People with cognitive disability are often excluded from committees and consultations. The Voice at the Table Project seeks to create change and ensure that people with cognitive disability can have a real and equal voice on boards, committees, and consultations. This includes people with intellectual disability and acquired brain injury. What do we do? Training … Continued
Australia’s new Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Rosemary Kayess, said we need to reframe how Australians think about disability, and address social structures that prevent people with disability from participating equally in society. Commissioner Kayess said there is a unique opportunity to transform the lives of people with disability following the Disability Royal Commission and the Independent … Continued
Critical work to take financial pressure off the $42bn National Disability Insurance Scheme will begin with a new federally funded strategy to develop and deliver more disability programs outside the scheme.
A leading autism researcher who has been appointed to join the national board overseeing school funding arrangements says Australian children with disabilities are “struggling now more than ever” and urgent reforms are needed.
Deaf and hard-of-hearing filmgoers say technology issues and lack of film screenings with subtitles make cinema sessions inaccessible.
Closing date: February 18, 2024
The Victorian Government is seeking expressions of interest (EOI) from Victorians who have been affected by a workplace incident involving death, serious injury or illness to join the WICC. This is an opportunity to use your personal experience to make a difference by providing advice directly to Government to drive improvements to workplace health and … Continued
Australia’s former disability discrimination commissioner, Graeme Innes, has settled his dispute with Adelaide Airport. His complaint to the Human Rights Commission was lodged after being denied access to a body scanner with his assistance dog in May 2022. Unfortunately, Innes’ experience will resonate widely with Australia’s 4.4 million people with disability.
The new school year is about to start, and you may have questions and concerns about how best to support your child and work with the school. For support and advice, call the ACD Support Line today. It’s a free telephone advocacy service for all Victorian families raising children with developmental delay and disability from birth to 18.