Yeronga South Brisbane Devils Football Club player, Jamie Howell has been selected as the 2021 NAB AFLW Premiership Cup Ambassador. Howell, who is profoundly deaf, will be involved in the […]
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Brain Injury Conference Final Call for Papers
People with a brain injury, family members, researchers, clinicians, allied health professionals, service providers and policymakers are invited to submit presentation proposals for the 8th National Brain Injury Conference to […]
Disability Royal Commission has cyber-security incident
The Disability Royal Commission has issued a media release following advice from Law In Order, the Commission’s document and evidence management service provider, that is has been affected by a […]
Housing Hub sets up disability workshops
Disability housing provider, the Housing Hub is running free workshops for people with disability and their families as well as events about housing options for allied health professionals. “A continuing […]
Brain Injury Conference – Extended Call for Papers
Due to Covid-19 Brain Injury Australia (BIA) has announced new dates for its 8th National Conference. It will be held from July 20-22 at the University of Sydney. There is […]
WA service provider unveils a new look
VisAbility, one of Western Australia’s oldest disability service providers has unveiled new branding, identity and website. The organisation, which began as the Ladies’ Braille Society in 1913, has been the […]
Disability survey callout: For Far North Qld.
People with disability living in Far North Queensland are being encouraged to participate in a survey intended to help improve accessibility across the Cairns region. The goal of the Community […]
Video celebrates International Day of People with Disability
To coincide with International Day of People with Disability on December 3, Kids music group Coco and The Cockatoos, featuring 11-year old schoolgirl Coco Espie, will release an animated video […]
Independent Living ‘pop up’ clinic hailed a success
Assistive Technology Australia received a great response to its first ‘pop-up’ Independent Living Clinic, held recently at the University of Canberra. The clinic was an opportunity to give people across […]
More funding for disability employment
More than $75 million in grants is available to organisations and employers who create opportunities for people with disability to contribute to community activities including employment. The two grant rounds […]
More funding for Paralympic sports
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has increased direct investment into Paralympic sport by more than $3 million that will benefit 13 sporting programs. Australian Sports Commission chair John Wylie […]
Huawei adds accessible app to its smartphone
Huawei has partnered with urban mobility app Moovit, to help people with disability move safely around cities via public transport. The smartphone app incorporates accessibility features for people with disability […]