Project Inclusion Worker at Reinforce
Closing date: February 11, 2023
Reinforce are seeking a Project inclusion Worker, experienced in working with people with intellectual disability, on a peer led Training Unit. Closing Friday 10th February 2023
DARU Update
New sexual harassment/discrimination service
The Disability Discrimination Legal Service (“DDLS”) is pleased to announce our new sexual harassment/discrimination service. This is a four year project funded by the Federal Attorney General’s National Legal Assistance Partnership. In addition to our regular discrimination service for people with disabilities, we now offer a service to women with disabilities who have experienced sexual … Continued
Review of Family, Domestic and Sexual Violence Services for Women with Disability
Closing date: February 28, 2023
The Department of Social Services (the Department) has engaged KPMG to undertake a review of the accessibility of mainstream and specialist family, domestic and sexual violence (FDSV) services for women with disability. This review will ultimately result in a final report containing the project findings as well as the development of guidance materials for FDSV … Continued
Diversity, dignity, equity and best practice: a framework for supported decision-making
Supported decision-making needs to be implemented across all sectors to ensure people with cognitive disability are empowered to make their own choices, says a new report commissioned by the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
Everyone can Work – employment pathway for people with intellectual disability
When it comes to navigating employment supports for people with intellectual disability, it can be hard to know where to start. The Everyone Can Work website is for people with intellectual disability, their families and supporters. It brings together information about Australian Government employment supports, the lived experience of families and people with intellectual disability, … Continued
‘Holding cell’: Melbourne family with disabled son stuck in ‘transitional’ housing for a decade
When Rosalie Dow moved into transitional housing in Melbourne with her two young children in 2013, she thought it would only be for a few months. Dow’s son, Mayer, was two, and showing signs of what would soon be diagnosed as Coffin-Lowry syndrome, a rare and often debilitating genetic condition with complications including intellectual disability, … Continued