Disability
Disability service use growing faster than funding
Professionals providing services to disabled Australians say they’re not surprised a government report has found disabled people are seeking assistance......
The “Trickle Down Effect” of the Paralympics
The 2012 Paralympic Games finally drew to an end on Sunday. The Australian team walked away with an impressive total......
Inaudible train announcements just one of many accessibility issues
RailCorp acknowledges that muffled and incomprehensible announcements are a problem commuters regularly face on Sydney trains. So today Minister for......
Aussie Paralympic athletes farewelled in Sydney
With one Games closing, another is waiting to open. The Paralympics kick off in London on August 29. This year,......
Blade Runner’s Olympic campaign under scrutiny
Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is preparing to compete in athletics at the Olympic Games but his quest is dividing opinion.......
QLD out in the cold on NDIS
The Queensland government is the only state government that is not supporting the National Disability Insurance Scheme trials. On Friday,......
Push to legalise sex work in SA gets support from disability sector
Most states of Australia have decriminalised or legalised sex work. Only Western Australia and South Australia still make sex workers......
NDIS to go ahead – but only in Labor states
There willl be many disability advocates across the country disappointed today – but not those living in Tasmania South Australia......
Will there be NDIS success at COAG?
The National Disability Insurance Scheme will be top priority at the Council of Australian Governments forum in Canberra tomorrow. The......
New figures on abuse of disabled people no surprise
New figures shed light on the hidden problem of abuse of disabled people. It has been revealed that in Victoria......