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Former MP in disability film collaboration
Former MP and writer Kelly Vincent and award-winning actor and director, Aliro Zavarce have formed a disability-led theatre group, True Ability, to create theatre pieces, films and advocacy for artists […]
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Are you ready to ‘Feel the Vibe’?
NFP organisation Northcott is running a virtual event for adults with disability to assist with learning about sexuality, sexual health and sexual fulfilment. Feel the Vibe Virtual Week is a […]
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Home should be synonymous with comfort
A peak disability organisation is campaigning against the NSW State Government for its accessible housing strategy. “Imagine, for a moment, if you couldn’t use parts of your home, or worse yet, your home was actively […]
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High-tech wheelchair collects design award
Short distance travel on a wheelchair has moved ahead with the WHILL model C2 Personal Mobility, that recently won the 2021 Australian Good Design of the Year. It was developed […]
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Two book giveaways
F2L has two books to giveaway – Wobbly Truths & Other Stories and Workplace Culture & the NDIS. The first is a collection of 12 stories that takes you into […]
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Variety wants your input into play spaces
Children’s charity Variety has launched a National Play Survey to find out how Australian children and teenagers are playing, who is not playing and why. The survey poses questions such […]
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OT group opens new centre in Adelaide
The Occupational Therapy For Children Group (OTFC) has launched a state-of-the art facility in Parkside, South Australia, making it one of the biggest private service providers in the country. The […]
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Apply for City of Sydney Disability Advisory Panel
People with lived experience of disability and mental health conditions are being asked to join an Inclusion (Disability) Advisory Panel. The panel provides strategic, expert and impartial advice to the […]
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ATSA winner receive their ‘Best New Product’ award
It has been a long time arriving due to ongoing lockdowns, but ROVE Wheelchairs finally received their award for ‘Best New Product’, in an exhibitors vote from the ATSA Independent […]
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Education scholarships for vision-impaired
Five students who are blind or vision impaired have received a boost to their studies this week, after receiving a $5,000 grant from Blind Citizens Australia’s (BCA) Hugh Jeffrey scholarship program. Despite […]
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Abuse risk factors overlooked in people with disability
A Disability Royal Commission report found that further research is needed on protective factors and interventions to protect people with disability from violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation. Researchers, with help […]