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An innovative e-health tool to support the mental health assessment of people with intellectual disability and communication difficulties is now available.  The web application called MySigns was developed by the University of […]

Additional temporary measures have been announced for NDIS participants and providers in Victoria with the National Disability Insurance Agency organising disability providers to offer additional workforce support for participants living […]

NDIS participants in Victoria and New South Wales will be able to claim the cost of personal protective equipment (PPE), including masks, in what will be a temporary funding arrangement. […]

The education changes made necessary by COVID-19 for students with disabilities paints a disappointing picture, according to a new survey conducted by Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA). […]

Children with developmental disabilities are more than twice as likely as other children to have asthma, according to a new study from the University of Texas Health Centre. The study […]

Austroads has released its report on Motorised Mobility Devices with several recommendations in response to feedback to the MMD Discussion Paper. However,  Austroads has become aware of a number of reviews […]

The arrival of COVID-19 has accelerated the dramatic uptick in telehealth, not just in Australia but around the world, by demonstrating many services can be easily dealt with by video […]

The next step to improving the digital experience for NDIS participants and providers is now underway. The Digital Partnership Program manages controlled and secure access to some of the National […]

A disability research and policy hub has been unveiled by the Federal Government. The National Disability Research Partnership, led by the University of Melbourne Disability Institute, will bring experts in […]

In what will be the first of changes to temporary measures taken to support NDIS participants and providers during coronavirus have been announced. These include: Removal of a temporary 10 […]

The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner looks set to ban unsuitable providers and workers from working with NDIS participants, regardless of their activity in the sector. The NDIS Amendment (Strengthening […]

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