AUTISM NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY
![<p>Advocates say the process of applying for the Disability Support Pension, the low rate and inadequate employment support is causing people with disability distress. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/10_9_2021-DSP-criticised.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Disability Support Pension criticised as causing distress to people with disability
Advocacy groups for people with disability have submitted their calls to a Senate Committee for sweeping reforms to the... Read more
![<p>People with disability and their friends, family members and carers are being encouraged to follow up their first question of ‘R U OK?’ with, ‘are you really ok?’. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/9_9_2021-R-U-Ok-day-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Are you really ok? Is the question to ask today
With thousands of people with disability around Australia in lockdown, quarantine or self-isolating to stay safe during... Read more
![<p>Traineeships could meet continued growth in care workforces including disability support, home and community living. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/8_8_2021-Traineeships-for-carers-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Traineeships are the way of the future for the disability support workforce
With 83,000 more disability support workers needed over the next few years as the care and support sector becomes one of... Read more
![<p>The information about services is available in a range of languages and audio or written formats. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/7_9_2021-Disability-Gateway.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Disability Gateway website received positively by advocacy groups
Key advocacy groups believe a website designed to provide information about support to people with disability could be a... Read more
![<p>About 20,000 Australians live with restricted mobility due to a spinal cord injury but many still want to attend events or travel. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/6_9_2021-spinal-cord-injury-week-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Accessibility is key to opportunity this Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week
Businesses are being called on to recognise the value of being accessible to people with restricted mobility during... Read more
![<p>Before the Tokyo 2020 Games began Australia’s para-athletes were set to not receive any medal bonus, unlike the Olympic athletes. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/3_9_2021-paralympics-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Equal medal bonuses for Paralympians signals a more inclusive future
Australia’s Paralympians will be rewarded at the same rate as Olympians for the medals they have won at the Tokyo 2020... Read more
![<p>Chair of the Disability Royal Commission the Honourable Ronald Sackville AO QC says changes to confidentiality to protect people with disability are timely. [Source: Disability Royal Commission]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/1_8_2021-royal-commission-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Royal Commission’s protection of people with disability welcomed as submissions grow
People with a disability now have their confidentiality protected by law for their entire lifetime once they submit to... Read more
![<p>Outdoorsy by nature, Barkuma’s DES helped Sam after high school to gain work experience and employment at Living Colour Nursery, where he has been happily employed for 2 years. [Source: Supplied]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/31_8_2021-SLES-Barkuma-clients-82.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Employment transition support for school students with disability to combat unemployment issues
SPONSORED STORY – Disability service provider, Barkuma, is hoping to combat unemployment issues among school... Read more
![<p>Opening up the vaccine to all NDIS participants above the age of 12 covers another 40,000 children. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/Children-on-NDIS-vaccine-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
All children with disability as young as 12 can now receive a COVID-19 vaccine
This week all children aged 12 to 15 who are participants of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have become... Read more
![<p>Speech Pathology Week’s theme this year is ‘Communication is everyone’s right’. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/Speech-Path-week-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Speaking up about the right to communication this Speech Pathology Week
This week the speech pathology community is raising awareness of the rights of every person to be able to communicate. Read more