INDUSTRY NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY
Funding boosts autism research
The Government has announced it will filter nearly $4 million into autism research to help improve the diagnosis,... Read more
AccessAbility Day links people with disability and employers
A Government initiative will help more than four million Australians living with disability explore employment... Read more
New initiative to help athletes with disability access sport equipment
People with disability will be able to access the equipment required to participate in para-sport, thanks to the Sport... Read more
Study finds adults with autism prescribed psychotropic drugs without diagnosis
A new study has found adults on the autism spectrum are being prescribed medication for mental health conditions without... Read more
Program developed by partnership equips next generation of support workers
SPONSORED STORY – A program, born from a partnership between Enhance Training (part of the Hessel Group) and... Read more
Not a dry eye for Kurt Fearnley’s NSW Australian of the Year 2019 acceptance speech
Three-time Australian Paralympic Gold Medallist, author, and disability advocate Kurt Fearnley has been awarded the NSW... Read more
Focus group hopes to improve healthcare delivery for people with disability
A new project led by People with Disabilities Western Australia (PWDWA) and Health Consumers’ Council WA (HCC) are... Read more
Sensory and social space for autism opens in Adelaide’s north
A purpose built, state-of-the-art sensory and social space for people with autism has opened in Adelaide’s northern... Read more
New pilot will trial health professionals in accessing functional capacity
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) will trial the effectiveness of health professionals in assessing the... Read more
Film project to DisRupt and share stories of disability experience
Budding Australian creatives and filmmakers with disability will have the opportunity to create their own film, thanks... Read more