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 […]
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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 […]
Vale: Jeff Norman
Jeff Norman who worked for Capital Special Vehicles in Melbourne for the past 20 years and was an active participant in the ATSA Independent Living Expo’s for many years, died […]
New polio awareness module for health professionals
The disability support agency, Spinal Life Australia, has created an online education module for GP’s that health professionals can complete as part of their ongoing continuing professional development (CPD). While […]
Apply to join the WWDA Youth Advisory Group
The Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) Youth Network is seeking expressions of interest from young people with disability who identify as women or non-binary, between the ages of 15-30 to […]
Free ‘Lunch and Learn’ webinars for Job Seekers
Paralympic Matt Levy, pictured, understands a thing or two about overcoming obstacles. Born 15 weeks premature with cerebral palsy and vision impairment, Matt has survived over 50 operations on his […]
Canon awards disability organisations
Assistance and therapy dogs for children with disabilities in Victoria and a WA independent school that facilitates learning for children with hearing loss and speech delays are among the winners […]
Mable rolls out community grants initiative
Profit-for-purpose platform Mable has launched a community grants funding project designed to promote independence and inclusion for people with disability. Funding will be made available to successful organisations and applicants […]
City of Sydney getting on with accessibility
People with a disability, carers, disability workers and disability organisations are being urged to speak out and share their experiences to help shape the City of Sydney’s inclusion action plan. […]