GOVERNMENT NEWS | TALKING DISABILITY
New employment hope for vision impaired Australians
Vision Australia have teamed up with The Salvation Army to help young people in the blind and low vision community find... Read more
Inaugural NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner appointed
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Quality and Safeguards Commission’s top job has been filled after the... Read more
Victorian autism community welcomes funding for key plans
Victorians on the autism spectrum have been reassured that a comprehensive Autism State Plan will be established with... Read more
Disability advocacy services get $5.3m investment but uncertainty still looms
The Australian Government will invest about $5.3 million for disability representative organisations to continue their... Read more
Adelaide’s $100m disability-friendly accommodation on the way
Adelaide residents and tourists with a disability are set to benefit from a new accommodation complex that will be... Read more
Melbourne beaches introduce ‘floating wheelchairs’
Two beaches in Melbourne have become more inclusive with the introduction of new disability-friendly equipment. Read more
Small businesses falling behind with inclusion shift
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have struggled to embrace people with a disability according to recent research from... Read more
Western Australia joins nationally run NDIS
Western Australia (WA) has joined the nationally delivered National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) after reaching an... Read more
Community consultation to help shape future of supported employment
Consultation from people with a disability, their families and carers and those in the disability and employment sectors... Read more
Indigenous scholarship poised to support leadership in the disability sector
A new university scholarship program has been launched to encourage Indigenous leadership in the disability sector. Read more