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NOTICEBOARD NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY

<p>Ann Marie Smith, who had cerebral palsy, died in April, of septic shock and multiple organ failure. (Source: South Australia Police)</p>
Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Disability Safeguarding Task Force, established in the wake of the tragic death of Ann Marie Smith, has released its... Read more

<p>&#8220;John has guided the NDIA under successive governments and ministers and I thank him for his service.&#8221; (Source:  Actuaries Institute) </p>
Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) board member Mr John Walsh AM has resigned from his role, effective 31... Read more

<p>&#8220;Immunise was designed to be easy to use and hard to break,&#8221;explained OnePassport CEO, Michael Maher. (iStock)</p>
Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

SPONSORED STORY – The current COVID-19 pandemic has impacted everyone, but none more so than those who are... Read more

<p>“In one home I worked, residents were isolated after testing, and many workers didn’t want to work because they were worried about their own or a family member&#8217;s health.&#8221; (iStock)</p>
Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

A new national survey of Disability Support Workers (DSWs) has found that workers are facing financial hardship,... Read more

<p>“I have spent four years trying to turn a vision into reality, and I now have [the] opportunity to move this forward.&#8221; (Source: iStock)</p>
Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

National social enterprise Community Business Bureau (CBB) has announced the first round of recipients to receive up to... Read more

<p>Ms Jennings is the former Public Transport Ombudsman and Deputy Chairperson of the Independent Office for School Dispute Resolution Victoria. (Source: Public Transport Ombudsman)</p>
Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

Treasure Jennings has been appointed as the new Victorian Mental Health Complaints Commissioner and the Disability... Read more

<p>&#8220;The aim of the care huddle is to present current information about care needs in a concise way that is easily understood.&#8221; (Source: iStock) </p>
Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

OPINION – Care huddles are a structured process for teams to communicate about client care, share information, and... Read more

<p>&#8220;[The] announcement is significant, not least because JobTrainer could contribute to placing well-qualified disability workers into the 90,000 additional disability positions&#8230;&#8221;  (Source: iStock)</p>
Posted 4 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

The Federal Government has announced a new skills investment program called JobTrainer as part of its coronavirus... Read more

<p>“Repeated trauma is more common for people with disability who often have significant support needs and face many barriers to participation.” (Source: iStock)</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

As the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability prepares to resume... Read more

<p>Ms Sharkie says that COVID-19 has magnified pre-existing issues in education and that students with disability and their families have been disproportionately impacted. (Source: iStock)</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Rebecca St Clair

Areas of Victoria are once more under Stage 3, ‘Stay at Home’, coronavirus restrictions and many students with... Read more