For the second year running Guide Dogs has been voted Australia’s most trusted charity. In the annual Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brand poll taken from 2400 respondents nationally, the charity took […]
Author Archives: Kymberly Martin
Annual handbook on dyslexia
The first edition of what will be a yearly publication on dyslexia will be launched in August. It is part of an effort to reach as many teachers, parents and […]
Book now for Best Behaviours Workshop
Brain Injury Australia has a one-day workshop for professionals working in domains where behaviour is a concern. The workshop will be presented by Dr Tim Feeney (pictured), a leading US […]
More talking signs for Brisbane CBD
Plans to install additional talking signs in the Brisbane Brunswick Street Mall Revitalisation Project.
Parents the main caregivers for people with intellectual disability
Parents are the most common source of help for two-thirds of people living with an intellectual disability. This is according to the latest survey from the Australian Bureau of Statistics […]
Get walking to raise funds
Walk With Me, a national fund raising event for critical disability support services hits the road in Aug/Sept.
Q&A with Jodi Clements
Jodi Clements is president of the Australian Dyslexia Association and researcher at the University of Tasmania. The biggest challenge facing those with dyslexia? Often those with dyslexia are misunderstood since […]
Colibri – a smart lightweight scooter
The Colibri is a new micro lightweight scooter from Invacare. It has been developed with safety, comfort and design clearly in mind. It has a unique feature – the ingenious […]
Not so permanent for some on the Disability Support Pension
A Federal Government interim report suggests only those with a permanent disability will receive the DSP. The report into the proposed overhaul of the Australian welfare system recommends that the […]
Q&A with Graeme Innes
Graeme Innes has been Disability Discrimination Commissioner since 2005. He will leave this post on July 4. Your greatest achievement as Disability Discrimination Commissioner? It is hard to choose one particular […]
BSWAT payment scheme stalls in the Senate
Labor and Greens block a payment scheme for people with disability working in Australian Disability Enterprises. The House of Representatives had earlier passed the Business Services Wage Assessment Tool (BSWAT). […]
First public golf course for those with physical disability
The first public golf course for people with severe physical disability has opened at Moore Park Golf in Sydney. The course is the closest to the Sydney CBD and is […]