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New ‘radical history’ of disabled people’s movement ‘has lessons for today’

John Pring
Disability News Service
Thursday 18th July, 2019
The launch of No Limits: The Disabled People’s Movement, A Radical History, took place last Friday (12 July), and was attended by its author, Judy Hunt, on the 40th anniversary
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‘It is time for the NDIS to catch up’: Disability advocates call to fund access to sex work

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Friday 12th July, 2019
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal this week ruled in favour of a woman with multiple sclerosis who applied for sex therapy funding in her NDIS plan, but was refused by the
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Woman with disability wins NDIS funding for sex therapist in ‘precedent-setting’ case

Norman Hermant and Emily Clark
ABC Online
Thursday 11th July, 2019
For the first time, a person with a disability has won the right to have a sex therapist paid for under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), but advocates say
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Disability advocates fight for inclusion at the UN

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 12th June, 2019
UN Secretary-General António Guterres told this week’s conference on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that inclusion was not only a fundamental human right, but central to
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Woman faces eligibility nightmare as she fights to access NDIS for daughter

Luke Hentiques-Gomes
The Guardian
Saturday 1st June, 2019
A New Zealand woman who fled her abusive Australian partner has been left facing a bureaucratic nightmare as she fights for her daughter to access the NDIS.
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My boyfriend’s ‘striking difference’ leaves me invisible in the community

Eliza Hull
ABC Life
Friday 10th May, 2019
People with disabilities still face widespread misconceptions and stereotypes that feed into attitudes and behaviour in the wider community. As a result, discrimination is part of daily life for many
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Danny Rumsey has Down syndrome, and he is in love

Nick Rheinberger and Dr Sarah Moss
ABC Online
Thursday 18th April, 2019
When he is not doing laps or singing with community band, The Hidden Wonders, Danny has been working at the Welby Garden Centre, which was established by Challenge Southern Highlands
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Advocacy groups lobby to halt imminent deportation of deaf Bhutanese teen

SBS News
Friday 12th April, 2019
Advocacy groups representing migrants and refugees in Australia have sent a letter to Immigration Minister David Coleman questioning the legitimacy of the decision to refuse a Bhutanese family permanent residency
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Senator demands immediate halt to ‘disgraceful’ deportation of deaf teenager

Maani Truu
SBS News
Friday 5th April, 2019

Hours after Scott Morrison gave an emotional speech saying people with disabilities deserve respect, protesters gathered outside Parliament House to voice their concerns over the decision to deport a deaf…

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Staying Safe

VALID
Thursday 4th April, 2019
The ‘Staying Safe’ resource is a video series that inform the community about the need to respect people with disability and to prevent abuse and neglect. According to research the
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Fighting for the rights of Australians with disability

Professor Keith McVilly
Pursuit
Wednesday 27th March, 2019
Geoff Bell was a pioneer in the Australian disability rights movement and his archive shows how far we’ve come in 40 years, and how far we have yet to travel
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Barriers and exclusions: The support needs of newly arrived refugees with a disability

Refugee Council of Australia
Tuesday 19th February, 2019

For a multitude of reasons, people from refugee backgrounds are more likely to have a disability than other populations. Up until 2012, people with disabilities or with serious health concerns…

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