ABC Television has created a webpage where it will file all its news stories on this Royal Commission – https://www.abc.net.au/news/story-streams/disability-royal-commission/
Source: DANA
Selected category: General
UN Review on the Rights of Persons with Disability in Australia
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee) last week concluded its review of Australia on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Issues raised Australia’s Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Ben Gauntlett as well as civil society representatives participated in the review. Some of the […]
Source: AFDO
Welcome Catherine McAlpine
Inclusion Australia is delighted to announce the appointment of Catherine McAlpine as Chief Executive Officer.
Source: Inclusion Australia
Community and social participation statistics
Discrimination directly affects a person’s participation and inclusion in everyday activities. It can lead to people avoiding everyday activities, such as attending events or seeking medical help, or going to school or work. This, in turn, increases the risk that people with disability will experience social isolation, which can affect their overall health and wellbeing. […]
Source: AFDO
NDIS Participant Service Guarantee
Some people with disability, their families and carers are unhappy about the time taken to consider their applications for access to the NDIS, to approve their plan, and support them through a review process if they disagree with decisions made about their plans. Some people have also expressed concerns about the consistency of decisions being […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
Heartless decision to axe CapTel
More than 4,000 people with hearing difficulties around Australia will be without the CapTel phone service from 2020 when an American company takes over the National Relay Service. The Commonwealth Government has awarded Concentrix Services a contract to deliver the National Relay Service (NRS). The Government has directed Concentrix to shut down the CapTel handset […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
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