Interested in using your business development and relationship management skills to increase the voice of people with disability and build the confidence of businesses to hire a more diverse workforce across Australia? The Diversity Field Officer Service, led by the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) in collaboration with Deakin University, works to support small […]
Source: AFDO
For some people, certain sounds like a trumpet blowing a particular tone can make them dizzy. It has been estimated that 1 in 100 people around the world have a congenital inner ear condition known as semicircular canal dehiscence, a thinning of the bone enclosing the inner ear that can lead to vertigo in response […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
Eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme depends on a person’s age, residency status and disability. To access the NDIS you must satisfy the following 3 conditions: be aged under 65 years AND live in Australia and are an Australian citizen or hold a permanent visa or a Protected Special Category visa AND have a […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
An increasing number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children’s lives have been improved by getting hearing help at an earlier age. But according to Australian Hearing, there is more work to be done to reduce the significantly higher rates of hearing problems Indigenous Australians face compared to other Australians. Australian Hearing tracked Aboriginal and […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
Inclusion Australia has today sent a letter to the Prime Minister and Health Minister requesting that the opt out deadline for My Health Record be extended. We are asking the government to fund a campaign which Ensures that people with intellectual disability are aware of how to setup and control their My Health Record Improves […]
Source: Inclusion Australia
National not-for-profit body Children and Young People with Disability Australia conducts a national survey each year on the educational experiences of students with disability in Australia. It focuses on the direct experience of students with disability. The most recent survey results again highlight that the present education system is failing to adequately meet the needs […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
