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New tool for assisting people with a disability choose the support they need

Health Times - 01-03-2021

Victoria takes another step forward in assisting people with disability find the allied health services they need, while also providing resources to upskill allied health

 
3 things we can do now to help people with disability prepare for disaster

Health Times - 13-01-2021

People with disability are disproportionately affected by disasters, but have fewer choices when emergencies unfold. Our previous research showed

 
New ACON Project to Provide Support For LGBTQ People with Disability

Health Times - 08-12-2020

Improving the health and wellbeing of Australian LGBTQ people with disability is the focus of a new project launched by ACON, NSW’s leading health organisation for people

 
Giving a voice to people with intellectual disabilities

Health Times - 01-09-2020

My work is very much focused on contributing to bettering the lives of people living with a disability, says UNSW’s Professor Iva Strnadová. UNSW’s

 
The Victorian government will fund disability pay scheme to slow virus

AAP - 21-08-2020

Victorian disability care staff will be reimbursed for not doing multi-site work, with the state and federal governments funding the $15 million scheme.

 
New initiative to support people with disabilities in the criminal justice system

Health Times - 03-06-2020

RMIT’s Centre for Innovative Justice (CIJ) has created a critical new online resource designed to help people with cognitive impairment and intellectual disabilities

 
Concerning trends and challenges ahead for the NDIS workforce

Health Times - 25-05-2020

Disability support workers are experiencing high levels of insecurity and uncertainty, according to a UNSW report. A major report by UNSW researchers Natasha

 
New survey reveals disability staff feel unsafe amid COVID-19

AAP - 04-05-2020

Disability support workers have had poor access to personal protective equipment and other health precautions during the pandemic, a new survey reveals.

 
Disability provider training program to help create jobs, better services and community prosperity

Health Times - 17-03-2020

Thousands of small to medium disability service providers across Australia are set to benefit from the launch of a free interactive learning program designed to help them

 
A mother was told to abort baby with disability

AAP - 20-02-2020

Toni Mitchell has told the disability royal commission she was advised to have an abortion when an ultrasound indicated her son Joshy would have Down syndrome.

 

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