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Each year, 200 Australians under the age of 50 are admitted into nursing homes. Young people in aged care facilities have limited opportunity to make the everyday choices that most…
Using the NDIS to address the large housing shortage for people with disability will depend on the ability of housing providers to access significant amounts of capital from the private…
Violence, abuse, and neglect of Australia’s disabled people is at an epidemic level, national rights and advocacy organisation People with Disability Australia has said in a detailed submission to the…
Dual disability can be crappy for many reasons. For those with the diagnosis, it’s tough enough having a brain that doesn’t seem to work as efficiently as everyone else’s. It’s…
A “LIFE-CHANGING” supported accommodation facility for people with a disability will be built in Ocean Grove after the Geelong council approved a major land giveaway.
Miss Littley was diagnosed with a brain tumour at 27. After an operation, she had bleeding on the brain and a stroke, which left her without speech or mobility. The…
This matter was referred by the Senate to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee for inquiry and report: on 11 February 2015. Over 160 submissions were received and public hearings…
There is growing anger about the delay and disability groups are calling for an urgent focus on housing to stem what they say is the growing tide of young people…
A Ballarat disability advocate says the system for alerting authorities to abuse in the sector is flawed and relies on internal reporting mechanisms that are inadequate.
A group of elderly parents concerned about who will care for their intellectually disabled children in the future has expressed their concerns at an inquiry into abuse in the disability…
The NDIS will provide “reasonable and necessary” equipment and supports for Australians with disability. However, the National Disability Insurance Agency has previously identified a significant housing gap for an anticipated…
In a move disability advocates say is another let down, a new apartment block has been approved for development on the site of the former Kew Cottages for people with…
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