Disability
NDIS – Staffing challenge for small regional service providers
There are a number of concerns and challenges that the NDIS needs to evaluate as the scheme gets set to......
Disability advocacy groups campaign against government funding cuts
The New South Wales Government plans to cut funding to disability advocacy organisations by 2020. Without Government funding, these groups......
Children with FASD missing out on the NDIS
Families who have children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) have expressed concern that they are missing out on receiving......
Self-Portrait wins Adelaide Fringe poster competition
Artist Matthew Clark has beaten tough competition in the 2019 Adelaide Fringe poster competition with his painting titled, ‘Day Out’. Matthew......
Disability support claims plummet over eight years
Figures released by the Department of Human Services show number of people accessing the disability support pension has dropped over......
NDIA slammed for leaving disabled people on the NDIS waiting to have their plans reviewed up to nine months
Nearly 8,000 Australians with a disability are stuck trying to fix their botched NDIS plans with the National Disability Insurance......
NDIS Funding Remains Unchanged
Instead of addressing concerns over the decision not to raise the Medicare levy, the Federal Government has announced there will......
Bullying a key issue for children with Tourette Syndrome
Today kicks off Tourette Syndrome Awareness Week, a week that raises awareness of the condition that affects approximately 45,000 children in......
NDIS funding in danger as Government scraps Medicare levy increase
The Government has scrapped the proposed increase to the Medicare levy, originally planned to help fund the NDIS. Where the......
Able to work
People with disabilities, whether mental or physical, often find it tough to gain and maintain work. But there is help......