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Increased Disability Employment Would Pay for NDIS -Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 16th May 2012 - A report to the Australian Network on Disability (AND) National Conference shows that increased employment participation by Australians with disability would more than cover…

Budget: Disability Organisations Welcome Funds for NDIS

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th May 2012 - Disability organisation have welcomed the strong commitment made in the Budget to kickstart a National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). They says the allocation of $1billion…

Budget Call – Don’t Forget The NDIS

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th May 2012 - Every Australian Counts campaigners say the budget is a once in a generation opportunity to fix the crisis in disability support by funding the launch of the NDIS. John Della Bosca…

Program Helps Younger People with Disability Avoid Residential Aged Care

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th April 2012 - An analysis of a government-funded program, aimed at reducing the number of people with a disability living in residential aged care, has shown a drop of 35 per cent of those living…

Opinion

Sterilisation for Women With Disabilities? A WA Draft Bill Is “Appalling”

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th April 2012 - OPINION: The non-therapeutic sterilisation of women with disabilities? Surely it’s not still happening – not in modern day Australia asks the President of the Victorian…

Disability Protest Against Vic Public Transport

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th April 2012 -
Disability advocates protest on the steps of Victorian Parliament. Photo: Tyson Armstrong More than 60 people from Victorian disability support groups have protested on the steps…

Disability Leadership Program Now Recruiting

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th April 2012 -
The Federal Government is accepting applications for the Disability Leadership Program. Photo courtesy Hunter Institute. Applications are now open for people with disability…

More Needed to Support Disadvantaged into Workforce

Staff Reporter, Friday, 30th March 2012 -
Minister for Employment Participation Kate Ellis (left) speaking at the ACOSS conference in Sydney. Photo: Jackie Hanafie The second day of the ACOSS conference in Sydney has kicked…

Over One Million Australians with Disability are Working

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th March 2012 - Over one million working-age people with disability were working in 2009, according to the latest report by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS says people with disability…

Social Media for People with Disability Still Not Fully Accessible

Lina Caneva, Friday, 16th March 2012 - People with disabilities still face significant challenges in gaining access to social media tools, despite recent innovations to improve access, according to an updated review…

Schools Disability Advisory Council Sets Long Term Aims

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th February 2012 - A new group which brings together parents, teachers, young people with disability and peak bodies to advise the Gillard Government on issues affecting students with disability…

Changes to Disability Support Pensioners Working Hours Introduced into Parliament

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th February 2012 - The Federal Government has introduced further reforms to the Disability Support Pension (DPS) allowing people with disabilities to work twice as many hours. The Social Security…

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