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![<p>An NDIS Commission spokesperson says the increased volume of unauthorised restricted practices is “completely unacceptable”. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/10_11_2021-rights-and-restraints.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Reports of restraints are found to have tripled as Disability Royal Commission discusses rights
The latest Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability public hearing has... Read more
![<p>Hannah Diviney is petitioning Disney to create a princess with disability. [Source: Change.org]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/4_11_2021-disney-petition-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Disney princess with disability almost a dream come true
For Hannah Diviney, like so many other little girls, the world of Disney was one of adventures filled with characters... Read more
![<p>One in four people with disability identify as Culturally and Linguistically Diverse but advocacy groups say the Disability Support Pension is not accessible for this cohort. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/2_11_2021-DSP-inquiry.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Inquiry hears of barriers to Disability Support Pension for people from diverse backgrounds
Advocacy groups for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people say the rate of the Disability Support Pension... Read more
![<p>Research has found the wellbeing of job seekers is lower than that of people who are employed, but also that the wellbeing of job seekers with disability is even lower. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/29_10_2021-employment-wellbeing-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Study finds unemployed people with disability have low wellbeing
Research collected by atWork Australia to help the employment services industry understand the needs of job seekers has... Read more
![<p>Pfizer will be available as a booster dose for all adults, regardless of whether their first and second doses were Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/27_10_2021-booster-vaccine.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Third COVID-19 dose on the way for all adult Australians
The Australian Health Department’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has provisionally approved a third dose of... Read more
![<p>For Helen Bonynge ineligibility for NDIS means she either has to live without the disability support she needs or pay for the costly supports herself. [Source: Supplied]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/21_10_2021-Helen-DDD-petition.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Petition seeks to end age discrimination in the disability support system
The Government is being called out for age discrimination written into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)... Read more
![<p>About one in every 1,100 Australian babies are born with Down syndrome, equating to 290 born every year. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/19_10_2021-Down-syndrome-month-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Lives of people with Down syndrome celebrated to raise awareness
More than 13,000 Australians living with Down syndrome are being celebrated this month as Down Syndrome Australia (DSA)... Read more
![<p>Senior Counsel Assisting the Disability Royal Commission Kate Eastman SC says preventing violence against women with disability will require systemic change. [Source: Disability Royal Commission]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/14_10_2021-Roya-Commission-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Majority of women with intellectual disability have experienced sexual abuse, hears Disability Royal Commission
Ninety percent of Australian women with intellectual disability have experienced sexual abuse according to figures heard... Read more
![<p>Australia’s 2.65 million carers are being celebrated for the amount of unpaid care they provide. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/13_10_2021-Carers-week-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
National Carers Week recognises the compassionate work of carers
For years Danie didn’t realise she was a carer, she just did what she could to support her daughter. Read more
![<p>The Disability Support Pension provided by Centrelink is too difficult to access according to advocacy groups and forces people onto the lower JobSeeker payment. [Source: Shutterstock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/11_10_2021-DSP-inquiry-high.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Inquiry hears of barriers to accessing the Disability Support Pension
An inquiry into the Disability Support Pension (DSP) continues to receive submissions from advocacy groups and... Read more