The City of Sydney is inviting feedback on its new Disability Action Plan intended to make the city more inclusive and accessible. The plan includes strategies to ensure services, programs […]
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Combatting Covid-19 vaccination hesitancy
People are more likely to get vaccinated against diseases such as Covid-19 in countries where trust in science is high. This is the key finding from a report just published […]
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Women with disability experience more violent behaviour
Women living with disability were more likely to have experienced a range of violent behaviours over a 12-month period than women without disability, according to new figures from the Australian […]
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Victoria Police gain disability recruiter status
Victoria Police have joined the ranks of the Australian Network On Disability (AND), Disability Confident Recruiter (DCR) program. The program is intended to open the organisation to a wider talent pool, […]
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Positive results for NDIS participants during Covid
A survey of almost 3000 NDIS participants had positive outcomes when it came to accessing the NDIS and transitioning to remote services during Covid. The University of Melbourne collaborated with […]
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Independence Australia expands disability support services to NSW
Independence Australia is expanding its support coordination and disability services to people living in Sydney. The organisation has been part of the disability sector in Victoria since 1957 and is […]
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New guidelines for children with ASD
The NDIS is working on new guidance and information about supports for children under 13 years on the autism spectrum and want interested parties to contribute. Have your say will help […]
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Aruma campaign “breaking down stereotypes”
Disability services provider, Aruma has launched a new advertising campaign intended to break down the typecasting of people with disability. “Our new campaign is bold, fun and a little bit […]
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Canberra hosting assistive technology events in April
Assistive Technology Australia (ATA) is hosting a series of events in Canberra from April 20 -23 as people with disability, seniors and carers continue their calls for a permanent ATA […]
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NDIS Commission releases Practice Alerts for providers
The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission has released a series of Practice Alerts for providers to help support people with disability. The alerts are in response to research undertaken by […]
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Sunrise Medical opens new showroom
Sunrise Medical recently held its biggest launch to date for the Quickie Nitrum manual wheelchair at its new Sydney showroom. It was first time the company has been able to […]
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Disability highest for schizophrenia and personality disorders
Schizophrenia and personality disorders are the most disabling mental health conditions to live with, according to scientists from the University of Queensland. A Danish-Australian research team has studied a cohort […]