When Calie Green was 19 years old, she moved hundreds of kilometres away from her family in central Queensland in search of a better, more accessible life. She had hoped to complete her studies at a university in Rockhampton, but there wasn’t enough support for people who are deaf. But 20 years later, Ms Green, … Continued
Major reforms to the National Disability Insurance (NDIS) have been introduced to parliament today by Minister for the NDIS Bill Shorten. People with Disability Australia (PWDA) have responded with a call for genuine co-design to refine the legislation to ensure the reforms reflect the needs of the people they’re designed for.
Since the review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) released its recommendations in December, there has been a series of Town Hall events to discuss them around the country – but no actual changes. Today the government introduced a new bill to make way for NDIS reform. Disability minister Bill Shorten said “legislation and … Continued
The dust is settling on the release of the NDIS 10 Year Review, and all our minds turn to the upcoming government response. Out of all the 26 recommendations and 139 actions, the one word coming up again and again that snuck past the headline writers was ‘digital.’
A refreshed plan of action by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is aiming to support more people with disability find and keep jobs. The NDIA has refreshed its Participant Employment Strategy 2024-2026 (Strategy) to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of NDIS employment supports.
The Australian government has delayed its formal response to the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) to mid-2024. Instead it has released a “Progress Update’”. So, what does the Progress Update tell us?
Nothing can hold 11-year-old Jamahl Ali back. The caring and confident student enjoys school, has lots of friends and is school captain this year, but it’s been a long journey to get where he is today. Jamahl’s mother Shanna Ali started noticing developmental concerns with Jamahl when he was just 18 months old.
Despite the ever-growing presence of pop culture in our daily routines, some young people say they have yet to see themselves in the media they consume. In the close-knit community of Mount Barker in Western Australia’s Great Southern, Macklyn Woollard has no shortage of people who care about him.
Sun, sand, the lure of water, and waves that carry you weightless to the shore. The beach is an idyllic escape for some, but Shane Hryhorec says it can make others feel “locked out of life”. “The beach can make someone with a disability feel very disabled,” he said. The former surf lifesaver said his … Continued
For anyone diagnosed with physical illnesses, like cancer, it’s common for services and organisations to provide peer-support programs. Programs like these acknowledge the need for people to learn how to navigate all of the services and information from those who’ve already experienced the illness themselves. They can also provide important therapeutic connections.
Australians consider the National Disability Insurance Scheme to be a fundamental government service on par with Medicare and want fraud and waste to be fixed to ensure its sustainability, focus group research shows.
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many innovations in how we interact digitally – and a Curtin University research project has won significant funding to ensure people living with disability can also benefit from what’s been learned. The Australian Research Council has awarded Professor Katie Ellis and her team more than $1 million as part of … Continued
“Anything is possible. You just have to figure out how.” Jason Mayweather, who was born with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, is concentrating too intently to take any notice of the sign on the wall of a gym in Woolloongabba, on Brisbane’s southside. The 40-year-old is up on his feet, sweating profusely, and slowly … Continued
Disability is almost always the forgotten aspect of diversity. Very rarely is disability considered or mentioned in conversations about women or broader diversity. Yet disabled women are disproportionately economically disadvantaged and disempowered compared with non-disabled people.
The words ‘foundational supports’ have been on everybody’s lips, since the term was first coined by the NDIS Review late last year. But while the words might be new, the idea behind them is not. Quite simply, foundational supports are disability supports other than the NDIS. If you are thinking: what disability supports outside of … Continued