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Disability Advocates Rank Major Parties on Disability Election Commitments
Disability advocates have scored Australia’s major parties and several key independents on the election commitments they’re making in...

People with Disability Australia
May 11, 20222 min read


Christina Stephens stars in AFTERPAY Australian Fashion Week | World’s first quadriplegic designer
Since launching in March 2020 by Brisbane-based, former energy-expert-turned-fashion-designer, Jessie Sadler, Christina Stephens has crea

Jonathan Shar
May 10, 20225 min read


Braille bombing Melbourne to raise accessibility awareness
Monash University researchers will “bomb” signage across Melbourne with stickers containing braille to highlight the importance of accessib
Monash University
May 9, 20223 min read


Nigerian Para athletics athlete Ifeanyichukwu Madubuike receives three-year ban : IPC
Nigerian Para athletics athlete Ifeanyichukwu Madubuike receives three-year ban for committing an anti-doping rule violation

International Paralympic Committee
May 7, 20221 min read


Working below the poverty line: Jacy’s Australian Disability Enterprise Story
How did I wind up at an Australian Disability Enterprise (ADE)?

People with Disability Australia
May 5, 20224 min read


Melbourne Polytechnic welcomes funding for free Auslan training
Melbourne Polytechnic welcomes news of the Victorian Government’s $4.8 million funding boost for Diploma-level Auslan training to be added t

Jonathan Shar
May 5, 20221 min read


Hospitals only note a person’s intellectual disability 20% of the time
Professor, Medicine and Health, UNSW People with intellectual disability only have their disability noted by hospital staff in one in every

Julian N. Trollor
May 4, 20220 min read


TronicBoards: Making STEM accessible for people with intellectual disabilities
Monash University researchers have developed customised electronic toolkits to help encourage STEM knowledge, logical thinking and creativit

Jonathan Shar
May 4, 20222 min read


Defending Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme
The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) welcomes yesterday’s commitment from the ALP to policies that will optimise and

Jonathan Shar
Apr 20, 20222 min read


Disability Royal Comm Paper | Australia allowing human rights violations of people with a disability
Australia’s interpretation of the UN’s Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) was preventing reform and allowing huma

Jonathan Shar
Apr 8, 20223 min read


The first youth disability summit designed by young people for young people driving social change
Australia’s first National Youth Disability Summit will address issues of education, employment, mental health, the NDIS and housing,...

Jonathan Shar
Apr 8, 20223 min read


Morrison Government must keep its promise to deliver Disability Royal Commission privacy legislation
People with disability and our representative organisations are calling on the Morrison Government and Acting Attorney-General Michaelia...

Jonathan Shar
Apr 8, 20222 min read


Peak Disability Org Seeks Federal Election Commitments Around Safety, Security And Support
Disability advocates want the next federal government to deliver people with disability better protection from COVID, better jobs and financ

Jonathan Shar
Apr 7, 20222 min read


Buy Local Policy updated to prioritise jobs for people with disability in regional WA
Local businesses employing people with disability given priority to carry out work in Regional WA

Jonathan Shar
Apr 7, 20222 min read


New Study reveals growing transport disadvantage for communities with age & disability-related needs
Many Australians still struggle to get where they need to go, and a new multi-state study highlights the opportunities to get transport...
ITS Australia
Apr 6, 20224 min read


Peak Disability Org Says Labor’s Budget Reply Needs More Detail
Australia’s peak disability rights and advocacy organisation has welcomed some of the provisions in Labor’s reply to the 2022-23 Federal Bu

People with Disability Australia
Apr 1, 20222 min read


Disability Sector Calls Pre-Election Commitments To Improve Disability Emergency & Disaster Support
A coalition of 40 leading disability rights and advocacy organisations has endorsed a pre-election open letter to politicians across the c

People with Disability Australia
Mar 31, 20221 min read
Stroke recovery technology that re-launches Life
Imagine a cup. Now reach for it. But you can’t. Not yet. You’ve had a stroke and your brain needs to relearn how to do things you used to d

Jonathan Shar
Mar 31, 20222 min read
Applications open to join Disability Services Commission Board
Board provides direction on the operation of the Commission State Disability Strategy to be a key focus People with disability, family...

Jonathan Shar
Mar 31, 20222 min read


Peak Disability Org Slams 2022 Federal Budget For ‘Short-Changing’ People With Disability
Australia’s peak disability rights and advocacy organisation has criticised the Federal Government for not providing better support for peo

People with Disability Australia
Mar 29, 20222 min read
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