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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Disability Services Australia goes into voluntary administration
One of Australia’s largest disability services providers has entered voluntary administration. The NSW based not-for-profit organisation, Disability Services Australia, has more than 1600 staff and 1500 participants who benefit from […]
ATSA and Interpoint Events form new business strategy
A new chapter has commenced in the long-standing working relationship between Interpoint Events and Assistive Technology Suppliers Australia (ATSA), with Allison Miller taking on the new role of sales manager […]
NDIS overtakes the 460,000 mark!
The NDIS is now supporting 466,000 Australians with almost a quarter of a million people receiving support for the first time. However, NDIS Minister Linda Reynolds said there was no […]