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Family Faces ‘Devastating’ Loss of Support for Son with Disability

25th September 2018

A mother says she faces a devastating loss of short-term accommodation for her son with disability, and is calling for greater access to this support ...

Choice and Control At Risk For NDIS Participants

25th September 2018

Choice and control for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants is at risk due to critical workforce shortages and inadequate market supervis...

Accessibility solutions to bring life back into focus

20th September 2018

Vision Australia has been providing products and services to people with low vision or blindness across Australia for over 150 years and are specialis...

Tailored solutions keeping clients safe

20th September 2018

LifeGuard SmartHome IP Dialler is a unique, patented system that offers much more than just a Personal Emergency Response system. Its a comprehensive ...

Availcare Stylish Grab Rails & Shower Seats

20th September 2018

The traditional grab rail design results in hospital dcor, the associated stigma says they are for sick, injured people. The clinical, depressing styl...

Design for All Foundation Awards Ceremony.

20th September 2018, Event

In advance, we organize in association with Info-handicap and the association "Design for All Luxembourg", a conference presenting good practices as w...

Greens Call to Extend Royal Commission to Disability Sector

20th September 2018

Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John says he will not rest until the aged care royal commission is expanded to cover the disability sector, despite conce...

Accessible Housing National Consultation Forums 2018

19th September 2018

Accessible housing is any housing that includes features to enable use by people either with a disability or transitioning through their life stages.T...

Webinar - Ageing on the Edge Older People at Risk of Homelessness

19th September 2018, Event

Recent research is warning of rapidly increasing housing problems facing older people. The three main factors are: an ageing population, reducing...

51st AAG Conference

19th September 2018, Event

The theme for this conference is Advancing not retiring: Active players, a fair future. This theme builds on previous recent AAG conference presentati...

Innovation in Aged Care Summit

19th September 2018, Event

Thisfull-day summit will bring together thought leaders in sustainable, client centred aged and community care of the future. The event will demonstra...

Pitch to icare foundation for a share in $100k

19th September 2018

icare foundation is calling for grassroots organisations in the prevention and post-injury care space to apply to participate in its live crowdfunding...

Bidets and Installation Requirements

19th September 2018

The Office for the Technical Regulator (OTR) SA issued a Plumbing Advisory Note regarding bidets. These are now classed as a high hazard device meanin...

$50 million Up For Grabs to Help NFPs Drive Change

18th September 2018

Not for profits have the chance to win one of five $10 million grants, with an Australian banking group making a $50 million philanthropic pledge hopi...

VR Helping People with Intellectual Disability Get Behind the Wheel

18th September 2018

A disability support service is using the latest in virtual reality technology to teach people with intellectual disability the skills to drive a car....

Social Economy is the Workforce of the Future

18th September 2018

The social economy is the workforce of the future, according to a new report, which says outdated perceptions of the social services sector must chang...

Australia's aged care workforce strategy released

13th September 2018

Today, theMinister for Senior Australians and Aged Care, theHonKenWyattAM,MP announcedthe release of the Aged Care Workforce Strategy Taskforces repor...

Community issues raised at disability event

13th September 2018

The Physical Disability Council of NSW (PDCN) recently hosted a day of community consultations at their Sydney headquarters in Glebe. Several strong t...

Roll out the mat… to accessible beaches

13th September 2018

Hobsons Bay City Council, Victorias Accessible Beaches Project continues to push the boundaries when it comes to a complex natural environment. In a ...

Victoria Government tops up advocacy support funding

13th September 2018

The Victorian Government is providing more funding to help people with disability and their families access targeted advocacy support when needed. Mi...

Disability advocacy and self help

13th September 2018

The Victorian Government helps to promote the participation and voice of people with a disability by funding disability advocacy and self-advocacy org...

6th National Brain Injury Conference

12th September 2018, Event

Now in its sixth year, Brain Injury Australias National Brain Injury Conference has become one of the premier learning and development events on the d...

3rd Australian Future of Aged Care Summit

11th September 2018, Event

Overview As the ongoing aged care reform is changing the sector landscape and putting the consumer in focus, providers are struggling with the impl...

Family Faces ‘Devastating’ Loss of Support for Son with Disability

11th September 2018

A mother says she faces a devastating loss of short-term accommodation for her son with disability, and is calling for greater access to this support ...