Australia now has a dedicated national archive celebrating the history and impact of Disability Arts. Disability Arts History Australia is a landmark digital resource documenting five decades of creativity, advocacy and cultural change led by d/Deaf, […]
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Intellectual disability health care initiative
UNSW Sydney researchers are leading a five-year project to transform how young Australians with intellectual disability experience health care as they move into adulthood. The ‘My Health Choices My Way’ […]
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Right Direction to fix gaps in NDIS planning
Evidence reveals that more than 60 per cent of NDIS participants receiving behaviour support services were not involved in developing their own plans. A newly-developed suite of resources called The […]
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Overhaul needed of MS management: experts
Monash University academics are among the global experts who have developed new guidelines to better manage multiple sclerosis (MS) in people over 50. A consensus statement has been published in Nature […]
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Measuring what matters for Australians with disability
A new Disability Wellbeing Index promises to better measure outcomes for people with disability – thanks in part to its co-design process. The Disability Wellbeing Index (DWI) was launched this […]
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Psychotropic medication training for support workers
The University of Canberra has been awarded $1.87 million to develop a national training program for disability support workers in the use of psychotropic medications for people with intellectual and […]
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New centre supporting the care economy
Unique centre will focus on health and social care.
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Study into sensory vests for autistic children
Exploring positive effects from wearing sensory vests.
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New research improves Cerebral Palsy assessments
A new suite of tools will improve understanding of children’s muscle growth and assist in the assessment and treatment of Cerebral Palsy and other similar conditions. Researchers from not-for-profit research […]
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Call for end to FASD stigma
The CEO of Australia’s National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (NOFASD) says it’s time to end the stigmatisation of women around FASD. CEO Sophie Harrington addressed delegates at an […]
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MS Australia research harnesses brain’s healing power
A new multiple sclerosis (MS) research project designed to help the brain repair itself through its own healing processes has received funding in MS Australia’s latest research grant round. The […]