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In The Media 9 July 2015

Services collaborate on innovative housing to bridge ageing-disability divide

Service providers collaborating on a unique development to enable people with disabilities and their ageing parent carers to stay living together as they age say they are documenting their experiences and will produce a blueprint to guide other providers.

In The Media 6 July 2015

Only one NDIS reject in 10 goes to case review

DISABILITY Advocacy NSW is encouraging Hunter residents who have been refused access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to seek a review, for their own sake, and those that follow.

In The Media 6 July 2015

Helping hand for star on the rise

SAM Marthick, of Burnie, has seen incredible success in recent months, being selected in Tasmanian teams in football and basketball.

In The Media 6 July 2015

Tasmanian disability service provider tripling workforce thanks to NDIS

Tasmania’s largest disability services provider is set to triple its workforce over the next four years thanks to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

In The Media 6 July 2015

Federal funding cuts force closure of vital disability support service

Federal funding cuts have forced the closure of an essential disability support service that has linked millions of people with inclusive travel and recreation.

In The Media 3 July 2015

NDIS a stunning success

TWO years after the National Disability Insurance Scheme kicked off in Tasmania, Frank Gunn’s family are still pinching themselves.

In The Media 3 July 2015

First NDIS shopfront opens in Penrith to support 2,000 children, young people ahead of full rollout

Australia’s first shop front for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) has been officially opened in Western Sydney.

In The Media 3 July 2015

‘Still work to do’ on first anniversary of NDIS rollout in the ACT

ACT residents who transitioned to the National Disability Insurance Scheme in its first year are less satisfied than many of their interstate counterparts and the number of eligible participants continues to exceed expectations, the latest report shows.

In The Media 3 July 2015

Disability insurance program changing lives for fortunate few in WA trial sites

Around 2,700 people living south of Perth will have access to individualised support with the launch of an additional National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) trial site on July 1.

In The Media 3 July 2015

Thankful parents describe NDIS rollout as a blessing

TWO years will have passed since the National Disability Insurance Scheme was rolled out in Tasmania.

Col and Sharyn Burston, of Kings Meadows, describe its introduction as a blessing.

In The Media 30 June 2015

Victoria must seize chance to lead nation to safeguard people with disability

The Ombudsman’s report on abuse of people with disability shows they need advocates and oversight systems to protect them.

In The Media 30 June 2015

Disability support pension eligibility crackdown forces people onto Newstart allowance: welfare groups

Welfare groups have warned the Federal Government’s crackdown on welfare payments will force more people onto the Newstart allowance, with no prospect of finding a job or looking after their health.

In The Media 30 June 2015

Taskforce Needed to Address Young People in Aged Care

A Senate Inquiry report into the adequacy of residential care for young people with disability has highlighted the wasted potential of young people who are forced to live in nursing homes, writes Summer Foundation CEO Dr Di Winkler.

In The Media 25 June 2015

Young disabled people forced to live in aged care homes being forgotten, Senate inquiry finds

Young disabled Australians forced to live in aged care facilities are being forgotten and ignored, according to a new report tabled in the Senate.

In The Media 24 June 2015

NSW budget 2015: NDIS lifts disability spending

Funding for people with disabilities in NSW will account for more than half of the total social security and welfare spend as the state ushers in the full rollout of the national disability insurance scheme.

In The Media 23 June 2015

Disability Advocacy Review

People with disability, their families and disability advocates are being urged to participate in a review of the Federal Government’s National Disability Advocacy Framework.

In The Media 23 June 2015

NDIS funding not enough to meet needs, says draft paper

The agency running the $22 billion national disability insurance scheme will spend up to $900 million a year on housing but has ¬declared it will never own or build housing stock, according to a draft discussion paper.

In The Media 23 June 2015

Tourism industry should cater for people with disabilities to build business

Tasmania’s Tourism Industry Council (TICT) sees huge potential for the state to better cater for travellers with disabilities.

In The Media 22 June 2015

Disability sector set to get $150 million boost in NSW budget as families call for more group homes

The New South Wales Government is promising a $150 million funding boost for people with disabilities in next week’s budget.

The money will pay for 900 new respite places and 310 new supported accommodation places across NSW, to try to cater for the huge demand.

In The Media 22 June 2015

Former disability discrimination commissioner Graeme Innes outraged by Government’s wind farm role

Australia’s first blind disability discrimination commissioner says the Federal Government has sent the wrong message by proposing the establishment of a wind farms commissioner, a year after axing his former role.

In The Media 18 June 2015

Thanks for not giving me a go – I’m now my own boss

REJECTION has been Laura Scurr’s greatest asset.

No-one would hire her so she’s rolled her wheelchair straight to the top and is now the boss of her own virtual administration business.

In The Media 15 June 2015

Family fights Disability Services to stay together

Nona Westenrieder doesn’t want a lot – just a chance to keep her family together.

Ms Westenrieder’s parents, Merv and Helen Leneham, took in four boys with severe disabilities when no one else would.

In The Media 15 June 2015

Abandoned school sites could be given new life under housing plan for elderly and disabled people

A FORMER young South Australian Citizen of the Year is developing plans to turn vacant former school sites in the northern suburbs into housing for people on low-incomes.

In The Media 15 June 2015

People with disabilities hope building review will improve access

Opportunities for people with disabilities under the NDIS are in danger of being wasted unless building standards are improved to provide better access to public transport and offie blocks.