Category: News

This is the final newsletter for 2014 but we will be back on January 21, 2015. In this issue read about new software that could make life easier for many […]

This new software has the potential to benefit people with quadriplegia and motor neuron disease. For the first time Intel, with theoretical physicist Professor Stephen Hawking, has demonstrated a new […]

Disability activist, writer and comedian Stella Young has died suddenly. She was 32. In a statement Assistant Minister for Social Services, Mitch Fifield, described Young as a role model for […]

The latest quarterly figures includes an update on new trial sites as more people receive NDIS packages. Key points from the report as at September 2014 were: 8800 people with […]

A publication to assist community care organisations navigate the major reforms ahead will launch in January. Community Care Review, (CCR) produced by the team behind Australian Ageing Agenda, will deliver […]

An occupational therapist at the MS Employment Support Service is the lucky winner of our reader giveaway. Juliet Fifita won a premium version of the Dragon Naturally Speaking speech recognition […]

The National Disability Awards is the biggest event on the calendar for the disability sector. Held at Parliament House, on November 25, the awards recognise individuals and organisations from around the country doing […]

Spinal Cords Injury Australia announced a busy timetable of programs at its AGM in Sydney recently. Speaking to F2L following the meeting, CEO, Peter Perry said the organisation is constantly […]

What are the big retailers doing to give people with disability the opportunity to enter the workforce? F2L spoke to several leading retail groups about the role those with disability […]

Wheelchair athletes from around the globe will descend on Sydney for the annual GIO Summer Down Under Series.  A highlight will be the Oz Day 10K road race being held […]

Monash University is seeking participants for a trial that might help slow the progression of knee osteoarthritis.  While there is no treatment there is evidence suggesting that lipid metabolism and […]

New guidelines have been announced by the Australian and New Zealand Hip Fracture Registry Group. Recommendations include pain management, getting prompt access to surgery and the importance of rehabilitation following […]