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<p>Taking place in Townsville, Queensland, this first week of the Disability Royal Commission hearings will look into the experiences of people with disability. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

A guide to the Disability Royal Commission

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has had its first set of... Read more

Advice
<p>A highlight of the Aged Care Royal Commission Interim Report was the unacceptable admission of younger people with disability into aged care. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

Younger people with disability need to be removed from aged care

The Interim Report from the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety has recommended the removal of all... Read more

Accommodation NDIS
<p>Many families in the report expressed grief over the fact that most student feedback from teachers revolved around behaviour, rather than educational achievements. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

Report finds children with disability are being robbed of their education

A week out from the first Disability Royal Commission hearing, Children and Young People with Disability Australia... Read more

Education
<p>Elysia Connor (centre) with residents from Brightwater​ Oats Street Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre undertaking this years HBF Run For a Reason. [Source: Brightwater]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

Occupational Therapy Week celebrates the hard work of OT’s

SPONSORED STORY – For this year’s Occupational Therapy Week, running from 21 to 27 October, Perth aged care and... Read more

Therapies
<p>The first round of hearings will focus on education and examine existing policies and procedures, with a focus on the Queensland Government’s education system. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

Disability Royal Commission first hearings announced

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has announced the start of... Read more

Advice Research
<p>The first book of the series, Hello To Me, and is about Joanne, who is nonverbal and living with disabilities and her friendships with children who live with disability. [Source: Let&#8217;s Be Friends]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

New book series explores diversity through art and storytelling

A special diversity and inclusion book series, created by a mother of a child with disability and local Adelaide... Read more

Autism Conditions Education
<p>Today is International Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

International Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day

Speech Pathology Australia is driving a national conversation around Developmental Language Disorders (DLD), which is a... Read more

Conditions Education
<p>Martin Hoffman will be managing the NDIA’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) for a three year tenure, starting his time in office on 4 November, 2019. {Source: Twitter] </p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

New CEO of the NDIA board revealed

After nearly a six month vacancy, the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Disability Insurance Agency... Read more

NDIS
<p>One in five people in the City of Charles Sturt has a mobility issue, which is why it became a long term plan of the council to make the 12-kilometre coastline strip inclusive. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

South Australia’s first totally accessible beach

The new Changing Places facility on Henley Beach, South Australia, has made the beach accessible 24/7 and provides safe... Read more

Accessibility
<p>The new helpline, Autism Connect, will be able to provide independent, evidence-based information, resources and referral via telephone, email and web. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

Autism peak body’s helpline goes national

Victorian autism advocacy group, Amaze, has received a grant from the Federal Government to run an information helpline... Read more

Autism NDIS

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