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In The Media 6 October 2016

Couples with Down syndrome don’t need to be sterilised, they need support

One good thing about moving out of home at 20 was ending the excruciatingly awkward parental interactions about sex, and boyfriend-sleepovers, and having to hear my parents’ views on the above (firmly against).

Luckily for me, though, one thing they never did was go on national television to speculate about how to have me sterilised.

In The Media 6 October 2016

NDIS is having a powerful impact

The NDIS is about ensuring people with disability can get out and about in the community – it’s about getting them to work, to school and to cafes and restaurants so they can catch up with family and friends.

In The Media 6 October 2016

Every day is a new day for Wahiba and her family

Wahiba Omran was lying in a hospital bed when the school rang with the news her son had broken both his arms in an accident.

She was suffering an attack from the condition multiple sclerosis, so her husband Mohamed needed to attend to their son.

In The Media 27 September 2016

Indifference towards NDIS concerns north Queensland disability provider

As Mackay, north Queensland prepares for the upcoming roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, healthcare providers have concerns that the idea ‘has not been sold’ to the public.

In The Media 26 September 2016

A New Program To Help Support People With Disabilities In the Film Industry Has Been Announced

A new initiative announced today, called Screenability NSW, is trying to fix the problem of under-representation by creating new opportunities across the industry for people with disabilities.

In The Media 26 September 2016

Getting the NDIS Over the Line

The NDIS presents huge opportunities but also poses huge risks. Penny Knight and Professor David Gilchrist, from Curtin’s Not-for-profit Initiative, explain why there is a stronger chance for success if key players work together.

In The Media 26 September 2016

New partnership creates pathway for people with disability into aged care workforce

Aged care organisation IRT Group and disability employment provider the Flagstaff Group are piloting a new training program to assist people with disabilities to move into a career in aged care.

In The Media 26 September 2016

L’Arche launch vision for a collaborative work hub in Phillip

National Disability Insurance Scheme funding changes have left hundreds of Canberrans with intellectual disability in employment limbo.

In The Media 20 September 2016

National Disability Insurance Scheme: Half signed getting disability support for first time

Glance once at Teisha Rose; you’ll see a dark-haired woman walking alongside the glossy, silvered expanse of the bay, a little terrier on a lead.

Look twice, and you might notice the slim black cane she uses for support on longer walks, or when she’s having a tough day.

In The Media 8 September 2016

NDIS growth requires an investment plan

A new study from Curtin University’s Not-for-profit Initiative and National Disability Services’ Centre for Applied Disability Research will provide governments, disability service providers and the broader community with detailed information on the supply and sustainability of disability services in Australia.

In The Media 7 September 2016

NDIS rollout: Research finds disability groups face collapse

New research has cast doubt on the capacity of a significant proportion of disability organisations to meet expected demand under the National Disability Insurance Scheme while a separate report has raised the risk of “critical market failure” as the program rolls out across Australia.

In The Media 2 September 2016

NDIS: COAG council meeting to discuss major IT setbacks in insurance roll-out

The COAG Disability Reform Council is meeting to discuss major IT setbacks that have slowed the roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

In The Media 1 September 2016

Queensland to review disability education

Disability support and advocate groups have welcomed a review of how education is provided to Queensland students with disabilities, saying they are too often left behind.

In The Media 1 September 2016

Charities Must Not Be Afraid To Invest in NDIS Future

The NDIS constitutes a seismic shift for the disability sector. But now is not the time to lose faith – it’s more important than ever that organisations have the courage of their convictions, and continue to invest in the future.

In The Media 30 August 2016

Phone app connects people with disabilities to carers based on shared interests

People with a disability are gaining greater control over their care thanks to a new phone app and the National Disability Insurance Scheme.

In The Media 23 August 2016

Canberra admits responsibility for NDIS computer problems | poll

The federal government’s National Disability Insurance Agency has apologised to a roomful of Hunter and Central Coast disability service providers for the financial hardship and other difficulties that its problem-ridden computer portal has caused.

In The Media 18 August 2016

Government response to NDIS payment problems criticised by Labor

The Federal Opposition has seized on reports some disability service providers have gone without payments under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), suggesting the Government is dragging its feet and being secretive about a review into the problem.

In The Media 18 August 2016

Government IT system failure is unacceptable

Many Australians were justifiably outraged at last week’s IT glitch that prevented them from completing the census online.

While the debacle may have cost precious time, it is unlikely that anyone lost money as a result of it.

In The Media 15 August 2016

NDIS Grant Program Open to Community Organisations

Community organisations are being invited to partner with the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) to help deliver the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) across the country as part of a new grant program.

In The Media 15 August 2016

IT glitch pushes NDIS providers to financial brink

Desperate Hunter-based National Disability Insurance Scheme service providers that have not been paid for more than a month are preparing a class action against the Federal Government.

In The Media 15 August 2016

Government grant opens doors for UTS research about entrepreneurs with disabilities

Preliminary research from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) has found people with disabilities have a 50% higher rate of entrepreneurship.

This is why researchers from the UTS Business School will use a $235,000 Linkage Grant from the Australian Research Council to further pursue research into a program that aims to help people with disabilities start their own businesses.

In The Media 10 August 2016

NDIS providers entering eighth week without payment as families face approval delays

National Disability Insurance Scheme providers say they are entering their eighth week without payment because of an ongoing computer glitch.

In The Media 10 August 2016

Change Agents: Rhonda Galbally and Bruce Bonyhady on the birth of the NDIS

This is the first program in a new podcast series, Change Agents. It will focus on examples of ordinary people who have brought about profound social, political, cultural and political change, celebrating their success and explaining how they did it.

In The Media 9 August 2016

Launch of One Stop Shop for Disability Knowledge

A “one stop shop” for disability knowledge has been launched to help people navigate the new disability market under the NDIS.

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