Disability
Schools in disability funding crisis
Children with disabilities across the nation are missing out on funding after the Abbott Government broke its election promise to......
McClure report proposes welfare shakeup
Today, Minister for Social Services Scott Morrison released the McClure report, a review which proposes a dramatic overhaul of the......
Disability advocates call for overhaul of federal funding
The plight of the young disabled is under close examination right now with two senate inquiries into young people in......
NDIS recipients finally take the spotlight
We’ve heard about the National Disability Insurance Scheme from academics and government ministers, but what about the recipients themselves? Sixteen......
Disability performers need to ‘infiltrate’ arts world
Caroline Bowditch is a wheelchair user, performance artist and choreographer who has been dancing for 25 years. As a Dance......
The Wire Summer: Disability issues
With more and more stories emerging of people with disabilities being locked up in jail because their mental health meant......
New Challenges for young people on Disability Pension
The government plans to review people under 35 who are on a disability pension to find out whether they are......
Medical Miracle or False Hope for Thousands?
Today the world celebrated as 38 year old Bulgarian man Darek Fidyka became the first paraplegic to walk after ground......
Renewed push for FASD to be a disability
Tomorrow is International FASD Awareness Day, and despite countries like Canada and the US having a comprehensive approach to the......
Disability organisations call on Senate to block payout bill
Disability advocacy groups are calling on the federal senate to reject a bill establishing a payout scheme for disabled workers......