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<p>The first round of hearings will focus on education and examine existing policies and procedures, with a focus on the Queensland Government’s education system. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

Disability Royal Commission first hearings announced

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has announced the start of... Read more

Advice Research
<p>The first book of the series, Hello To Me, and is about Joanne, who is nonverbal and living with disabilities and her friendships with children who live with disability. [Source: Let&#8217;s Be Friends]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

New book series explores diversity through art and storytelling

A special diversity and inclusion book series, created by a mother of a child with disability and local Adelaide... Read more

Autism Conditions Education
<p>Today is International Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

International Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day

Speech Pathology Australia is driving a national conversation around Developmental Language Disorders (DLD), which is a... Read more

Conditions Education
<p>Martin Hoffman will be managing the NDIA’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for a three year tenure, starting his time in office on 4 November, 2019. {Source: Twitter] </p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

New CEO of the NDIA board revealed

After nearly a six month vacancy, the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Disability Insurance Agency... Read more

NDIS
<p>One in five people in the City of Charles Sturt has a mobility issue, which is why it became a long term plan of the council to make the 12-kilometre coastline strip inclusive. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

South Australia’s first totally accessible beach

The new Changing Places facility on Henley Beach, South Australia, has made the beach accessible 24/7 and provides safe... Read more

Accessibility
<p>The new helpline, Autism Connect, will be able to provide independent, evidence-based information, resources and referral via telephone, email and web. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

Autism peak body’s helpline goes national

Victorian autism advocacy group, Amaze, has received a grant from the Federal Government to run an information helpline... Read more

Autism NDIS
<p>Casual work arrangements receives response from people with disabilities who need flexible services, but it does disincentivise retention of quality staff who want job security. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

New report recommends ways to support and improve the disability workforce

A recently released report asks the Commonwealth Government led collaboration between disability service providers,... Read more

Employment Research
<p>People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is deeply concerned with any Bill that infringes on the current protections in place for people with disability. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

Proposed Religious Discrimination Bill may trump Disability Discrimination Act

Equality advocates and disability peak bodies have raised concerns around the proposed Religious Discrimination Bill,... Read more

Advice Employment Mental Health
<p>Only 25,192 people with psychosocial disability have accessed the NDIS (9 percent of all people on the NDIS), with the original estimated uptake set at 64,000 by full roll out. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

NDIS uptake by people with psychosocial disability lower than expected

A report from the National Mental Health Commission (NMHC) has highlighted that the Government isn’t doing enough to... Read more

Accessibility Conditions NDIS
<p>Girls with disability in Year 4-6 with significantly lower levels of teacher and family support showed higher levels of covert bullying. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

Young girls with disability more likely to experience covert bullying

A University of South Australia (UniSA) study had found covert bullying in schools is a particularly serious problem for... Read more

Conditions Research

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