The Productivity Commission has released its 23rd annual Report on Government Services (RoCG). It covers 17 areas of government services including those for people with disability. The following is an […]
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Universal Design Conference – call for presentations
Universal Design has announced a Call for Presentations for its third Australian conference being held in Brisbane in September. The theme for the two-day event is ‘Home and Away: Creating […]
Three leading service providers merge
House with No Steps (HWNS), The Tipping Foundation (TTF) and Victorian Personal Centred Services (VISTA) have announced a new team to lead the merged organisation from March 1, 2018. The […]
Autism-powered software testing firm
A local start-up company is giving unique employment opportunities for people with autism. Xceptional is a new software testing firm that provides software testing services to its customers. Speaking at […]
New duty of care online platform
Community services group, Blue Bike Solutions, has released details of its upcoming cloud platform dutyof.care that it claimed will revolutionise the way organisations can make vulnerable people, such as those […]
Disability workforce grows in the US
A new national survey showed many US employers are implementing new practices and processes for recruiting, hiring, training and retaining people with disability, as more enter the workforce. The latest […]
Have your say on supported employment
The Federal Government wants people with disability and the sector generally to speak up on a future supported employment policy. This follows the release of a discussion paper that is […]
White noise tunes into learning potential
Listening to white noise can increase the ability to learn new words. A study by the University of Queensland is the first to show the effect listening to white noise could […]
Meyra MC2 Power Wheelchair
The German-engineered Meyra MC2 is fresh and agile, perfect for indoors or outdoors.
NDIA CEO looks to the future of the NDIS
NDIA CEO Rob De Luca outlines his strategy moving forward with the NDIS. Speaking at the National Disability Services CEO meeting in Sydney recently, De Luca admitted that the biggest challenge for […]
WA finally joins the NDIS
The Australian and Western Australian Governments have reached an agreement to bring WA into the NDIS. It replaces a previous agreement for a WA administered scheme that will now be […]
Highlights from Brain Injury Workshop
“For people with brain injury linking to the NDIS can be fraught,”. Speaking at a recent Brain Injury Workshop in Sydney, Monash University lecturer in occupational therapy, Libby Callaway said while […]