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How hard is it for people with disabilities to find a rewarding career?

ABC News
Saturday 3rd September, 2022

There have been calls at the Jobs and Skills Summit to boost participation of people with disabilities in the workforce.

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First chancellor with acknowledged disability to fight ‘attitude problem’

John Ross
Times Higher Education
Monday 29th August, 2022
Australia’s first university chancellor who identifies as having a disability says things have improved since the days when his law studies revolved around whatever resources he could obtain in Braille
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‘I’ve had people express to me that we shouldn’t be fighting’: Barriers facing disabled activism at university

Khanh Tran
Honi Soit
Sunday 28th August, 2022
Disability is often relegated to “second-class” status in student activism. More effort, listening and discernment is needed from other activists to build a genuinely inclusive student movement.
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Bad News And Good News People With Disabilities Need To Hear Today

Andrew PulrangContributor
Forbes
Sunday 28th August, 2022
Do people with disabilities need to continue learning more about ableism, discrimination, persistent inaccessibility, and social and economic injustice? Or, is it better for their overall outlook and mental health
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CRPD requires segregated education to be phased out: Expert opinion for Disability Royal Commission rejects Australian Government’s position

Catia Malaquias
Starting with Julius
Monday 29th August, 2022
The bottom line of that analysis is although … a contested issue, my own view is the better view of the Convention’s obligation, in particular Article 24, is that Australia
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We could be closer to getting a Disney princess with a disability

Tom Livingstone
news.com
Thursday 11th August, 2022
A young Aussie who has tirelessly campaigned to see a princess with a disability introduced to the wonderful world of Disney could be a step closer to achieving that dream.
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Delivering a functional NDIS eMarket

Marie Johnson
Innovation Aus
Wednesday 10th August, 2022
The NDIS eMarket did not proceed. This is an appalling situation. Instead, what the Australian community has been left with is a cadaverous, inert and incomprehensible spreadsheet which is the
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Disabled people are playing their part in defending their country, say Ukraine activists

John Pring
Disability News Service
Thursday 30th June, 2022
Disabled activists in Ukraine have been kidnapped and killed, residential institutions have been shelled, and Deaf people have been unable to escape to shelters because they cannot hear the air
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Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott urges young people with disabilities to ‘be proud’

Emily Ackew
ABC 7:30
Wednesday 29th June, 2022
"We all want to be different — different hairstyles, different cars, different clothes, different schools, different everything. What better way to be different than to have a disability, if you
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Spoken word by Emily Dash

WTFH Conference 2022
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Thursday 23rd June, 2022
Emily Dash is an emerging writer, actor, producer and speaker who works across theatre and screen. Her acclaimed and wide ranging work emphasises social justice issues, community engagement, intersectionality, and
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Accessibility-first mindset needed to make tech design equitable

Danielle Kutchel
PBA
Tuesday 21st June, 2022

“The more you think about it earlier on, the less you end up in a situation where you have built a whole experience and realised that there’s a huge subset…

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When is a condition ‘chronic’ and when is it a ‘disability’?

Elizabeth Kendall
The Conversation
Monday 6th June, 2022
For population data purposes, disability is defined as a limitation or impairment lasting at least six months that impacts everyday activities. Using this definition, 18% of Australians have a disability.
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