Category: News

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 […]

The NDIA has laid out its proposed strategy for the provision of assistive technology to the disability sector. NDIA’s vision is to ensure that participants have choice in and access […]

Now is the time to register your planned event for (IDPwD) being held on December 3. Patron for this year’s event is disability rights enthusiast John Walsh.  Organisers who register […]

Rehacare, the international trade fair gathering for rehabilitation products, has just wrapped in Germany. A major trend at the fair was the increasing number of international exhibitors using Rehacare as a platform […]

If you have a traumatic brain injury or neurological disorder your input is needed for an online course. Sydney’s Macquarie University eCentreClinic is developing a free online course to help […]

FASD is the most common preventable cause of non-genetic development disability in Australia. Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder refers to a range of disabilities such as learning, behavioural and developmental, that […]

The University of Queensland Robotics Club is working on project to develop open-source prosthetic limbs. The club is creating a functioning prosthetic forearm to advance open-source knowledge around 3D printed […]