Indigneous woman Lisa Sansbury tells her story of trauma and abuse after being removed from her family at a young age. She tells her story in a painting to be submitted to the Disability Royal Commission with the support of her Indigenous advocate at Grampians disAbility Advocacy.
The report examines existing research to gain a better understanding of both risk and protective factors relating to why some members of society cause harm to people with disability. A rapid review process was used to identify 168 papers in the peer-reviewed literature. The researchers found that the majority of studies focused on the risks for people with disability while only few looked at the risk factors which enable perpetrators, or systemic issues that enable violence.
Attitudes are a major concern for Australians with disability. They are related to disability-based discrimination and social exclusion, which in turn impact the health and wellbeing of people with disability. This report describes findings from the first national survey on attitudes toward people with disability. The report has strong signals for business and government about the need for interventions that seek to combat attitudes across organisational and structural levels of society.
A significant proportion of the workforce is balancing parenting and/or caring responsibilities. However, traditional workplace structures have failed to keep up with workers’ attempts to balance work and family life and leave behind outdated, gendered divisions of ‘breadwinner’ and ‘home-maker’. This snapshot report shares the results of a survey of 1500 Victorians about their experiences with flexible work during the pandemic and how employers can better support parents and carers in the post-COVID workplace.
The COVID-19 pandemic compounded existing inequalities for workers with disability, leaving many of them feeling stretched, stressed and unfairly treated. However, the unprecedented move to remote and flexible work during the pandemic also created opportunities to better understand how flexible work arrangements can support people with disability to access and participate meaningfully in the workplace. … Continued
Closing date: October 30, 2021
In a ground-breaking new documentary series, SBS seeks to explore how stigma and prejudice impact the lives of millions of Australians, by getting to the heart of what people really think about disability, old people and obesity. Three-part series What Does Australia Really Think About… hosted by Kurt Fearnley, Noni Hazlehurst and Casey Donovan, premieres … Continued
This guide outlines what a Circle of Support is and ideas about how you might create a Circle of Support. It provides examples of how others have brought together family, friends and allies committed to assisting a person with a disability to achieve a good life in community and safeguard their interests into the future. This guide also includes a workbook where you can write down all your ideas, dreams, visions and thoughts in one place.
This video introduces 6 keystones for understanding disability. By putting them in place, we can work together for a more inclusive and equitable society.
The online self-paced 2-part micro-course explores violence against women with disabilities. The first course increases awareness of the impact of violence against women with disabilities and the second course introduces prevention of violence against women with disabilities. The aim is to assist the disability, prevention, social services, and government workforces to understand how easily violence against women with disabilities can occur and what actions you can take to prevent it.
This hilarious skit was created for the Where To From Here (WTFH) conference hosted by DSC in July 2021. Alistair Baldwin had the audience not knowing whether to laugh or cry.! Hmm, starting to think we may have got rid of Its too soon. Who would have thought they could be this much fun?
The report provides a general description of how Commonwealth funding for education operates; a detailed explanation of how laws regulating education for students with disability function in each jurisdiction; and an examination of each jurisdiction’s anti-discrimination laws as they apply to education (including the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) and the Disability Standards for Education 2005 issued under that Act.)
This podcast series is for people with disabilities, family and friends of people with disabilities, and anyone interested in providing a more inclusive life for people with disabilities. The podcast is a collection of real life stories focused on the good life for people with disabilities sourced from people with disabilities and their families, and a spectrum of professionals and advocates.
Women with disability are at greater risk of experiencing Ddomestic family violence than those without disability. Domestic family violence services, therefore, need to be able to effectively support people with disability and to address any barriers they may face in accessing support. The Guidelines provide a framework of overarching principles. The Resource Manual supports the guidelines by providing practice-based resources and tools to support both frontline workers and service managers in good practice service delivery.
Puberty can feel like a brave new world, or even a whole new planet – and for children with disability, there can be unique issues to address. Planet Puberty is an online resource designed to help parents and carers of children with intellectual disability and/or autism spectrum disorder navigate the changes to their bodies, emotions and social interactions occurring during adolescence. A range of inclusive and accessible digital resources is available including factsheets, videos and useful books that cover everything a child needs to know as they go through puberty, including information about body changes, hygiene, periods, emotions and relationships.
Closing date: June 30, 2025
The plan outlines the Australian Government’s commitment to work with NDIS participants, industry and other stakeholders to grow a responsive and capable workforce for the NDIS that attracts workers with suitable skills, values and attributes. The plan includes 16 initiatives that aim to ensure the care and support market and workforce are able to support participants to meet their needs and achieve their goals.