3CR Disability Day 2012
To celebrate International Day for People with Disabilities, 3CR broadcast 12 hours of disability related programs. These are now available as podcast for download on the 3CR website.
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Feelings, Not Facts, Base of Forced Sterilisation
When Stella Young was four years old, she broke her leg while on a family holiday in Adelaide. For Stella and her family, such an incident wasn’t uncommon. The disability advocate and editor of ABC’s Ramp Up was born with osteogenesis imperfecta, a congenital condition more commonly – and crudely – known as brittle bone … Continued
Young and Disabled a Double Whammy
Ben Thompson spent his early 20s in a nursing home after an assault outside his home in Cranbourne left him with a brain injury, meaning he required constant care. His sister Hannah said the nursing home staff were ”fantastic” but it was hard for Ben to engage with the residents, most of whom were 60 … Continued
Legal Aid Cut for Disabled Children in Compo Cases
Children, disabled people and the mentally ill will be denied access to free legal advice on compensation matters under a range of cuts to Legal Aid NSW. The service is $200,000 in deficit and has been forced to find savings to meet an even tighter budget for the new financial year, but ruled out tightening … Continued
Disabled Maybe, but Fully Fit to Work
I recently made some widely reported comments about helping more disabled people – particularly disability support pensioners – into jobs. In response, I received two death threats and about 50 emails, phone calls and letters, many from people who wished me in fairly graphic terms – how do I say this politely? – to refrain … Continued
Suitable Care Needed for Disabled Young
Jock Watson spent most of his 20s in a nursing home after a car accident left him with an acquired brain injury, meaning he needed constant care. While fellow residents tried to engage the young man in their bingo games and sing-a-longs, it was an isolating experience. ”He spent much of his time in his … Continued
Brighter Light for Disability
It began with a mother’s plea and had many champions. Australia’s groundbreaking disability insurance scheme starts today.missions One day in 2006, Bruce Bonyhady went to visit a kindergarten in the Melbourne suburb of Endeavour Hills. Bonyhady, then chairman of Yooralla, was confronted by a woman demanding to know why she couldn’t get the support she … Continued
Historic Treaty Adopted, Boosts Access to Books for Persons with Vision Disabilities Worldwide
International negotiators meeting under the auspices of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) adopted on June 27 a landmark new treaty that boosts access to books for the benefit of hundreds of millions of people who are blind, visually impaired and print-disabled. The treaty, approved after more than a week of intense debate among negotiators … Continued
Cost of New Wheelchair-friendly Taxi Licences for Outer Melbourne to Increase by $5000 in New Law Changes
The cost of new wheelchair-friendly taxi licences for outer Melbourne will increase by $5000 in law changes designed to appease rogue independent MP Geoff Shaw and some Coalition backbenchers. Legislation that passed State Parliament’s Lower House had a $17,000 licence price tag for a new conventional cab that services suburbs such as Frankston and Dandenong, … Continued
Autistic Boy’s Carer had no Experience with Children
The carer who looked after a severely autistic boy who drowned on a day trip was unaware of his client’s disabilities and never received any relevant training from the agency that hired him, an inquest has heard. Vipula Rajakaruna Mudiyanselage was caring for Felix Hua in his then role as a community support worker with … Continued
DisabilityCare Launches in Newcastle
DisabiltyCare launches today in four sites around the country. Each site will operate slightly differently as the Federal Government tests the model ahead of a national rollout. There’s a lot of support for the disabilty insurance scheme in the Hunter but in recent weeks, there’s also been a fair bit of anxiety. In Newcastle, a … Continued
Jenny Macklin Talks DisabilityCare and Leadership Change
Ms Macklin, the Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, will retain her portfolio in today’s ministerial reshuffle. She told RN Breakfast that she respected the decision of her caucus colleagues in last week’s leadership ballot, but wouldn’t be drawn on question of how the new cabinet will work with the reinstalled Prime Minister.
WIPO Negotiations Treaty for Blind People
Will the world’s governments agree a meaningful book treaty for blind people? Marrakech-17th June 2013 – Today sees the start of a two-week UN meeting to conclude a new World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) treaty for people who are blind or have other print disabilities. The Marrakech diplomatic conference is set to agree a treaty … Continued
DisabilityCare Impact on Families
The long awaited national disability insurance scheme will start operating next week with launch sites getting underway across four states. In NSW, DisabilityCare will operate across the Hunter region and in Victoria, in the Barwon area around Geelong. This week we focus on the NSW Hunter region—on what DisabilityCare means for the community—and eventually the … Continued
Disabled Workers are an Asset
While working at the US retailing giant Walgreens, Deb Russell set targets to increase the number of people with disabilities working at the company’s distribution centres. She now advises companies on how they can employ more disabled people. Guest: Deb Russell, Corporate Manager of Diversity and Inclusion Walgreens former Corporate Manager of Diversity and Inclusion