters Rights Rundown: Victoria’s new renting rules

DARU
Tuesday 8th June, 2021
James Latham from Department of Justice and Community Safety is joined by Bronwyn Trickett, an Advocate from Action for More Independence and Dignity in Accommodation (AMIDA), and together they provide
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Disability and Disaster Resilience: clearing a path issues paper

DARU
Thursday 3rd June, 2021
Associate Professor Michelle Villeneuve from the Centre for Disability Research and Policy at the University of Sydney, who leads Australian research on Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction, has compiled the
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Dr Ben Gauntlett, Senate Estimates statement

Dr Ben Gauntlett
Senate Estimates
Thursday 4th March, 2021
Disability Discrimination Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett told Senate estimates it was important to remember that the independent assessment policy change had not yet been put into legislation. While he said
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Building Community Networks – Circles of Support

DARU
Thursday 4th March, 2021
Advocates stand alongside the person with disability to make sure that their voices are heard in all matters that affect them. However, skilling up people with disabilities to utilise choice
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Regulated Restrictive Practice

DARU
Wednesday 3rd March, 2021
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission released the Regulated Restrictive Practices Guide in November 2020 that supports a contemporary positive behaviour support framework and explains what a restrictive practice is.
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Counselling and advocacy support for the Disability Royal Commission

DARU
Tuesday 2nd March, 2021
Dr Cathy Kezelman, President at Blue Knot Foundation and Mary Mallett, CEO of Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA), talk about counselling,support and referral pathways and where advocacy fits into this
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Your Story, Disability Legal Support

DARU
Friday 16th October, 2020
Your Story Disability Legal Support is a free national service funded to give information and legal advice to people about safely sharing their story with the Royal Commission into Violence,
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DSP Help: An online resource

DARU
Thursday 15th October, 2020
Applications for the DSP are too often rejected due to the lack of sufficient medical evidence. DSP Help has a medical evidence bot that helps you to get the best
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New Guardian and Administration Act (2019)

DARU
Wednesday 14th October, 2020
The new Guardianship and Administration Act 2019 came into effect on 1 March 2020. The new Act includes a presumption that a person has the capacity to make decisions unless
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