The only person to win reality TV show Big Brother twice, Reggie Bird, was in Toowoomba recently to launch the Business disability Awards of Australia, Toowoomba & Darling Downs for […]
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Report highlights need for safer use of medicines
Among the many challenges faced by people with disability is the safety use of medicines. To address this the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia (PSA) has launched it its Medicine Safety […]
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Have your say on a National Autism Guideline
Time is running out for the autism community to provide feedback on what is the first National Autism Guideline. The deadline is August 29 with the final document scheduled for […]
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Australia Post ‘passport’ for workers with disability
Australia Post has launched a new tool for team members with disability to capture and share their details and adjustment requirements in their own words, removing the need for them […]
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New technology ‘driven’ by the eyes.
A touchless tablet communication system ‘driven’ by the eyes has been developed for people with impaired communication or coordination. Called Eye Gaze, the technology allows people with physical and communication […]
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Hireup launches The Good Life Awards
Disability support provider, Hireup, has announced The Good Life Awards, that recognises and rewards the role of disability support workers. The awards will showcase authentic stories of support workers who […]
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More hope for people with brain injury
Rapid advances in mapping the brain are delivering more hope to people with brain injury, neurosurgeon Dr Charlie Teo said. “By mapping the brain, we now know which parts of […]
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Facial expressions could change our understanding of autism
The common perception that people with autism are poor at recognising others’ emotions, with little insight into how effectively they do so, might need to be revisited. Research from Flinders […]
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Treatment for spinal condition gets PBS listing
Adults with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) will be able to access Spinraza (nusinersen) on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), the first and only reimbursed treatment for this patient population in […]
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OT Student Careers Forum on August 25
Occupational Therapy Australia’s Student Careers Forum (SCF) 2022 will be held online on August 25, 2022 from 1-6pm AEST. The forum is designed to help final year Bachelor and Master […]
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Another marathon win for Madison de Rozario
Paralympian Madison de Rozario has won a gold medal in the T53/54 Commonwealth Games wheelchair marathon in Birmingham in a record games time of I hour and 56 minutes. The […]
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New online resource for people with brain injury
The Social Brain Toolkit is a set of online tools developed to help people with brain injury and their support networks to communicate, face to face or online, after a […]