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The Disability Royal Commission has welcomed the release of Australia’s ‘Covid-19 vaccine strategy’ that supports giving priority to disability care residents and disability care staff (Phase 1a) and to younger […]

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has set up a new screening check for NDIS workers, making the current screening arrangements operating in each state and territory redundant, replaced with […]

Proposed legislation to improve protection for people with disability in NSW.

A new charity to improve access to legal advice, particularly for people with disability and those living in regional areas, has been launched by law firm, Mills Oakley. Known as […]

People with intellectual disability encounter barriers when it comes to receiving high-quality health care and experience health disadvantage and inequity leading to poor health outcomes, a Victorian GP told the […]

The F2L team wishes all our readers a Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year. And thank you for all your support during 2020. The next issue of F2L will be […]

The world’s first podcast reflecting the personal experience of disability launches on the International Day of People With Disability (IDPWD). ‘The Invisible Podcast’ by Mable is said to be unlike […]

The eighth public hearing of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability is now underway. The inaugural First Nations hearing is being held in […]

The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission will have greater power to ban unsuitable providers and workers from working with NDIS participants, regardless of whether they are active in the sector […]

Be prepared for International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) on December 3. The organisation has launched a video called ‘see the ability in disability’ which seeks to challenge perceptions […]

The National Disability Insurance Agency and the NDIS Commission has responded to media reports that the agency has been promoting what is described as ‘Uber-style’ apps that unions claim under […]

The release of new data on the ongoing demand for Specialist Disability Accommodation is expected to stimulate investment in the sector even further. For the first time the National Disability […]