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DOWN SYNDROME NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY

<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

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

<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

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

<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

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

<p>Casual work arrangements receives response from people with disabilities who need flexible services, but it does disincentivise retention of quality staff who want job security. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

A recently released report asks the Commonwealth Government led collaboration between disability service providers,... Read more

<p>People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is deeply concerned with any Bill that infringes on the current protections in place for people with disability. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

Equality advocates and disability peak bodies have raised concerns around the proposed Religious Discrimination Bill,... Read more

<p>Only 25,192 people with psychosocial disability have accessed the NDIS (9 percent of all people on the NDIS), with the original estimated uptake set at 64,000 by full roll out. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

A report from the National Mental Health Commission (NMHC) has highlighted that the Government isn’t doing enough to... Read more

<p>Girls with disability in Year 4-6 with significantly lower levels of teacher and family support showed higher levels of covert bullying. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

A University of South Australia (UniSA) study had found covert bullying in schools is a particularly serious problem for... Read more

<p>The Government says in their final budget outcome that States and Territories were to blame for this underspend of funds plus the slow transition of people across to the NDIS. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

The Federal Government recently announced that they have put the budget into surplus, but outlined that an estimated... Read more

<p>Involved participants in the Positive Partners program were also able to develop their verbal and non-verbal communication skills and make new friends. [Source: Achieve Australia]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

A special inspirational eBook has been released by disability provider, Achieve Australia, featuring seven different... Read more

<p>The report findings says if the Government spent an additional $3.1 billion a year on the Disability Support Pension, it would halve the standard of living gap for households. [Shutterstock]</p>
Posted 5 years ago by Liz Alderslade

A new report released has found people with disability spend $107 a week more on their basic living costs than... Read more