Westpac is launching a new suite of credit, debit and pre-paid cards designed to make payments more accessible for blind or low vision customers. The cards incorporate new accessibility elements, […]
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Feedback wanted on new train platform ramp
La Trobe University is calling for comment on a train platform ramp that allows people in a wheelchair to board and exit a train without assistance. The gap between a […]
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Independence and autonomy highlighted at ATSA Perth Expo
“Innovative products to assist people with disabilities in ways never before thought possible” – that’s how one visitor described the offerings at this year’s ATSA Independent Living Expo in Perth. […]
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First on-campus autism centre opens in Victoria
Australia’s first on-campus community centre for autistic adults has opened, following a collaboration between Autism Spectrum Australia (Aspect) and Victoria University (VU). The new centre offers services for autistic adults […]
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First volunteer online toolkit for people with disability
An Australian first online toolkit, co-designed by people with disability, to improve inclusive and accessible volunteering opportunities, is now live and free to access. The new resource comprises a one-stop […]
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Festival debuts six films from people with disability
The Sydney Film Festival is screening the seventh year of its Screenability program, comprising films created by filmmakers living with disability. Six works will screen in the program including SXSW Grand […]
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New community centre honours disability advocate
The Salthouse Community Centre, named after disability advocate Sue Salthouse, has opened in Haigh Park, Canberra. The single-level centre has a focus on inclusivity in line in line with Sue […]
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Financial support for NDIS disability workers
Disability workers who deliver close personal support to NDIS participants and contract Covid but don’t have leave entitlements will be eligible for financial assistance through their employer following the introduction […]
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Local ‘Bats’ man a champion volunteer
Vision-impaired cricket fan, Queenslander Paul Szep is a fulltime volunteer for Blind Bats, a charity based at Morayfield, for sighted and vision-impaired people of all ages. Szep has spent the […]
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Project reveals issues facing those using motorised devices
A research team from the University of Wollongong Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, recently completed a project, in collaboration with the Assistive Technology Suppliers Australia (ATSA), to […]
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Young girls with autism more difficult to diagnose
Girls with autism tend to be diagnosed later than boys, largely because they can present with different characteristics than those classically related to autism, according to new research from Flinders […]
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ATSA Melbourne Expo highlights
“A great event that once again brought the industry together,” ATSA executive officer David Sinclair describing the ATSA Melbourne Expo. Sinclair who announced his retirement at the event, said attendance […]