The Australian Human Rights Commission has accepted a discrimination complaint against the National Disability Insurance Agency, challenging the age limit that restricts funding for service to those aged under 65.
The report said that police awareness of disability was an issue, where police could not identify nor did they understand the impacts of disability, adding that police rarely provided people
It would be an 18-month search with many setbacks. "It was such a patronising experience," Ms Chong said. "My skills, profession and my dignity were trampled all over. I'd learnt
Disability advocates have long pushed to get more people with intellectual disability into mainstream employment, given the better wages and greater sense of community involvement. But to turn things around,
Despite many people with disability being highly skilled with incredible stories to tell, a lack of accessible career pathways, employment opportunities and commitment to authentic representation are creating significant blockages
“The NDIA should be a model employee for people with disability but many staff continue to experience added pressures, particularly in relation to assistive technology, and the NDIA refuses to
Commuters who use wheelchairs are taking legal action against the Victorian government and Melbourne’s tram operator over their failure to keep pace with federal standards for accessible public transport.
Doctors believed hours of auditory therapy a week and a cochlear implant would allow Oliver to learn to hear and speak. "We were told by the majority of our specialists
Trenbath says the disability employment provider seemed to only see her cerebral palsy, not her academic achievements and job skills. "They thought that because I was disabled that I was
Most of the suite of independent assessment tools haven’t been rigorously tested or evaluated for their application with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families. Assessment tools should be evaluated with
The Migration Act is one of the few pieces of legislation in Australia where it's OK to discriminate against people based on their disability. Exact data on how many children
A relative of an Aboriginal man with a cognitive disability who has been held in indefinite detention for 15 years has told the Disability Royal Commission he was given “shut
