Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 -
A national safeguards regime needs to be established, as part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme rollout, to protect school students with disabilities from restrictive…
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 15th January 2015 -
Former Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner and now Chair of the Attitude Foundation, Graeme Innes, is heading up an online crowdsourcing campaign to fund a documentary…
Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 25th November 2014 -
Calls for an independent inquiry into the Australian disability sector have been made amid ongoing allegations of abuse and the mismanagement of complaints by a major disability…
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 6th November 2014 -
A Sydney woman is launching a claim of unlawful discrimination against the Coles supermarket online shopping website saying it is not accessible for people who are blind or vision…
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 20th October 2014 -
A new campaign that aims to find more jobs for blind and vision impaired people has been launched.
Guide Dogs NSW/ACT is urging business owners to “open their eyes” to…
Lina Caneva, Monday, 6th October 2014 - Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes offers his 10 Top Tips for Getting a Job.
I’m one of the lucky people with a disability in Australia- I have a job.…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 23rd September 2014 -
Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes AM, now chair of Attitude Foundation, has been nominated for the 2014 Justice Medal.
Exodus Foundation founder and…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th August 2014 -
Australian Council of Social Service has expressed its concern over the direction of Federal Government policy on the funding of advocacy organisations.
ACOSS Chief Executive…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 5th August 2014 -
The Federal Government is effectively trying to shut down an advocacy voice in the disability sector through funding cuts, says former Disability Discrimination Commissioner…
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 5th August 2014 - Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner and Attitude Foundation Chair Graeme Innes expresses what he believes are the biggest challenges and opportunities for people …
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th July 2014 -
Human Rights Commissioner Susan Ryan has begun her term as Acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner, announcing she will convene a National Disability Forum in September…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 2nd July 2014 -
Outgoing Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes says Australia must listen to employers and meet their needs, and make it safer for people with disability to venture…