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Businesses awarded grants to help build the NDIS provider market
446 businesses across Australia will share in approximately $9 million of funding from the Government to help their... Read more
What disability providers need to know about the Royal Commission
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability continues in 2020 with... Read more
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The 2019 Disability Royal Commission progress report and what’s happening in 2020
The Royal Commission into the Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has this week released... Read more
![<p>(With a change in weather the immediate threat of fires has diminished, however reality is that the bushfire season is far from over. [Source: Shutterstock]).</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/Bush-Fire.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Australia’s disaster planning needs to include those with disability
Australians across the country have faced a harrowing start to this year’s bushfire season, with houses lost,... Read more
![<p>(Over the three-year period, more than 1,200 Australians, including 65 children, died while waiting for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) support. [Source: Shutterstock])</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/shutterstock_1581345379-1.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Tune review highlights NDIS has a long way to go as wait times cause deaths
An independent review into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was released today highlighting frustrations... Read more
![<p>[The funding for the ABC and SBS was announced before Christmas by Federal Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts, the Hon. Paul Fletcher MP] [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/shutterstock_360211148.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Audio description services set to go live in July for ABC and SBS
The Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) and the Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) have been given $2 million of... Read more
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2019: Our year in review
2019 has been a year of change, with a number of huge news events and developments in the disability sector. Read more
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from us at Talking Disability!
The staff at Talking Disability wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Read more
![<p>Not being able to participate in school can result in poor educational outcomes, reduced job prospects, and mental health issues in the longer-term [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/shutterstock_202499941.jpg?fm=pjpg)
“No surprise” in literacy numbers for speech pathologists
A report released from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Programme for International... Read more
![<p>From April to July 2019, Australians were invited to take part in a national consultation to shape a new National Disability Strategy. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/shutterstock_787300732.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Next step being taken for the National Disability Strategy
The current National Disability Strategy, which aims to create an inclusive and informed approach to all Government... Read more