The Federal government’s NDIS reforms have passed Parliament, after the states agreed to several co-governance changes to the scheme. The changes include: The reform bill then passed Federal Parliament on […]
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Finding dignity in risk
Paul Pritchard is no stranger to taking risks. A professional mountaineer, he’s scaled towers and columns of rocks that would have many of us quaking at the bottom, all over […]
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Government responds to Disability Royal Commission
After ten months, the Federal government handed down the Commonwealth’s response to the landmark Disability Royal Commission last week. And in a move that has disappointed many in the disability […]
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Run for Strength this August in Melbourne
Get ready to run, walk or roll around Melbourne’s iconic Princes Park on Sunday 11 August as Muscular Dystrophy Australia’s Run for Strength rolls into Melbourne. The annual event supports […]
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Travel conference ready to take you away
Australia’s leading accessible and inclusive tourism conference is coming to Melbourne next month. The Accessible and Inclusive Tourism Conference (AITCAP) will land in Melbourne on Tuesday 27 August for its […]
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New resource increases disability skills for child protection professionals
In an Australian first, the University of Sydney Research Centre for Children and Families has produced a resource to increase the disability skills of child protection professionals. The resource offers […]
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Coles takes the lead in disability recruitment
Coles Group has been ranked number one out of 26 organisations for the recruitment and selection of people living with disabilities in the Access and Inclusion Index 2021. The Australian […]
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Independence Australia and Zest Care to unite
Independence Australia and Zest Care Australia will join forces on July 1, a change intended to better serve the interests of people living with disability as a new, unified organisation, […]
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Caitlin Maynard reports from ATSA Expo
The ATSA Sydney Expo was my first disability expo, and I had a fabulous time! As a wheelchair user it was helpful to see so many different mobility aides all […]
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Screenability returns to the Sydney Film Festival
Screenability, a platform for practitioners with disability, will be showing at the Sydney Film Festival in June. The 2022 program features the world premiere of three Australian short films selected […]
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Countdown to ATSA Expo in Sydney
On May 25-26 it will be Sydney’s turn to open the doors to the ATSA Expo, the biggest disability event in the country. It’s here you will find all the […]
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‘Braille Bombing’ underway in Melbourne to raise disability awareness
Monash University researchers will ‘bomb’ signage across Melbourne with stickers containing braille to highlight the importance of accessibility, as part of Knowledge Week. Experts from the Faculty of Information Technology’s […]