Tag: fl-nl1

The ATSNZ Disability Expo, New Zealand’s leading exhibition for rehabilitation, disability, aged care equipment and services will be held on March 16-17, 2021 in Auckland.   The event is being […]

If you missed the informative Centre for Universal Design People & Transport webinar, organised by Interpoint Events on October 13, or just want to re-connect, click on the links below […]

Temporary measures introduced to the NDIS earlier allowing participant access to essential disability supports during Covid-19 have been extended nationally until February 2021. These include: Eligible NDIS participants able to […]

Unprecedented times inspired creativity at Bulahdelah Central School with 14 visual arts students devising some thoughtful and significant artworks for their HSC. The school, which is located in the Great […]

Curtin University has developed a new program that employs an interactive, home-based virtual reality (VR) simulation or ‘serious game’ to improve upper limb function in people with spinal cord injuries. […]

In lieu of the postponed Universal Design 2020 conference, UD are offering a half-day virtual event on October 13, 2020. With the Disability Transport Standard up for review, the webinar […]

A new animated video, The A – Z of Disability Etiquette, has been launched and is now available across all social media channels. The short video offers suggestions on correct […]

Recently the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live, work, socialise and obtain information. Accessing information and services via online platforms such as Zoom, facetime, Facebook messenger, WhatsApp and […]

The Australian Building Codes Board recently issued a Consultation Regulatory Impact Assessment in relation to accessible housing, based on a cost-benefit analysis undertaken by the Centre for International Economics (CIE).  […]

A creative story writing program to help children with developmental disabilities raise their social skills and confidence from home has been developed by Gateways Support Services. The six-week program, ‘Fiction with Friends’, delivered via […]

A recent US study from the University of California MIND Institute has shown that trajectories of autism symptoms severity can evolve during early childhood. The study found that nearly 30 […]

Just how effective is the COVIDSafe smartphone app when it comes to lessening the effect of a new wave of COVID-19? And be wary of alcohol-free hand sanitisers as there is […]