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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

The education changes made necessary by COVID-19 for students with disabilities paints a disappointing picture, according to a new survey conducted by Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA). […]

Children with developmental disabilities are more than twice as likely as other children to have asthma, according to a new study from the University of Texas Health Centre. The study […]