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![<p>Members of the new NDIA board, including chair Kurt Fearnley (left) and CEO Rebecca Falkingham (right). [Source: Twitter]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/26_9_22_ndia_board.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Kurt Fearnley named NDIA chair, plus new CEO and board announced
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has a new-look leadership team, headlined by new NDIA chair, Australian... Read more
![<p>Dianne Lyons has muscular dystrophy and spoke of her experiences while in prison. [Source: Livestream]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/23_9_22_royal_commission.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Criminal justice system not accommodating for people with disability
The criminal justice system is not accommodating for people with disability with several experts and people with... Read more
![<p>Bill Shorten, NDIS Minister, announced a new independent committee to review appeals. [Source: Twitter]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/21_9_22_bill_shorten.jpg?fm=pjpg)
New independent NDIA committee to review AAT backlog
National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Minister Bill Shorten has introduced a new independent oversight committee... Read more
![<p>Accessible Accommodation team have lived experience with disabilities themselves, uniquely placed to understand their guests mobility needs. [Source: Accessible Accommodation]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/16_9_2022-Spon-Accessible-Accommodation.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Don’t let inaccessible accommodation hold you back from holidaying this summer
SPONSORED STORY – Research has shown many types of accommodation in Australia are not accessible for people living... Read more
![<p>Peak bodies aren’t confident the new Interim Disability Commissioner will have all the funding and resources necessary to succeed. [Source: iStock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/15_9_2022-commissioner.jpg?fm=pjpg)
New Tasmanian Interim Disability Commissioner set up to be “ineffective”
The Tasmanian State Government is on the search for an Interim Disability Commissioner in a bid to provide a stronger... Read more
![<p>Health and disability sector peak bodies are puzzled as to why the Government has changed COVID-19 isolation periods. [Source: iStock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/12_9_2022-health-directions.jpg?fm=pjpg)
New COVID-19 health directions leave people with disability as an “afterthought”
The reduction of the COVID-19 isolation period from seven days to five days, from last Friday, has left the disability... Read more
Peak bodies demand for the Disability Support Pension working criteria to change
People With Disability Australia (PWDA) and other disability representative organisations say more needs to change to... Read more
![<p>Janet Michelmore AO, Chief Executive Officer of Jean Hailes for Women’s Health, released the national Women’s Health Survey yesterday. [Source: Jean Hailes for Women’s Health]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/7_9_2022-health.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Pandemic causes health decline in almost 60 percent of women with disability
A survey has found that 57 percent of women with disability have experienced a decline in physical health since the... Read more
![<p>Minister Emily Bourke (right) has a “complex problem to solve” according to Autism Awareness Australia. [Source: Twitter]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/25_8_2022_minister.jpg?fm=pjpg)
SA Minister for Autism has a “complex problem to solve”
South Australia’s decision to appoint a dedicated Assistant Minister for Autism has been applauded by Autism Awareness... Read more
![<p>The Disability Royal Commission heard from people with disability who experienced homelessness and those who experienced abuse in Supported Residential Services. [Source: Disability Royal Commission]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/2_9_2022-homeless-DRC.jpg?fm=pjpg)
People with disability living in poor conditions while spending most of pension on housing
People with disability have told the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with... Read more