Easy Read resources to support learning from home during coronavirus
A lot of schools around Australia are closed at the moment. This means that children and parents are having to manage learning from home. The Australian Coalition for Inclusive Education has developed a new resource about learning at home during coronavirus. They’ve put together information to help students with disability and their families organise and […]
Source: Inclusion Australia
New website launched
AdvoKit is a pop-up website we’ve created in partnership with Inclusion Australia.
This website is designed to help people get the advocacy resources they need to support people with disability during the pandemic and beyond.
Source: DANA
Jury duty in WA: reject discrimination and offer your views
The Western Australian Government is asking for community views on its rule for people serving on juries. Deafness Forum, on behalf of our community said that state and territory laws specifically those in WA because there is a review currently underway should be changed so they dont discriminate on the basis of disability, […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
AFDO eNews #12
Welcome to the latest edition of AFDO eNews. Our member organisations work together to advocate for the rights of people with disability in Australia. However, its also important to recognise that our members are individual disability organisations in their own right. Each organisation has its own community, specialist skills and knowledge, and knows how to best […]
Source: AFDO
Triumph of commonsense – the future of Hearing Services
The Government has announced its arrangements for NDIS funded hearing services to commence on 1 July 2020. And the decisions are framed for the benefit of consumers. Before this announcement, advocates were concerned that consumers would not be given adequate time to prepare for changes, should they be introduced. A Government taskforce announced these arrangements […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
South Australian Information Service
Are you a person with Down syndrome living in South Australia? Are you a family member or an individual supporting a person with Down syndrome? Our new South Australian Information Service would like to hear from you!
Source: Down Syndrome Australia
