Author Archives: Kymberly Martin

ATSA executive officer, Chris Sparks, is generally upbeat about the progress of the NDIS. Sparks delivered its latest implications in a strong message to ATSA member businesses following the 2015 AGM […]

A learning program that involves interaction with horses is holding a professional development day. The ‘hands-on’ Horse Assistant Learning Programs offers a unique platform that involves a team of learning […]

Trailblazing women working in disability and rehabilitation have won 2015 Telstra Business Women’s awards. Guide Dogs SA/NT chief executive Kate Thiele was the Social Enterprise Award category winner who has […]

Delegate registration is now open for the Australasia-Pacific Post-Polio Conference. The conference will be held in Sydney, September 20-22, 2016. Among the 24 keynote speakers for the inaugural event for […]

The government wants feedback from the disability sector to develop a National Disability Employment Framework. People with disability, their families, carers and employers are being encouraged to contribute to the […]

There is some good news on the horizon for around 400 people with disability living in the Hunter region. The NSW Government is seeking expressions of interest from non-government organisations […]

The Melbourne Cup stops the nation and this year’s event also moved it as never before. Jockey Michelle Payne made history as the first woman to win the Cup in […]

The Monash Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre is seeking volunteers to participate in a new clinical trial.  In a novel approach the centre is examining whether combining a non-invasive form of […]

The National Disability Awards will be announced at Parliament House, Canberra on November 25. Now in their ninth year, the awards recognise the contribution people and organisations make to improve […]

After two years the NDIS is on track to deliver equity to Australians with disability. It its Annual Report, the NDIS is on time, on budget and receiving high rates […]

The impact and influence of the NDIS presents a major global opportunity in technology innovation. How this will be achieved was outlined in an ambitious speech by National Disability Insurance […]