Disability

A lady sits on a paddleboard in the water with her guide dog. She is smiling and the dog is wet.

Cocky Guides rides the accessible tourism wave

15 Aug 2022

As accessible tourism continues to grow, one social enterprise is running ground-breaking multisensory trips around Australia.

Cocky Guides rides the accessible tourism wave

15 Aug 2022

As accessible tourism continues to grow, one social enterprise is running ground-breaking multisensory trips around Australia.

A chiropractor works on a person's back.

Staffing challenges for disability sector: report

09 Aug 2022

In some areas people with disability are waiting months for allied health services due to a shortage of staff, according...

Staffing challenges for disability sector: report

09 Aug 2022

In some areas people with disability are waiting months for allied health services due to a shortage of staff, according...

A crane constructs a building in a crowded city.

Advocates push for Brisbane Olympics social imp...

04 Aug 2022

Momentum and expectations are building around how the Brisbane Games could leave a social policy legacy that benefits the whole...

Advocates push for Brisbane Olympics social imp...

04 Aug 2022

Momentum and expectations are building around how the Brisbane Games could leave a social policy legacy that benefits the whole...

A bottle of hand sanitiser, a blue surgical mask and rubber globes sit on a table.

Disability community demands inclusive plan for...

13 Jul 2022

Advocates are calling on the government to stop leaving people with disability behind and create a safer, more secure future...

Disability community demands inclusive plan for...

13 Jul 2022

Advocates are calling on the government to stop leaving people with disability behind and create a safer, more secure future...

person on a mobility scooter crossing the road while talking to a person walking next to them

Register as a disability worker to support a st...

12 Jul 2022

The Victorian Disability Worker Commission has launched a campaign encouraging disability workers to register to show people with disability they...

Register as a disability worker to support a st...

12 Jul 2022

The Victorian Disability Worker Commission has launched a campaign encouraging disability workers to register to show people with disability they...

A keyboard in the background as an accessibility keyboard attached to it. A person is using the accessible keyboard. We are looking over their shoulder and can only see their hands.

Disability services not always suited to digita...

08 Jul 2022

Better preparation is needed to ensure continuity of services for NDIS participants in times of crisis.

Disability services not always suited to digita...

08 Jul 2022

Better preparation is needed to ensure continuity of services for NDIS participants in times of crisis.