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Travellers with access needs are more likely to require specialist resources - to ascertain accessibility - before travelling.
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Formally known as the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Aged Care Royal Commission began hearing evidence on Monday 11 February 2019. The standard of treatment of a number of patients at a nursing home in Adelaide SA alerted concerned family members and they, in turn, made the situation known to authorities.
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Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and other Allied Health practitioners work together with their expertise and knowledge of the equipment to provide the most suitable items for a person’s requirements.
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Fighting Chance is committed to creating a new future for disability by building sustainable social businesses to give people with a disability every opportunity to meet their potential. Fighting Chance does this within their two social enterprises, Avenue and Jigsaw.
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In Australia, inclusive tourism is a billion-dollar market. This year (2018) the estimated value of the overnight inclusive tourism market is a staggering $8 billion. People with disability travel at the same rate as everyone else, and yet the options available to them are still limited.
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Events such as conferences, festivals, award ceremonies and seminars are a big part of doing business today. As an organiser of these events, no matter how big or small, provision needs to be made to ensure accessibility and inclusion for all. We also discuss COVID-safe event planning.
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People with severe and persistent mental health issues will have improved access and support in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), the Morrison Government announced last month.
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In Australia, inclusive tourism is a billion-dollar market. This year (2018) the estimated value of the overnight inclusive tourism market is a staggering $8 billion. People with disability travel at the same rate as everyone else, and yet the options available to them are still limited.
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The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission has begun operation in NSW and SA as of the 1st July 2018. This means that if an NDIS participant in either NSW or South Australia has a complaint or concern about a service provider supplying their NDIS funded supports, they will now need to contact the NDIS Commission rather than their local state Ombudsman.
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It's been 6 months since the Marriage Equality motion was passed in the Australian Parliament House of Representatives. IDEAS recently spoke with Teddy Cook, Regional Outreach Development Manager at ACON, on the impact last year's positive result for the Marriage Law Postal Survey has had on the LGBTI community in general and specifically for people with disability within that community.
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