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Increased funding to uphold the rights of people with disability

Senator the Hon Anne Ruston
Media release
Monday 27th December, 2021

“A $41.6 million funding boost will enable over 81 providers across Australia to continue offering advocacy as well as trauma-informed counselling to support the work of the Disability Royal Commission,”…

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I used to hide my symptoms and disability from others. Now I want to be 100 per cent ‘seen’

Kate Stone Matheson
ABC Opinion
Sunday 9th January, 2022
Welcome to one of the bad days of living with disability or chronic illness. Despite what some might think, you don't automatically pick up traits like bravery and being an
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Could AI help make the law more accessible for disabled people?

The Law Report
ABC RN
Wednesday 1st December, 2021
We all enjoy legal rights, including the right to live free from discrimination. But how easy is it to use the law to uphold those rights? Could ‘chatbots’, a form
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A love letter to my disability, Myalgic encephalomyelitis

Alice Rumble
ABCOpinion
Sunday 21st November, 2021
Although we've had to grieve my past self and career plans, you've freed me from the weight of my own expectations about who and what I should be. You've helped
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Britney is finally free, but what about disabled people who aren’t famous?

Melissa Parker
The Independent
Sunday 14th November, 2021
The moment Britney was placed under that conservatorship, she was considered disabled by the law, allowing her to be dehumanised and commodified.
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‘Brick wall’ facing Aust disability rights

Jack Gramenz
Canberra Times
Monday 8th November, 2021
Disabled people and their representatives are facing a "brick wall" in advocating for their human rights because a UN convention Australia has ratified is yet to be properly implemented into
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Judith Heumann – disability warrior

Conversations
ABC Radio
Thursday 26th August, 2021
As a teenager, Judy went to summer camp and found a community of other disabled kids with high expectations like her. Together they became a generation of disability rights activists
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Understanding Disability

Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV)
Tuesday 27th July, 2021
This video introduces 6 keystones for understanding disability. By putting them in place, we can work together for a more inclusive and equitable society.
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How Young Disability Activists Are Using TikTok To Make A Difference

Lydia Wang
Refinery29
Friday 30th July, 2021
“We grow up learning that ‘disabled’ is a bad thing. It’s something you don’t want to be, that to call yourself that is somehow defeatist, that you should be trying
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Australian children denied Auslan access losing out on ‘basic human right’, experts say

Rachel Clayton
ABC News
Friday 25th June, 2021
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
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La Trobe Support for Decision Making Practice Framework: An online learning resource

Living with Disability Research Centre
LaTrobe University
Friday 1st November, 2019
Being able to participate in making decisions is a basic human right. The foundation of current approaches to providing support for decision making are that everyone has the right to
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Securing Their Future: Planning for the future when you care for a person with disability

Office of the Public Advocate
Monday 21st June, 2021
This guide has been created to help you put in place some safeguards to ensure the person with disability you care for is properly provided for, if something were to
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