Researchers are using virtual reality (VR) to encourage South Australians with an intellectual disability to undertake regular physical exercise through a high-tech gaming program. The program is designed to build […]
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Genetic healthcare toolkit for people with intellectual disability
Genetic healthcare kit for people with intellectual disability.
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Report finds solutions needed for stressed care workforce
Findings from a new report found that client-facing workers, such as disability support and aged care workers, experienced less autonomy in their jobs, poorer relationships at work and higher levels […]
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New research reveals community failure in understanding autism
New research into autism disclosure has found that overwhelmingly people had a narrow understanding of what autism is which creates problems for autistic people in work, dating, healthcare and mental […]
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Occupational Therapy Workforce Development Project wants your input
Occupational Therapy Australia (OTA) is investing in a Workforce Development Project to address the significant workforce challenges facing the occupational therapy profession. The project will deliver a plan focused on […]
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Project reveals issues facing those using motorised devices
A research team from the University of Wollongong Faculty of the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, recently completed a project, in collaboration with the Assistive Technology Suppliers Australia (ATSA), to […]
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Young girls with autism more difficult to diagnose
Girls with autism tend to be diagnosed later than boys, largely because they can present with different characteristics than those classically related to autism, according to new research from Flinders […]
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Government commits to early autism pilot
Two intervention pilots will be part of a new $22.2 million funding program with a focus on infants showing early signs of autism. Up to 1500 babies, aged from nine […]
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Record funding into spinal cord research
The Medical Research Future Fund has announced $6M in funding for Project Spark, an Australian medical research collaboration that is developing treatments for spinal cord injury patients. The largest financial […]
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New autism research has positive NDIS cost implications
New autism research shows that therapy commenced in infancy may reduce early developmental disability to the point where a childhood clinical autism diagnosis was two-thirds less likely, that also results […]
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Funding boost for Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Two researchers from Cerebral Palsy Alliance have received grants in the latest round of funding from the Medical Research Fund Dr Sarah Reedman, an Implementation Fellow at CPA, will conduct […]
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Improving public transport for people with disability
A new app that will provide greater levels of control to people with disabilities using autonomous, or driverless, electric vehicles in the future, has been trialled by researchers at La […]