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Greens
Thursday 19th October, 2023

The Greens have secured a comprehensive review of the Significant Cost Threshold, an outcome with significant potential to reduce discrimination in Australia’s migration system and improve life for many families…

Christian Astourian
Saturday 14th October, 2023
Sunday 19th November, 2023

Would you like public transports in Victoria to be fully accessible for everyone, including people with a disability, parents with prams, elderly people and anyone with temporary and permanent mobility…

Building Better Homes
Thursday 12th October, 2023
Saturday 11th November, 2023

Thanks to the hard work of our supporters, we got mandatory minimum accessibility standards into the National Construction Code! The standards will be in the National Construction Code from 1…

ABC News
Wednesday 11th October, 2023

The film industry hasn’t always been inclusive for people with an intellectual disability, but this program seeks to change that.

Melbourne Disability Institute
Tuesday 10th October, 2023
Monday 1st January, 2024

The Ableist Cities Symposium is back this year and organisers are calling for abstract submissions. This free one-day symposium will examine topics of accessibility in Australian cities, thirty years on…

VMIAC
Thursday 12th October, 2023

Click below to read the National Mental Health Consumer Alliance’s letter to Australian Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers in response to the AEC’s decision to exclude thousands of mental health consumers

ABC News
Wednesday 4th October, 2023

When Tahj Burns is on stage singing to an audience, his shyness melts away and his confidence and charisma shine. The 20-year-old, who lives with autism, says performing as part

DARU
Friday 29th September, 2023

DARU’s 2023 Strengthening Disability Advocacy Conference (4th September 2023) looked at what lifeboats are afloat for Victorians with disability and showcase what’s going on at the grassroots to make inclusion…

Early Childhood Intervention Australia Victoria/Tasmania Limited
Monday 2nd October, 2023

We’re pleased to announce two new resource additions to the free ‘Inclusion is Everyone’s Business Toolkit’. The toolkit has been developed for businesses and community organisations who provide programs and…

ABC News
Sunday 24th September, 2023

Consider a packed, dimly lit nightclub full of loud raucous conversations and music.It can cause sensory overload for neurodiverse people, prompting them to wonder if they should have stayed home…

Suncorp
Monday 18th September, 2023

Suncorp Group insurer, AAMI has joined brands ANZ, Bonds, Kia, McDonalds, Oral-B, nib, Tourism Australia, Pantene, TikTok, Uber, Virgin and Weet-Bix™ in launching the Shift 20 Initiative – committing to…

Jewel Topsfield
Sydney Morning Herald
Sunday 17th September, 2023

Have you noticed any changes to television commercials for some of Australia’s best-known brands recently? The Weet-Bix kid, who dreams of scaling Everest, is in a wheelchair. The Bonds model…