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Bridging the Digital Divide: Technology and Accessibility for People with Disability

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 5th April 2016 -  Many Not for Profits with older websites will have to work hard to ensure that they are fully accessible to people with disability, writes CEO of the Diversity Council Australia, Lisa…

Justice Ignored is Justice Denied for Tasmanians with Disabilities

Chris Hornsey, Thursday, 17th March 2016 -  Tasmanian Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Robin Banks is laying down the law to improve access to the state’s justice system for people with a disability, with the development…

Health Gap Widens Between Australians with Disability and those Without

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th February 2016 -  Australians with disability are still significantly more likely to report having poor health, be smokers and be obese than those without disability, according to a new report released…

The Definition of Determined

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 22nd February 2016 -  Peter Gibilisco has spent his life advocating for the inclusion of people with disability in Australian society. Gibilisco is this week’s Changemaker. At just 14 years old Dr Peter…

Analysis

Stop Speculating and Get on with NDIS Practicalities

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 9th February 2016 -  Disability service providers need to shift the focus away from speculation and onto getting their houses in order before the NDIS 1 July start date, writes strategist George Liacos…

Govt Looks to Plug NDIS Funding Black Hole

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 28th January 2016 - 
The disability sector has called for a permanent solution to NDIS funding, acknowledging that the current model is insufficient as the Federal Government looks to generate $5 billion
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Opinion

NDIS Rollout Too Short for Small Service NFPs

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th January 2016 - 
Many small community based disability organisations offering high quality support networks to local families will struggle to reinvent themselves within the National Disability
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Disability Sector Confident, but Still Concerned

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 25th January 2016 -  A report investigating the confidence of the disability services sector ahead of the full roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has shown that 70 per cent of organisations…

Students With Disability Neglected by Education System – Senate

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 15th January 2016 -  Australia’s education system is failing students with disability, directly setting them up for a life of “diminished capacity”, according to a senate report.…

Changemaker

Fighting for First Australians

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 11th January 2016 -  Damian Griffis has spent his life representing some of Australia’s most disadvantaged people  –  indigenous Australians with disability. Griffis is …

Investigating Disability Access to Video on Demand

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 7th January 2016 -  Not for Profit advocacy group, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, is funding research into the accessibility of video on demand sites, including Netflix and…

Video Shows a Day in the Life of a Person with Disability

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 7th January 2016 -  Former disability discrimination commissioner Graeme Innes has given an insight into the challenges people with disability face in their day-to-day life. Innes, who is blind,…

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