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Swinburne University’s Accessibility Careers Hub is the first of its kind in Australia
Swinburne University’s Accessibility Careers Hub is the first of its kind in Australia and it is changing the employment landscape for stu

Jonathan Shar
Aug 27, 20203 min read


International Paralympic Committee partners with Allianz to launch empowering Paralympic podcast
Titled “A Winning Mindset: Lessons From The Paralympics”, each weekly podcast will be life-lesson themed and provide a fascinating journey i

Jonathan Shar
Aug 27, 20203 min read


TfNSW taps A2B to build smartcard payment solution
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) has appointed ASX-listed A2B Australia - the company formerly known as Cabcharge - to provide a digital smartca

Jonathan Shar
Aug 26, 20202 min read


Viltepso Commercially Available in the US for DMD Treatment
NS Pharma‘s Viltepso (viltolarsen) is now commercially available in the U.S. for people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) amenable to e

Jonathan Shar
Aug 26, 20202 min read


Vertex Triple Combo, Kaftrio, Approved for CF Patients in EU With F508del Mutation
The European Commission (EC) approved Kaftrio (ivacaftor/tezacaftor/elexacaftor) in combination with Kalydeco (ivacaftor) to treat cystic fi

Jonathan Shar
Aug 25, 20202 min read


“Are You Blind?” Navigating A Socially Distanced World With A Visual Impairment
“Only one of you can enter the store,” said the grocery store employee.

Jonathan Shar
Aug 21, 20205 min read


Title track from Netflix’s ground breaking documentary RISING PHOENIX released globally today
The powerful title track 'Rising Phoenix' written and performed by George Dorman (known as georgetragic), Toni Hickman and Keith Jones, and

Jonathan Shar
Aug 21, 20202 min read


Commonwealth update on NDIS participants and COVID-19
Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Stuart Robert, today announced the Commonwealth will commence providing data on inf

Jonathan Shar
Aug 20, 20202 min read


EveryLife Foundation Launches Scholarship Fund for Rare Disease Community in US
The EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases has launched a scholarship fund in the U.S. to support individuals with rare disorders who are pu

Jonathan Shar
Aug 20, 20202 min read


Evrysdi (risdiplam) for the Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)Share
Evrysdi™ (risdiplam) is the first and only oral medication indicated for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in patients of two m

Jonathan Shar
Aug 20, 20204 min read


Inside scientists’ quest to map, modulate social circuits in autism
One of the biggest mysteries in autism research is understanding how the condition’s discrete set of traits emerges from a multitude of...

Jonathan Shar
Aug 18, 20205 min read


Disability pensioner suffers another loss in $357,000 case with Brisbane company
A Western Australia disability pensioner has lost another legal challenge against a Brisbane camper-trailer company in a near-$400,000...

Jonathan Shar
Aug 18, 20203 min read


Disability inquiry to hear COVID-19 impact
The impact of coronavirus on people with a disability, as well as the federal government’s pandemic response, will be examined across a four

Jonathan Shar
Aug 18, 20201 min read


New guide to help build a trauma-informed disability sector
The Morrison government is backing the creation of a best-practice guide to help the disability sector better support people with disabilit

Jonathan Shar
Aug 18, 20202 min read


First Patients Enrolled in Phase 2b Trial Testing MS1819 for Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency in CF
AzurRx BioPharma has enrolled the first three patients in its Phase 2b trial investigating MS1819 as a treatment for exocrine pancreatic ins

Jonathan Shar
Aug 18, 20202 min read


Innovate UK Grant Supports Early Work on Cell Therapy for ALS
Innovate UK has given a grant to Reflection Therapeutics to help fund research into new ways of protecting the nervous system from motor neu

Jonathan Shar
Aug 18, 20202 min read


Disability inquiry on COVID-19 impact
People with disability, their families and advocates are expected to testify before a royal commission about their experiences during the c

Jonathan Shar
Aug 17, 20202 min read


Calls to get more people with disability on the NDIA board
The Morrison government is being urged to increase disability representation on the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) board after

Jonathan Shar
Aug 17, 20202 min read


Have money, will travel but access difficulties and closed doors still greet WA's disabled
Accessible tourism ensures the availability of travel services to those with a disability
The combined disability sector spend an

Jonathan Shar
Aug 17, 20202 min read


'We've grown together': Disability worker retires after three decades caring for 'her boys'
For the 31 years that disability support worker Faye Frazer has helped to look after Guy, Carl, Jonathan and John, she has lived by the same

Jonathan Shar
Aug 17, 20203 min read
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