Disability
Brave New World: NDIS – failing the elderly
When the NDIS was introduced in 2013, it was the biggest change to our health system since Medicare. It was......
Brave New World: NDIS – barriers and confusion
When the NDIS was introduced in 2013, it was the biggest change to our health system since Medicare. It was......
Brave New World: NDIS – how it changes disability support
When the NDIS was introduced in 2013, it was the biggest change to our health system since Medicare. It was......
My kind of normal
Steve has an intellectual disability and is transgender. Before coming to terms with the differences he felt from society, he......
Unfair imprisonment of Indigenous Australians with mental disabilities
Thousands of Indigenous Australians living with a mental or cognitive disability are imprisoned each year. A new study is looking......
Better response needed for disability abuse victims
Trigger warning: this report discusses sexual violence. Kobie Hicks is a survivor of childhood sexual assault who spoke out at......
Picking up the NDIS psychosocial slack
Australia has over 90,000 people living with a psychosocial mental disability. Of these, only 12% will be eligible for a......
Increasing special exam privileges for students with mental illness
Rising exam pressures has led to more students seeking special exam privileges intended to help the mentally and physically disabled.......
Advocates call for national legal approach to intellectual disability
Disability advocacy groups are calling for recent South Australian laws that improve the rights of the intellectually disabled in court......
Network launched to help young Australian women living with a disability
There are many young women in Australia living with a disability, with their own unique issues. Recognising the need for......