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Category: Home Modifications

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Posted inDisability Inclusion

Australia updates its Disability Strategy

by daniellekJanuary 29, 2025January 29, 2025

Updates to Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021-2031 will see a greater focus on addressing homelessness and housing issues amongst people with disability. The updated strategy was released late on Tuesday, and […]

Posted inAssistive Technology

Innovations meeting the needs of people with disability

by Kymberly MartinMay 29, 2024July 1, 2024

Latest product offerings on show at ATSA Expo Sydney.

Posted inBusiness News

Dylan Alcott talking up accessible design

by Kymberly MartinAugust 9, 2023August 9, 2023

Dylan Alcott talks up accessible design.

Posted inHome Modifications

Queensland builders push for delays in accessible housing  

by Kymberly MartinJuly 26, 2023July 26, 2023

Claims that changes to accessible housing standards in Queensland will result in added costs to the industry has been disputed by Spinal Life Australia CEO Mark Townend. Speaking to F2L, […]

Posted inProduct

Canterbury Concepts GTR – grabrail with towel rail

by Kymberly MartinOctober 19, 2022March 7, 2023

The Grabrail with Towel Rail range from Canterbury Concepts has been developed in consultation with users, installers, occupational therapists and health professionals as a safe and convenient solution in the […]

A blue disability sign featuring a white stick figure with a wheelchair on a blue background, next to a blue cutout house, laying on floorboards.
Posted inNDIA

Faster access to minor home modifications 

by Kymberly MartinSeptember 28, 2022September 28, 2022

NDIS participants will have faster, easier access to low-cost, non-structural home modifications costing less than $20,000, intended to simplify the process with less red tape. “The process will be more […]

Posted inProduct

Canterbury Concepts stud reach grabrails

by Kymberly MartinJuly 6, 2022September 7, 2022

Stay mobile. Stay independent. Stay at home Canterbury Concepts is the leading name in safety grabrails and have been supplying the health care industry, builders and individual customers since the […]

Posted inHome Modifications

New home supports for NDIS participants

by Kymberly MartinApril 6, 2022April 6, 2022

Changes to make it easier for NDIS participants to access home and living supports, including to SIL, have been announced. NDIS Minister Linda Reynolds said the short-and-medium term improvements will […]

Posted inNDIS

Community forum raises concerns about the NDIS

by Kymberly MartinMarch 30, 2022March 28, 2022

“A high proportion of people are contacting us about their NDIS plans, and depending on their case officer, there can be a lot of discrepancies with outcomes,” according to MP […]

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