The number of families accessing early intervention hearing services has declined significantly according to The Shepherd Centre. The NSW based Not-for-profit organisation specialises in early intervention to help children who […]
Tag: fl-featured-nl
Posted inNews
PWDA campaigns to protect confidentiality at the Disability Royal Commission
People with Disability Australia representative organisations and people with disability are campaigning for legislation to protect the confidentiality of people telling their stories to the Disability Royal Commission (DRC). According […]
Posted inNews
Cash payments for disability welfare recipients
Disability, carer and aged care welfare recipients will receive $500 in cash payments in the next five months. The payments of $250 of each were announced in the 2020 Budget […]
Posted inNews
New device revolutionises ‘looking after baby’
A Queensland start-up has invented a ‘world first’ device that has the ability to change the lives of parents using wheelchairs. Called The Care Station, it allows for easy feeding, […]
Posted inNews
Join in the first youth disability summit
Australia’s first National Youth Disability Summit will be held entirely online from Tuesday September 29 to Saturday October 3, 2020. This free event, designed by a group of 20 young people […]
Posted inNews
Covid-19 produces mixed feelings from autistic community
The first major investigation into the impact on autistic people and their families found government messages conflicting and confusing, efforts to move therapies and other health support online unsatisfactory and […]
Posted inNews
Contrary view on autism revealed in new research
New research suggests people with autism may not have as much difficulty imagining the thoughts of others as previously believed. However, although people with autism may be able to grasp […]
Posted inNews
Landmark reforms to NDIS
What are said to be the most significant package of reforms to the NDIS since its inception has been announced. The reforms, that include implementation of the government response to […]
Posted inNews
More updates on Covid-19 and the NDIS
The government has updated Covid-19 response measures for NDIS participants, disability support workers and NDIS providers: In situations where there is a known positive case of Covid-19, participants and providers […]
Posted inNews
New e-health tool for people with intellectual disability
An innovative e-health tool to support the mental health assessment of people with intellectual disability and communication difficulties is now available. The web application called MySigns was developed by the University of […]
Posted inNews
NDIS support services increase in Victoria
Additional temporary measures have been announced for NDIS participants and providers in Victoria with the National Disability Insurance Agency organising disability providers to offer additional workforce support for participants living […]
Posted inNews
PPE funding for NDIS participants in NSW and Victoria
NDIS participants in Victoria and New South Wales will be able to claim the cost of personal protective equipment (PPE), including masks, in what will be a temporary funding arrangement. […]