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<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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 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
<p>The Government says in their final budget outcome that States and Territories were to blame for this underspend of funds plus the slow transition of people across to the NDIS. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

Government budget balance result of “short-changing” and underspending on NDIS

The Federal Government recently announced that they have put the budget into surplus, but outlined that an estimated... Read more

Finance NDIS
<p>Involved participants in the Positive Partners program were also able to develop their verbal and non-verbal communication skills and make new friends. [Source: Achieve Australia]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

Authors with disability release new inspiring short stories

A special inspirational eBook has been released by disability provider, Achieve Australia, featuring seven different... Read more

Education
<p>The report findings says if the Government spent an additional $3.1 billion a year on the Disability Support Pension, it would halve the standard of living gap for households. [Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

Disability advocates call for urgent review of Disability Support Pension

A new report released has found people with disability spend $107 a week more on their basic living costs than... Read more

Finance

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