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Call for Safeguards for Students with Disability

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…

Major Housing Redevelopment to Benefit People with Disability

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 2nd April 2015 -  Not for Profit disability housing providers have welcomed a South Australian Government plan that will see 4500 houses houses bulldozed to make way for smaller, one and two bedroom…

Disability Employment Service Providers Trial

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th March 2015 -  The Federal Government has announced an 18-month trial of new ways for Disability Employment Service providers to work with jobseekers and employers – a move that has been…

Disability Orgs Given $47 Million Lifeline

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 13th March 2015 -  The Abbott Government has extended funding worth more than $47 million to disability organisations throughout Australia, allowing them to operate until at least 30 June 2016. Assistant…

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Social Enterprise Vision Clicking Into Place

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th March 2015 -  A digital twist on the classic model of supported employment is the culmination of personal struggles with depression, a career as a social sector executive and almost a decade of

Disability Awards Open

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 10th March 2015 -  The search for Australia’s outstanding disability enterprise is on with the Federal Government launching its national awards. Assistant Minister for Social Services,…

Latest NDIS Figures Show Growth

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th February 2015 -  The latest quarterly report for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) shows the scheme is on time, on budget, and has very high participant satisfaction. The NDIS is currently…

Disability Groups Split on New ‘Alliance’

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 10th February 2015 -  Not all peak disability bodies and advocates are happy with the Federal Government’s move to establish a combined disability alliance to provide Government advice, with…

Vic Govt Urged to Increase NDIS Funding

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 10th February 2015 -  The new Victorian Labor Government has been urged to ensure that it meets its commitments under the NDIS agreement with the Commonwealth and increase its disability budget. The Not…

New Alliance for People With Disability

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 6th February 2015 -  Disability advocates have welcomed an announcement that the Federal Government will establish the National Cross Disability Alliance. The Alliance will be made up of five peak…

The Voice of the Disability Community Stifled in One Fell Swoop

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th January 2015 -  The Federal Department for Social Services approach to funding peak disability bodies discriminates between one type of disability experience and another and results in the “undignified
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