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Is your organisation returning to face-to-face meetings? You need to read this…
Lockdowns have lifted – and some disability organisations are moving back to face-to-face meetings, and interstate travel. The pandemic is not over. People with disability are still at risk of serious health complications and death – even with some protections from vaccines. And apart from that – we cannot now or ever forget the enormous gains mainstream society has made in online accessibility over the last couple of years. Our friend Dr George Taleporos has some important advice for these organisations based on his recent personal experience.
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Beach days for all Australians
Pressure is growing on coastal councils to make beaches more accessible for everyone, including wheelchair users.
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Quang’s transport tips
Disability advocate Quang Nguyen explains just how important transport is for every day life.
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Paying lip service to accessibility
One of the worst aspects of living with a disability and being unable to work is the social isolation. Being trapped in your home, day after day. The social isolation is a huge causative factor in depression, which goes hand in hand with chronic pain and illness.
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Because we’re APPY! Four winning accessible apps
Every minute, 47,000 apps are downloaded around the world, but millions of Australians are missing out if the apps are not accessible.
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Why disability advocacy matters under the NDIS
Since we all celebrated the first launch sites for the National Disability Insurance Scheme one of the biggest sources of uncertainty that has emerged is what will happen to disability advocacy services in this mix.
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Our iconic places set accessibility example
It’s great to see some of our cultural icons and natural places finally getting on board and taking accessibility more seriously. Here are two examples we’ve seen lately.
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Up, up and away with fairer service
Thanks to some great work by the Public Interest Advocacy Group and the Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW, people with a disability flying with a carer can now access discount online fares with Virgin Australia.
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