Its time for the disability community to talk about our internalised ableism. A challenging article by Amelia Blackwater. Have you ever been called a faker by another person with a disability? Have you ever thought someone didn’t deserve the right to accessibility because you believed they weren’t “disabled enough?” Why are those with disabilities sometimes […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
The National Disability Insurance Scheme and the Australian Government’s Hearing Services Program will have different roles in providing supports to people with hearing difficulties. But they will work together from 1 July to make sure that quality hearing services continue to be available to people of all ages. To do this there have been some […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
The Government’s plan to make the National Auslan Interpreter Booking & Payment Service (NABS) a part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was going to be bad news for about 700 Deaf customers. The NABS is a service that provides interpreters to attend private medical appointments to assist people who communicate in Australian Sign […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
DANA recently conducted an online survey to capture the demand, issues and experiences of advocacy organisations as they work within the challenging COVID-19 environment.
So far survey results have indicated that just over half of the responding organistions have experienced increased demand because of COVID-19, while a quarter of organisations indicate their capacity to take on new advocacy clients has decreased during the pandemic.
Source: DANA
We have published a new page on the AFDO website called Staying Safe. The Staying Safe page has information and resources for people with disability experiencing abuse, and includes information about your rights, and where you can get help if you are experiencing any type of violence or abuse. Staying Safe also includes links to […]
Source: AFDO
About the Capacity Building for Dietitians in Disability (CBBD) project The Capacity Building for Dietitians in Disability (CBDD) project is an NDIS funded project to build the capacity of dietitians to meet the needs of people with disabilities and improve access to dietitian services. Dietitians Australia (DA) is the lead organisation. The Australian Federation of […]
Source: AFDO
