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International agreement on the rights of disabled people - Easy English

The easy read guide to the United Nations agreement on the rights of disabled people.

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Invisible Disabilities

Being verbally abused by random strangers in car parks shouldn't be a thing people with disabilities should have to deal with daily. But it is.

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Jo's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Jo's story.

Know your rights: Disability discrimination

Disability discrimination is when a person with a disability is treated less favourably than a person without the disability in the same or similar circumstanc…

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Know your rights: People with a disability

An educational video designed to help disability consumers be alert to potential scams and understand and exercise their consumer rights.

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Mary's Story

We want to share some of the ways our PossABLE Advocates have supported, changed lives and advocated for people with disability. This is *Mary’s story. *Name…

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NDIS agency overruled on sex services

This week, a unanimous federal court ruling found that NDIS funds could be used to access specialist sex therapy and sex worker services.

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New funding and plan to reduce number of young people living in aged care

This Australian Government has announced new funding and a strategy for reducing the number of younger people living in residential aged care.

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New NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner

A new NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commissioner will begin next year. Tracy Mackey will start her role in January 2022, for a 3-year appointment.

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New sign language interpreting service for aged care assessment and delivery services.

Providers of Australian Government-subsidised aged care services can access free sign language interpreting services to support clients who are deaf, deafblind…

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Pressure mounts for Disability Royal Commissioners to stand down

Bill Shorten MP, Shadow Minister for the NDIS and former Opposition Leader, has reiterated the disability sector’s calls for two disability royal commissioners…

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Priority Assistance for Landline Customers

If you or someone you live with has a serious medical condition, you may be able to access Priority Assistance Service for your landline.

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Public hearing on guardianship and supported decision-making for people with disabilities

Public hearing 30 of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation will examine Australian guardianship and administration laws and polic…

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Public hearing on the experience of violence against, abuse, neglect and expoitation of people with disability from culturally and linguistically diverse communities

Public hearing 29 of the Disability Royal Commission focuses on people with disability from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities and the…

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Public hearing on violence against and abuse of people with disability in public places

Public hearing 28 of the Disability Royal Commission focuses on people with disability who have experienced violence and abuse in public places.

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Reflections of Financial Year 2019-2020

This year 2019-2020 we have connected with nearly five million people answering their enquiries and delivering information on how people want to receive i…

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Reporting abuse of people with a disability

Every person with a disability has the right to be safe.

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Royal Commission - Measures taken by employers and regulators to respond to the systemic barriers to open employment for people with disability

Public hearing 19 continues the Royal Commission’s inquiries into the systemic barriers to open employment that started with Public hearing 9. Public hearing 9…

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Royal Commission looking at preventing and responding to violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation in disability services

Public hearing 20 continues the series of Royal Commission hearings examining how disability service providers prevent and respond to violence, abuse, neglect…

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Royal Commission looks at First Nations children with disability in out-of-home care

The Disability Royal Commission will seek to understand the systemic problems experienced by First Nations children with disabilities in out-of-home ca…

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