Posted April 8, 2024
Although the NDIS Review set out a five-year timeframe for reform, many of the items within this bill are needed to modify the NDIS Act and to allow for changes to take place.
Posted April 8, 2024
Australia’s public transportation standards are poised for their inaugural significant overhaul in two decades, aimed at enhancing accessibility for individuals with disabilities. In this podcast, let’s delve into the perspectives of disability advocates regarding these proposed modifications.
Posted April 8, 2024
While adjusting to life with a disability after an accident is a common experience, advocates say Australians who acquire a disability later in life are hampered by a rule barring over 65s joining the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Featured: Peter Wilcox, lives with polio Ross Joyce, CEO of the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations Dr Bronwyn Morkham, … Continued
Posted April 8, 2024
On this episode of Reasonable & Necessary, Dr George meets with the NDIS Provider and Worker Registration Taskforce to understand the role of the taskforce and learn if changes to registration requirements will impact on our rights to choice and control in the NDIS.
Posted April 8, 2024
A group of National Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) believe the changes announced in Federal Parliament to amend the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013, can only work if people with disability and our families, supporters, communities and organisations are front and centre in their design, with the appropriate foundations in place.
Posted April 8, 2024
Closing date: April 19, 2024
This exciting new role is the opportunity for you to work in collaboration with people with a disability and their families to provide well informed facilitation of Circles of Support that is guided by Roles Based Practice to build full, meaningful and inclusive lives in the community. Belonging Matters is a capacity building organisation with an … Continued
Posted April 8, 2024
Closing date: April 23, 2024
The Victorian Disability Worker Commission (VDWC) is conducting a survey about disability sector safeguards and the disability workforce. There are no right or wrong answers. They just want to know what you think. Participants will go into a prize draw to win one of ten $100 vouchers. If you want to do the survey, click … Continued
Posted April 8, 2024
Closing date: April 14, 2024
Are you a person with disability who is currently studying or recently graduated from university? If so, you might be interested in our Stepping Into Internship program. Every year we find university students with disability who are in their second last year, final year or recently graduated and bring them together with employers who are … Continued
Posted April 8, 2024
Healthy Discussions: Supporting people with disability to make and communicate health decisions aims to improve the way that health practitioners communicate with people with disability and to improve their understanding of disability The voice of people with lived experience of disability is at the heart of the Healthy Discussions project. Everyone has the right to … Continued
Posted April 3, 2024
The Government want your feedback on the draft National Autism Strategy. This is a draft Strategy which has not yet been agreed by Government. Following feedback through the public consultation process the draft Strategy will be further refined and it is expected the final Strategy will be presented to Government by the end of 2024. … Continued
Posted April 2, 2024
Closing date: April 11, 2024
Where: In person at WDV’s office (Bourke St, Melbourne) Or online via Zoom When: 8 x 3 hour program sessions (breaks included). On Wednesdays from April 24th – June 12th. Individual mentor sessions and Graduation Celebration TBC. Cost: FREE Enabling Women will support people at their individual stages of leadership, and is a Program where … Continued
Posted April 2, 2024
The disability community is hotly debating a recommendation that all service providers be registered. The proposal comes from a review of the industry, and is part of legislation making its way through parliament.
Posted April 2, 2024
Sky News host Danica De Giorgio says the way Australians with disabilities access the NDIS is “said to be overhauled”. Ms De Giorgio said the overhaul will be done “under a federal government plan”.
Posted April 2, 2024
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