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<p>Low income Australians, including those on the Disability Support Pension, are set to receive a $500 handout from December. [Source:iStock]</p>

Posted 3 years ago by Emily Erickson

Federal Budget leaves the nation’s vulnerable “high and dry”, say community peak bodies

Low income Australians, including those on the Disability Support Pension, are set to receive a $500 handout from... Read more

Accessibility Finance

<p>#MakeItSafeToSpeak campaign aims to protect the confidentiality of people telling their stories to the Disability Royal Commission [Source: iStock]</p>

Posted 3 years ago by Emily Erickson

#MakeItSafeToSpeak to the Disability Royal Commission

Representative organisations from Disabled People’s Organisations of Australia are campaigning for legislation to... Read more

Accessibility Advice Mental Health

<p>The Government’s Younger People in Residential Aged Care Strategy will feature a national network of 40 system coordinators to help younger people find age-appropriate accommodation</p>

Posted 3 years ago by Emily Erickson

New funding and support strategy for younger people living in aged care

The Federal Government has announced $10.6 million to fund a new strategy for reducing the number of younger people with... Read more

Accommodation Industry

<p>“Sometimes, temporary accommodation must be found until a long-term solution is found.” (Source: Supplied)</p>

Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

Baptist Care SA, accommodating client needs in housing

SPONSORED STORY – Everyone deserves a comfortable, safe place to live. It is usually the first step in their journey... Read more

<p>“The lack of sustainability of the disability insurance market is one of the most pressing issues for life insurers today.” (Source: iStock) </p>

Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

Disability insurance companies running “at risk of failure”

Concerns have been raised by the Actuaries Institute about the sustainability of the disability insurance market, which... Read more

<p>“There was no facial expressions. He was dribbling. He wasn’t interacting with the dogs which he normally loved. He just sat there.” (Source: Disability Royal Commission)</p>

Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

ROYAL COMMISSION: An overuse of medications and restrictive practices

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability held hearings, running... Read more

Accessibility NDIS Therapies User Stories

<p>“Autistic students and their families need clarity now, before the end of this term, around where they fit in the roadmap for returning to school in term 4.” (Source: iStock)</p>

Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

Students with autism face a decline in mental and physical health during lockdown

Remote learning during Term 3 in Victoria, due to continued COVID lockdowns, has led to a decline in the mental and... Read more

Autism Research User Stories

<p>“To make these changes successful, we need full and proper engagement with people with disability.” (Source: iStock)</p>

Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

NDIS overhaul to give easier access and make system less complex

A new package of reforms to the NDIS has been announced by the Government in response to the recommendations made in the... Read more

Accessibility NDIS

<p>“Independence is important to all and especially important to those who have a disability.” (Source: iStock) </p>

Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

Supported residential living offers people with disability independence

SPONSORED STORY: People living with disability want independence and support when they need it, but have previously told... Read more

Accessibility Accommodation NDIS

<p>“Our ability to communicate and be able to express our ideas and needs is the essence of what connects us to our community.” (Source: iStock)</p>

Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

Speech Pathology Week shines a light on ‘hidden’ disability

Across Australia, there are 1.2 million people living with some form of communication disability, which statistics say... Read more

Conditions Therapies