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With 466 million people across the globe deaf or hard of hearing, it’s good news to hear Google now has American Sign Language (ASL) experts providing specialised technical support for […]

Changes to the NDIS Provider Registration Rules will simplify registration and the disproportionate regulatory burden placed on some NDIS providers without reducing safeguards for participants. “The rule changes are a […]

Seventy nine of Victoria’s sport and recreation organisations will share in more than $6.3 million in funding over four years from the state’s Together More Active (TMA) initiative. The TMA […]

Autism Spectrum Australia is opening an autism specific distance education program in 2020. The program, which is an Australian first, will run out of the Aspect Hunter School, in Thornton, […]

NDIS Minister Stuart Robert today announced an annual price review intended to develop “more intelligent” NDIS price controls which will ultimately lead to a deregulated market. Speaking at the National Disability […]

“Disability Advocacy is not going to be unfunded in NSW.” These were the words delivered by NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner, Robert Fitzgerald,pictured, at his keynote to the Physical Disability […]

Apple has launched a set of emoji characters with inclusive options in four categories:  blind and low vision, deaf and hard of hearing, physical motor disability and hidden disability. Since […]

New design standards intended to spur the construction of specialist disability housing (SDA) have been released. Speaking at the launch of an innovative Ability SDA complex in Sydney, (see following […]

The Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission has announced that overtime, weekend and public holiday penalty rates for casual disability and aged care workers will rise. The decision to […]

Improvements to resolving long-standing issues between the NDIS and mainstream service practices including transport, mental health and justice have been announced by NDIS Minister Stuart Robert. It follows a meeting […]

Are you an end-user or carer who have or intend buying, smart technology or other products including monitoring or security devices? The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute want volunteer […]

The University of Sydney launched its Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP) 2019-24 during Disability Inclusion Week. The new six-year plan aligns with core values of inclusion and diversity, and community […]