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The Conversation
Monday 2nd September, 2024

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is transforming the lives of hundreds of thousands of Australians with disability. For the first time, many can get the help they need to…

Australian Frailty Network
Tuesday 16th July, 2024

The Australian Frailty Network is a national research hub based in Brisbane with researchers working on multiple projects associated with improving outcomes for frail and ageing individuals both in the…

SBS
Sunday 26th May, 2024

Advocates say older Australians with a disability are being left in situations where they are housebound, struggling financially, or forced into residential care. The eligibility rules for the National Disability…

ABC News
Wednesday 3rd April, 2024

While adjusting to life with a disability after an accident is a common experience, advocates say Australians who acquire a disability later in life are hampered by a rule barring over…

Summer Foundation
Monday 19th February, 2024

The Summer Foundation submission on the exposure draft of the Bill for the new Aged Care Act.

Mirage News
Thursday 2nd November, 2023

The question of whether there should be an age limit to joining the National Disability Scheme (NDIS) has been debated since its inception a decade ago. It is being asked…

Torrens University
Friday 6th October, 2023

Torrens University free online Challenging Ageism short course is designed to give you the knowledge and confidence you need to recognise and challenge ageism wherever you see it.

Biwa Kwan
SBS
Tuesday 20th June, 2023
Key points: - Disability support workers are leaving the sector for aged care. - The 15 per cent pay rise for aged care workers is a big driving factor, advocates report. - New
Elizabeth Wright
ABC News
Friday 7th October, 2022

Australians aged over 65 years who live with disability are unable to apply for the NDIS.

SBS News
Jessica Bahr
Friday 23rd September, 2022
"They made the restriction not whether you had your disability before the age of 65, but what age you were when you applied," Mr Freckleton said. "There are various
Gary Drevitch
Psychology Today
Wednesday 17th August, 2022
Infantilization is often a form of ableism. This behavior is offensive because it underestimates a person’s cognitive abilities and implies that people with disabilities are invisible, don’t matter, or
Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN)
Thursday 1st December, 2022
The toolkit equips you with the skills, information and resources you need to speak up for better aged care.  Self-advocacy or speaking up means having the right information to get