Top Honours for mental health advocates
Image:Image: Shutterstock The 2021 Australian Mental Health Prize has been awarded this year to two winners…
disability
‘Seriously Deficient’ – Disability vaccinations
Image:Image: Shutterstock-Viacheslav Lopatin A draft report released by the disability royal commission has found the state’s…
Tech-based abuse rife amongst women with intellectual disabilities
Women living with intellectual and cognitive disabilities are impacted by technology-facilitated abuse, a new report released today…
National Disability Insurance Scheme
Image:shutterstock - Goldsithney Australians aged between 12 and 15 who are on the National Disability Insurance…
Disability and education during lockdown
Education and school are a challenge for children with intellectual disability at the best of times.…
Coping with COVID when you don’t quite understand
COVID-19 and its associated lockdowns have caused stress for most people. Changes to routine, learning new…
The Way to Make Invisible Disabilities Visible
Disabled people whose symptoms are invisible find it harder to communicate their accessibility needs to the…
Disability vulnerability to COVID-19
The news that another NSW disability care home has a case of COVID-19 once again has…
Rural Connection: Cuddle A Cow And Feel Udderly Good About It
Self care has become a pandemic buzzword but if you’re looking for something a little more…
Group home falls victim to vax lag
Three of five residents at a group home for people with a disability have contracted COVID-19.…
The Ethics of Genetic Testing in IVF
As a parent, you would do whatever you could to ensure that your child has a…
Advocates watching closely potential changes to NDIS
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is back in the spotlight thanks to the proposed changes by…