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![<p>Able Australia’s clients participate at Ablelink, an e-learning hub for deafblindness as part of Deafblind Awareness Week [Source: Able Australia]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/21June-Deafblind.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Deafblind Awareness Week highlights common misconceptions
Deafblind Awareness Week running from 24 – 30 June, is challenging all Australians to learn about the condition... Read more
![<p>L-R: Jack Heath, Sophie Raphael, Dr. Chris Groot, Dr. Michelle Blanchard and Professor Sarah Wilson [Source: Supplied]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/19-June-SANE-partnership.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Partnership to explore stigma and discrimination surrounding complex mental health
Two organisations have partnered together to help drive positive societal change and improve the lives of Australians... Read more
![<p>The new National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management will set out ways to improve access to and knowledge of best practice pain management, over the next three years [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/19-June-Chronic-Pain.jpg?fm=pjpg)
New national plan to improve pain management for people living with chronic pain
A new Government action plan will help improve the pain management of the one in five Australians who live with chronic... Read more
![<p>Medibank was named a Top Performer in the Australian Network on Disability’s 2018-19 Access and Inclusion Index [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/17-June-Medibank.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Medibank recognised for inclusion and accessibility
Private health insurance company, Medibank has been recognised for its accessibility and inclusion of people with... Read more
![<p>Dysphasia affects 60 percent of children with developmental delay and around 50 percent of stroke survivors [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/14-June-swallow.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Groundbreaking conclusion challenges “reasonable and necessary” NDIS funding criteria
Australians living with swallowing difficulties, such as dysphagia, could soon have required nutritional support funded... Read more
![<p>People with disability are 1.5 times as likely to have experienced emotional abuse from a partner than people without disability [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/11-June-Violence.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Report shows scale of violence against people with disability
A second report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed people with disability... Read more
Giving young people in aged care a voice
SPONSORED STORY – Not-for-profit disability service provider, Youngcare is giving people with disability living in... Read more
![<p>The paper details the anonymous experience of 23 current NDIS participants and how the Scheme helped improve their lives and achieve their goals [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/7-June-Report-IMage.jpg?fm=pjpg)
New paper shares positive NDIS experiences
Independent social-profit organisation, JFA Purple Orange has released a paper sharing the positive experiences of... Read more
![<p>Two disability providers have been forced to “scale down” their NDIS services due to financial pressures [Source: Shutterstock] </p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/7-June-closed.jpg?fm=pjpg)
NDIS service providers “scale down” disability support
People with disability living in New South Wales (NSW) and the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) will begin the... Read more
![<p>Generic medications will become available for MS disease-modifying therapies, in particular, the drug Teriflunomide (Aubagio), used to treat relapsing MS [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/6-June-pills.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Generic MS medication options provide more choice
People living with multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic condition affecting the central nervous system, will be afforded... Read more