Author: Senate Community Affairs References Committee
Posted June 2, 2023
Under Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021–2031, federal, state, and territory governments have committed to improving health services to create better health outcomes for people with disability. Notwithstanding this, it was brought to the committee’s attention that people with disability continue to face a range of barriers including accessing appropriate, accessible, responsive and equitable reproductive health services and education.
Source: Disability Royal Commission
Author: Translational Health Research Institute
Posted May 26, 2023
The report finds that there is a critical need for improved visibility of people with disability within the criminal justice system and for greater transparency of outcomes in relation to programs designed to support their re-entry (including housing outcomes). Many of the programs designed to support people leaving correctional facilities have a limited evidence base and focus on recidivism to the exclusion of other related factors, such as housing and access to services that support people with disability to live independently in the community. Likewise, many supportive housing programs have not been evaluated for justice-involved people with disability.
Author: Inclusion Australia
Posted May 19, 2023
This resource was established to provide advice to government departments, and other large organisations, on how to be more inclusive of people with an intellectual disability. It consists of a range of helpful resources, co-designed with a network of people with an intellectual disability across Australia. They can be read individually or as a whole to help you think about and improve your own inclusive practice.
Author: Association for Children with Disability (ACD)
Posted May 19, 2023
School is a big part of a child’s life. To be suspended or expelled is serious and it’s important to understand the process and your child’s rights. When the school has a good understanding of your child and effective supports and strategies are in place, serious issues can be avoided. There are many ways that schools and parents can work together to create the best possible learning environment for students with disability. This information sheet refers to processes for government schools.
Source: APO
Author: university of Tasmania
Posted May 19, 2023
The Planning Inclusive Communities (PIC) project stems from research on mobility, participation, and the diverse experience of everyday life in the planned and designed city centres, towns and neighbourhoods of Australia. This report presents the thoughts, experiences, and ideas of 97 participants on what makes communities inclusive, their current experiences of living in their communities and what change is needed to make communities and cities more inclusive.
Author: Victorian Law Reform Commission
Posted May 18, 2023
Jury duty is an important civic duty associated with active citizenship. Barriers to jury service in current law and practice are out of touch with community expectations, laws and policies about non-discrimination and the inclusion of people with disabilities in public life. This report recommends ways to remove barriers from current law and practice that prevent people who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or have low vision from serving on juries.
Source: Equality lawyers
Posted May 12, 2023
In 2021, Equality Lawyers and Picture Human Rights joined forces to create Disability Rights in Real Life, a law handbook for people with disabilities, their families and supporters. Disability Rights in Real Life aims to provide the disability community with information on their rights and to know when they might need a disability rights lawyer. … Continued
Author: Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
Posted May 12, 2023
The Learning Hub contains resources to help people with experiences of mental health issues advocate for what they want under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). It is free to use for all NDIS workers, mental health service workers, people supporting NDIS participants, people who are considering applying for the NDIS, and NDIS participants themselves.
Source: The Conversation Podcast
Author: Politics with Michelle Grattan
Posted May 5, 2023
The federal government is trying to contain the exploding cost of the landmark National Disability Insurance Scheme – especially difficult given the fears of vulnerable people who rely on it. In this podcast, former Paralympian Kurt Fearnley, chair of the National Disability Insurance Authority, which implements the scheme, discusses its issues and the road ahead.
Author: Office of the Public Advocate
Posted May 5, 2023
Lisa, who lives with an acquired brain injury, is passionate about protecting the human rights of people with disability. In this series of interviews, Lisa seeks to explore how various organisations that provide services to people with disability view human rights, and what they are doing to promote the human rights of people with disability.
Author: DARU
Posted April 28, 2023
This week is National Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week – 2-8 May 2023. Learn a little bit about Tourette Syndrome from the unique perspective of lived experience with Jason McCurry. This is part of DARU’s ‘What does inclusion mean to me’ series. You can get more information and resources from Tourette Syndrome Association of Australia Inc. … Continued
Author: IMHA
Posted April 28, 2023
The toolkit is designed for people with lived experience of the mental health system who use or are eligible for the NDIS’ under the psychosocial disability stream. It has information and worksheets to help you know your rights, speak up for yourself and be the strongest advocate for what you want under the Scheme. It is free to use for all NDIS workers, mental health service workers, people supporting NDIS participants, people who are considering applying for the NDIS, and NDIS participants themselves.
Source: Disability royal Commission
Author: Social Policy Research Centre and the National Ethnic Disability Alliance
Posted April 28, 2023
The report investigates how to improve services, supports and programs for people with disability from culturally diverse backgrounds. The study concludes that ‘good’ practice for services involves three key elements, including the involvement of people with disability from culturally diverse backgrounds at all stages of developing, implementing and managing services. The report makes three recommendations for changes at a system, organisational and individual level.
Source: Victoria Government
Author: Department of Education
Posted April 28, 2023
The Hub is an online resource that provides information, tools and guidance on diverse learning, including:
– understanding autism and how schools support autistic students
– understanding the different types of learning difficulties
– how learning difficulties can affect a child’s and young person’s learning
– evidence-based resources, tools, and guidance on learning diversity
– professional learning and teaching resources for school staff.
