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SBS asks: ‘What Does Australia Really Think About’ ….Disability? Old People? Obesity?

SBS
Wednesday 21st July, 2021
Saturday 30th October, 2021

In a ground-breaking new documentary series, SBS seeks to explore how stigma and prejudice impact the lives of millions of Australians, by getting to the heart of what people really…

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The making of ‘We The 15’, the 10-year campaign to make disability ordinary

Chris Sutcliffe
The Drum
Friday 20th August, 2021
The Paralympic Games turn the world’s eyes to the achievements of the superhuman athletes that take part, but the reality is that the vast majority of the millions of disabled
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Census 2021 breaks ground on accessibility

Joseph Brookes
Innovation Aus
Wednesday 11th August, 2021
The 2021 Census has been hailed as a giant leap for digital accessibility in Australia, following years of design work and testing by experts and advocates, who say the online
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Behind the scenes of a powerful campaign: a case study

Every Australian counts
Crokey
Tuesday 10th August, 2021
Advocates for the rights of people with disability have long experience in successful and high-impact campaigning. Below, the Every Australian Counts campaign shares some of the backstory to their recent
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Domestic violence services need training in disability access, say advocates

Eliza Hull
ABC News
Monday 2nd August, 2021
About 47% of adults with disability have experienced violence, yet the lack of accessible and inclusive services makes escaping violence extremely difficult for women with disability. Researcher within the Disability
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Statement on mandating vaccination among residential disability support workers

Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC)
Friday 9th July, 2021
Many people with disability have a higher risk of developing severe illnesses from COVID-19. Ensuring high vaccination rates among residential disability workers will help protect people with disability. In light
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Reynolds scraps independent assessments in NDIS after state revolt

Hamish Hastie
SMH
Friday 9th July, 2021
Victorian Minister for Disability, Ageing and Carers Luke Donnellan also welcomed the scrapping of independent assessments. “I thank all those Victorians with disability who have been advocating for months to
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Government’s NDIS independent assessments approach overwhelmingly slammed in parliamentary submissions

Evan Young
SBS News
Wednesday 19th May, 2021
There is fierce opposition to NDIS independent assessments coming not only from the disability community, but also legal groups, medical bodies, state governments and others, according to SBS News analysis
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Health industry expects “inevitable” NDIS cost-cutting measures

Roxanne Libatique14
Insurance Business Australia
Friday 14th May, 2021

As a result, Wardlaw said some type of cost-cutting and cost-controlling measures is inevitable. “I welcome the idea, from a glance, that there has been some investment into some mainstream

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Advocates slam government’s claims of an NDIS cost blowout

Luke Michael
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 12th May, 2021
Disability groups have welcomed a $13.2 billion boost to the National Disability Insurance Scheme outlined in the federal budget, but say they are disappointed by the Morrison government’s messaging around
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What People with Disability Want from Federal Budget

Mirage News
Saturday 8th May, 2021
The disabled people’s organisation is calling for a raft of measures to be urgently funded and implemented to meet Australia’s responsibilities under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of
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Accessibility becomes the new standard

Di Winkler
Pro Bono News
Wednesday 5th May, 2021
From September 2022, new homes in Australia will include accessible design features, after a meeting on 30 April saw building ministers decide to include minimum accessibility standards in the National
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