ACT carer and Hartley Lifecare support worker, Stephanie Brown, has just graduated as the ACT’s first qualified AT Mentor. A support worker and a family member of a person with […]
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More disability professionals likely to exit sector
More disability professionals leaving the sector.
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Register NOW for ATSA Expo Canberra
The ATSA Independent Living Expo Canberra is just eight days away – Register now for free to attend 20 seminar sessions with a stellar line-up of speakers. Don’t miss this information-packed […]
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Update on the state of Specialist Disability Housing
By 2025 up to 30,000 NDIS participants with ‘extreme functional impairment’ or ‘very high support needs’ are expected to be receiving funding for Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA). A national survey on the […]
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Funding boost for NDIS participants
Funds collected from incorrect or non-compliant payments from NDIS providers has been redirected to NDIS participant plans. A National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) Compliance Response Team that was established earlier […]
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Former MP in disability film collaboration
Former MP and writer Kelly Vincent and award-winning actor and director, Aliro Zavarce have formed a disability-led theatre group, True Ability, to create theatre pieces, films and advocacy for artists […]
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New resource for road-safe travel of children with disability
New resource for road-safe travel of children with disability
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Kynd support services picks up $2m funding boost
Support services platform gets big funding boost
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Paul Harpur – championing disability inclusion in universities
Paul Harpur wears many hats. Lawyer, company director, former Fulbright Scholar, Paralympian and University of Queensland Law School Associate Professor. He is also blind and passionate about disability inclusion. Harpur […]
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Surf lifesaving club collects international accessibility award
One of Australia’s oldest surf lifesaving clubs has won the IPC/IAKS Distinction for Accessibility in Architecture Award. Built in 1907, the Coogee SLSC in Sydney patrols a beach with over four million visits each year. […]
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Are you ready to ‘Feel the Vibe’?
NFP organisation Northcott is running a virtual event for adults with disability to assist with learning about sexuality, sexual health and sexual fulfilment. Feel the Vibe Virtual Week is a […]
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Home should be synonymous with comfort
A peak disability organisation is campaigning against the NSW State Government for its accessible housing strategy. “Imagine, for a moment, if you couldn’t use parts of your home, or worse yet, your home was actively […]