Land transport crashes were the major contributor to traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) cases according to the latest report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. There were 236 […]
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Commonwealth Games Paralympics reach the starting block
The Para-sport program, the most extensive in Commonwealth Games history is setting a new record with up to 300 athletes competing for 38 medal events across seven sports, with an equal number […]
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ATSA eases process of choosing AT service provider
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is growing and changing the assistive technology (AT) market in Australia. NDIS participants now have greater choice and control over their AT purchases and […]
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NDIS needs market help to deliver shortfall in specialist disability housing
By George Taleporos Funding for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA) under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is expected to support 28,000 people, 6 per cent of all NDIS participants. However, […]
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Latest Disability Workforce Report
Majority female, part-time and casually employed. These were among trends to emerge from the latest report into the disability workforce and appear to be associated with the way the sector […]
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NDIS providers facing pressure meeting demand
Uncertainty and low prices are driving the fact that demand is not keeping up with supply. Speaking generally about the performance of the provider sector at the NDS NSW Conference recently, […]
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Raising awareness for late effects of polio
Poor diagnosis and lack of funding for people living with the late effects of polio (LEoP) has been raised by Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association president Dr Natasha Layton. […]
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South Australia gets NDIS funding boost
Mission Australia and Baptcare will benefit from a $72 million funding boost to deliver frontline NDIS services at local community level. The two organisations with their existing community connections and […]
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More support for unpaid carers
Unpaid carers will benefit from a new early-intervention service model announced by the Federal Government. The new service is a fundamental shift from the current service delivery model, which is […]
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NDIA accepts Independent Pricing Review recommendations
The Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has given in principle support to the Independent Pricing Review Report’s 25 recommendations. These include: Adding a third tier to the […]
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Small business unprepared for new data privacy laws
The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches NDB) Act 2017 that came into effect on February 22, 2018 means that most Australian businesses must comply with the new law. The NDB […]
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Disability services event of the year almost here!
Come and see the latest equipment and services for the disability sector and hear from over 40 international and local industry experts on key topics at the ATSA Independent Living […]