Category: News

Decision-making support to people with cognitive impairment needs to be substantially improved. Recent studies from the La Trobe University Living with Disability Research Centre, has identified factors that underpin the […]

The DSS is currently developing processes for the National Disability Conference Initiative in 2015-16. The Federal Government provides funding to a number of organisations to maximise participation of people with disability […]

Spinal Cord Injuries Australia has formed a partnership with the National Rugby League. The collaboration will assist injured rugby league players and their families following a major injury. As well as […]

Do you have an acquired brain injury? Brain Injury Australia wants your help. The organization has been invited by the Department of Social Services to assist with building quality and […]

The RACV is offering a roadside assistance packaged to wheelchair and scooter users when devices are immobilised. If the problem is from mechanical failure, flat tyre or even a flat […]

It was a pre-election promise from the NSW Government. That was to bring the National Disability Insurance Scheme nearly a year early to the Blue Mountains and Western Sydney. This […]

Disability Employment Australia Conference 2015 is accepting expressions of interest for presentations. This major conference for managers, aspiring managers, practitioners and academics working in or with the Disability Employment Services […]

Physicist Professor Stephen Hawking will deliver his first lecture to Australia from the UK on April 26. ‘An Evening with Stephen Hawking’ is being held at the Sydney Opera House […]

There will be plenty to see and hear at the ATSA Independent Living Expos in Brisbane and Sydney. The events will be brimming with information on all aspects of the […]

Taking a child with disability shopping in a Coles supermarket is now easier thanks to a special trolley. More than 370 Coles supermarkets around the country have these specially-designed trolleys […]

The DSS has produced a suite of new program guidelines to help interested parties transition to the NDIS. The guidelines provide a key starting point for those wanting to participate […]

 Changes to the iVote system will make it easier for those with disability to vote in the NSW state election. iVote allows eligible voters including people who are blind, have […]