Now in its sixth year, Brain Injury Australia’s National Brain Injury Conference, driving improvements in services and supports for over 700,000 Australians living with brain injury, will be held at Brisbane’s […]
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Sonar smart-band helps people navigate obstacles
A sonar smart-band specifically designed to help people who are blind or have low vision navigate obstacles is now available for sale in Australia. Sunu Band is a mobility smart-band […]
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Vic. Gov. tops up advocacy support funding
The Victorian Government is providing more funding to help people with disability and their families access targeted advocacy support when needed. Minister for Housing Disability and Ageing, Martin Foley said […]
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Have a say on guidelines for play spaces
The NSW Government is inviting the community to provide feedback on new design guidelines aimed at making play spaces across NSW more inclusive for everyone in the community. Planning and […]
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Roll out the mat… to accessible beaches
Hobsons Bay City Council, Victoria’s Accessible Beaches Project continues to push the boundaries when it comes to a complex natural environment. In a first for Australia, beach matting is now […]
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More to Universal Design than access
Universal Design (UD) is not just about access it brings with it wide-reaching economic and social benefits, according to Deloitte Access Economics partner, Nicki Hutley. Speaking at the Universal Design […]
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Community issues raised at disability event
The Physical Disability Council of NSW (PDCN) recently hosted a day of community consultations at their Sydney headquarters in Glebe. Several strong themes emerged at the well-attended event including the […]
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Funding commitment for six autism learning centres
Children with autism will continue to receive intensive support through specialised learning centres. Government funding to $7.8 million has been committed to ensure six Autism Specific Early Learning and Care […]
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Call for accessibility standards on new housing
A building ministers’ forum in Adelaide has agreed that an Accessible Housing Options Paper on the inclusion of minimum accessibility standards for housing is expected to be released for broad […]
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Win a ticket to Universal Design Conference
Freedom2Live has two tickets, worth 650 each, to give away for this year’s Australian Universal Design Conference. Taking place at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre from September 4-5, the conference aims to […]
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Changes to NDIS myplace portal
National Disability Services has announced improvements to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) myplace participant portal. Providers now have a new dashboard listing of the participants they support with shortcuts […]
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Japan wins in close finish at Wheelchair Rugby
In a close finish, Japan defeated previous world champions the Australian Steelers 62-61 , at the 2018 Wheelchair Rugby World Championship held recently at Sydney’s Olympic Park. Japan built momentum […]