The National Awards for Disability Leadership recognise outstanding achievement or outcomes by people with disability and organisations that have contributed to advancing the status of people with disability. The awards […]
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Curtin University arts students placing disability centre stage
Curtin theatre arts students will star in a reboot of Shakespeare’s play Richard III. This modern rendition put the spotlight on disability representation and inclusion. The play, Teenage Dick, will […]
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TAFE NSW hosting jobs event for disability sector
TAFE NSW Bega is partnering with local organisations to host a special event to highlight growing job opportunities in the local caring industry. Jobs for the Bega Valley will be […]
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Help shape the sound of Vision Australia Radio
Is there a Vision Australia Radio program or podcast you absolutely love? Or maybe you think something is missing on the airwaves? Have your say now in the network’s annual […]
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Faster access to minor home modifications
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 […]
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Kurt Fearnley to head NDIA
After a lengthy recruitment process, NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has announced that Paralympian Kurt Fearnley will lead the National Disability Insurance Agency. Also appointed to the board are former Disability […]
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Nova Film Festival previews nationally
It has been full houses all around as the NOVA Short Film Festival put on a national screening program. Over 200 people attended the Focus on Ability Short Film Festival […]
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Golfers with disability taking on King Island courses
Empower Golf founder James Gribble has always wanted to be the first quadriplegic golfer to play at King Island off the Tasmanian north-west coast. Over the last few months, he […]
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People with disability “disproportionately” affected during Omicron wave
People with disability are still missing out on appropriate support and care during the current phase of the pandemic. The Royal Commission has released an overview of responses on how […]
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Unique hotel business model employing people with disability
Hotel Etico, the first social enterprise hotel in Australia training and employing young people with disability, recently graduated its first cohort of employees. All six graduates have been placed in award-wage paying […]
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Immersive game experience for visually impaired
Telstra has announced a new project, designed to improve the game-day experience for AFL fans who are blind or visually impaired. The 5G Touch and Track is a 5G enabled […]
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Is standby the answer to NDIS hospital crisis?
Allowing disability organisations to provide more standby capacity when needed, and bolstering coordination from hospital to disability care, will ease the crisis confronting the disability care sector, Aruma CEO Dr […]