Community buses with wheelchair access being trialed in regional Victoria.
Category: Transport
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WA launches early childhood pilot program
World-first program for babies with delays in social interaction and communication skills.
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Tech industry creates work experience career pathway
Government and big companies unveil virtual Work Experience Program.
Posted inCommunity Services
Toy libraries expanded
Toy Libraries expands services for children with autism, ADHD or developmental delays.
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National Disability Data Asset Council meets
National Disability Data Asset Council holds its first meeting.
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Shorten announces NDIS taskforce
Minister for the NDIS, Bill Shorten, has announced a new taskforce to improve NDIS registrations. Working alongside people with disability, the NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce is designed to […]
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Nation-leading program for babies with autism
Families with babies showing early signs of autism will be among the first to benefit from a new autism support pilot program in South Australia.
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NDIS Foundational Supports Strategy gets underway
The Federal Government is funding a strategy to introduce Foundational Supports as part of a new approach that will affect NDIS participants and non-participants.
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Updated legislation strengthens disability support services
Updated quality and safeguards for people with disability outside the NDIS have been announced, with the new Disability Services and Inclusion Act 2023.
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Major changes to NDIS participant pricing
Australian Government calls time on ‘wedding tax,’ so people with disability will no longer be paying jacked up prices for essential services, supports and equipment.
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Families campaign to make child transport safer
New research into the transport experiences of Australian children with disabilities and their families has revealed systemic issues leaving them feeling unsafe, excluded and isolated.
Posted inDisability Inclusion
Australian Assists driving inclusion globally
Australia Assists Program is deploying people with disability who have been trained for disaster and preparedness in a humanitarian crisis.