Royal Commission – experiences of students with disability
The Disability Royal Commission wants to hear about the experiences of students with disability. Students and families can make a submission. The Royal Commission wants to hear about: Experiences of violence, abuse, neglect or exclusion of students with disability (including early childhood, schools and tertiary education) Suggestions to prevent violence, abuse, neglect or exclusion of […]
Source: DANA
Disability Royal Commission into group homes starts today!
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability will hold its third public hearing in Melbourne this week, with a particular focus on group homes in Victoria. (Group homes refer to supported accommodation for up to six people with disability.) The Disability Royal Commission will hear from people with disability […]
Source: AFDO
National Relay Service – an absolute train wreck
Reports have been coming in from NRS users who are being blocked from calling through internet relay because their ISPs are regarded as foreign. Others are waiting 15-30 minutes to be connected to a relay officer. It’s tragic that the Government will axe CapTel despite the huge impact it will have on older Australians. But […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
National Relay Service an absolute train wreck
Reports have been coming in from NRS users who are being blocked from calling through internet relay because their ISPs are regarded as foreign. Others are waiting 15-30 minutes to be connected to a relay officer. It’s tragic that the Government will axe CapTel despite the huge impact it will have on older Australians. But […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
Employing people with disability is good business
Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes wrote an Op-ed piece in The Sydney Morning Herald today about how employer attitudes need to change about hiring people with disability. As a community, our perceptions around and understanding of disability has come a long way, but there is still a long way to go, and barriers to […]
Source: AFDO
Hearing loss linked to absenteeism in Aboriginal school kids
High levels of hearing loss have been linked to absenteeism in Aboriginal children in their first years of primary school in the Northern Territory, with the Public Health Association of Australia saying children are missing out because of “high but largely preventable levels of hearing impairment”. The findings are of interest to those in the […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
