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![<p>Disability Employment Service provides across the country will have some or all of their Government funding axed for services in a sector crackdown. [Source: iStock] </p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/22_8_22-DES.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Disability Employment Service providers lose Government funding over “poor performance”
Many Disability Employment Service (DES) providers across Australia will lose Federal Government funding for some or all... Read more
![<p>Angela has a passion for helping people living with a brain injury to find the right support. [Source: Supplied]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/18_8_2022-brain-injury.jpg?fm=pjpg)
“Your new normal can be exciting” – Living life after a brain injury
When beauty therapist *Angela arrived home from a camping trip ten years ago she began unpacking her camping trailer in... Read more
![<p>Disability advocate Hannah Diviney received a response from Disney to create a princess with disability. [Source: Twitter]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/15_08_22-Hannah-Devineyjpeg.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Disney responds to disability advocate on creating a princess with disability
Film conglomerate Disney has responded to criticism made by Australian disability advocate, Hannah Diviney, about... Read more
![<p>The South Australian Government has opened up an old aged care facility to help house NDIS participants that have been stuck in hospital because there is no appropriate accommodation. [Source: iStock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/11_8_22New-NDIS-facility.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Stranded hospitalised NDIS participants to reside in former aged care facility
The State Government has opened a new facility at a former aged care facility in South Australia for National Disability... Read more
![<p>Luke Pople was part of the debut team for the 3×3 men’s wheelchair basketball for Australia. [Source: Commonwealth Games Australia]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/8_8_2022-Luke-Pople-CWG.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Australian para-athletes conclude successful run at Commonwealth Games
The 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham is coming to an end today, with Australian para-athletes competing in a range... Read more
![<p>A response to Long COVID is needed to support Australians experiencing symptoms months after contracting COVID-19. [Source: iStock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/4_8_2022-Long-covid.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Long COVID response on the cards as more Australians contract the illness
Health Minister Mark Butler has confirmed the Federal Government will look at a response to Long COVID, as more and more... Read more
![<p>Bill Cooper, who lives with Down’s syndrome, and his brother in law Kyran O’Connell have been sharing their unique friendship with the world via TikTok. [Image: Brother Boys]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/29_7_2022-Bill-and-Kyran-3.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Brother Boys friendship taking the world by storm
Two Australian men have become social media stars for their fun-loving friendship, delighting TikTok viewers with their... Read more
![<p>Major political parties banded together in voting to prevent changes being made that would have allowed Senator Jordon Steele-John to chair a disability related committee. [Source: Twitter]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/28_7_2022-Senate-vote.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Senate votes down disability leadership opportunity
A bid to have the only openly disabled Member of Parliament (MP) as chair of a disability-related committee was voted... Read more
![<p>Free access to Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) has become incredibly inconsistent from each State to Territory. [Source: iStock]</p>](https://agedcareguide-assets.imgix.net/news/articles/news/articles/25_7_2022-COIVD-19-RATs_220725_165309.jpg?fm=pjpg)
Access to RATs inconsistent across Australia
The Victorian Government has extended its program of free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) for people with disability to cover... Read more
First-of-its-kind guideline to improve supports for autistic children and families
Autism CRC, an independent national research organisation focusing on best practice in relation to autism, has released... Read more