ADVICE NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY
Report reveals housing tenants with complex needs increasing
A new report has delved into the increasing proportion of tenants with complex needs who may require support to live in... Read more
CYDA welcomes new CEO, Mary Sayers
Disability peak body, Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA) have welcomed their new Chief Executive... Read more
NDIS celebrates two huge milestones
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has reached a significant milestone with more than 300,000 Australians... Read more
AAT rules sex therapy funding falls under the NDIS
People with disability could be funded for sex therapy under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) following... Read more
Funding to deliver project helping develop literacy skills of children with autism
Sydney researchers have secured funding for a project aiming to develop and evaluate ways to support children with... Read more
Paralympics Australia reveals Indigenous uniform design
Paralympics Australia has revealed its impressive Indigenous-inspired team uniform their athletes will wear at Tokyo... Read more
Program supporting young South Australians with ABI returns
A popular South Australian program helping young people who have sustained an acquired brain injury (ABI) through a... Read more
Project aimed at more inclusive youth services for young people with disability
A new project helping Victorian youth workers ensure their services are accessible and inclusive of young people with... Read more
Healthy lifestyle helps combat depression and anxiety in people with MS
New Australian research has found people living with multiple sclerosis (MS) who maintain a healthy lifestyle report a... Read more
Accessible NDIS correspondence available to people who are blind or vision impaired
Correspondence sent out by the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to its participants will now be accessible to... Read more
![<p>The report highlights the biggest factor impacting people from moving out of social housing is the availability or lack of affordable housing alternatives [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/18-July-Housing-Keys.jpg?fm=pjpg)
![<p>Mary Sayers has taken over as CYDA CEO, following the resignation of previous CEO, Stephanie Gotlib in April [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/15-July-Mary-Sayers-Photo.jpg?fm=pjpg)
![<p>Alongside reaching 300,000 participants, Queensland has also joined the NDIS on a full Scheme agreement [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/16-July_190716_013406.jpg?fm=pjpg)
![<p>Last week a woman with multiple sclerosis applied for sex therapy to be covered under her NDIS plan, which was initially refused [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/15-July-AAT-Sexual-Therapy.jpg?fm=pjpg)
![<p>The project will develop and evaluate ways to support children with autism as they learn to read and write [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/12-July-Autism-Project.jpg?fm=pjpg)
![<p>The new design features circles in green and gold, representing our land [Source: Paralympics Australia]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/10-July-Paralympics-design.jpg?fm=pjpg)
![<p>Peer Mentor Laura McMahon, Psychologist Ashlee Raymond and Peer Mentor Lachlan Miller [Source: Supplied]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/9-July-2019-yRTP.jpg?fm=pjpg)
![<p>YDAS staff and contributors from L-R (top row): Katherine Ellis, Sebastian Antoine, Bethany, Tadc, Ryan Nance, Miia Tolvanen, Jade Maiolo. (Bottom row): Stella, Simon Green, Mija Gwyn [Supplied]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/8-July-YDAS.jpg?fm=pjpg)
![<p>Only three percent of survey respondents met all five healthy lifestyle requirements of nutrition, physical activity, body weight, smoking and alcohol consumption [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/5-July-2019-MS.jpg?fm=pjpg)
![<p>Previously, blind or vision impaired NDIS participants were receiving written letters or were directed to PDFs which were not compatible with most screen readers [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/4-July-Letters.jpg?fm=pjpg)