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The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission will have greater power to ban unsuitable providers and workers from working with NDIS participants, regardless of whether they are active in the sector […]

Be prepared for International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) on December 3. The organisation has launched a video called ‘see the ability in disability’ which seeks to challenge perceptions […]

The National Disability Insurance Agency and the NDIS Commission has responded to media reports that the agency has been promoting what is described as ‘Uber-style’ apps that unions claim under […]

The release of new data on the ongoing demand for Specialist Disability Accommodation is expected to stimulate investment in the sector even further. For the first time the National Disability […]

The number of families accessing early intervention hearing services has declined significantly according to The Shepherd Centre. The NSW based Not-for-profit organisation specialises in early intervention to help children who […]

People with Disability Australia representative organisations and people with disability are campaigning for legislation to protect the confidentiality of people telling their stories to the Disability Royal Commission (DRC).   According […]

Disability, carer and aged care welfare recipients will receive $500 in cash payments in the next five months. The payments of $250 of each were announced in the 2020 Budget […]

A Queensland start-up has invented a ‘world first’ device that has the ability to change the lives of parents using wheelchairs.  Called The Care Station, it allows for easy feeding, […]

Australia’s first National Youth Disability Summit will be held entirely online from Tuesday September 29 to Saturday October 3, 2020. This free event, designed by a group of 20 young people […]

What are said to be the most significant package of reforms to the NDIS since its inception has been announced. The reforms, that include implementation of the government response to […]

The government has updated Covid-19 response measures for NDIS participants, disability support workers and NDIS providers: In situations where there is a known positive case of Covid-19, participants and providers […]

An innovative e-health tool to support the mental health assessment of people with intellectual disability and communication difficulties is now available.  The web application called MySigns was developed by the University of […]