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Both the royal commission and NDIS review recommendations say big changes are needed so people with disability can live where and with who they want – and be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation.
Inclusive postsecondary education programs help students with intellectual disabilities make friends and become independent adults.
The federal government needs to ensure the Canada Disability Benefit is designed to help those most in need.
A concerning range of digital games played by children are still failing to build in progressive representations of disability and diverse bodies.
Managing expectations before a budget is always tricky. Two committees are making this especially so for Treasurer Jim Chalmers ahead of his second budget.
Taking part in sport can lead to a sense of belonging.
Research shows there can be profound business benefits to hiring people living with intellectual disability.
Navigating the NDIS can be a bureaucratic nightmare for participants. Labor has pledged to review the system if elected.
Canadians with disabilities were hit hardest during the pandemic. CERB limitations meant that many of them were left financially unsupported.
The government proposes to fix social care and rescue the NHS in one go. The levy it proposes risks only scratching the surface
Australia doesn’t have ‘conservatorships’ but rather guardianship and financial management laws for each state and territory.
South Africa’s inclusive education policy currently under review must address the hindrances preventing children with disabilities from effectively access education in mainstream schools.
To get more people with disabilities and other disadvantages into jobs, we need a system built on collaboration, not competition.
We surveyed people with disability and carers after a major flood in the Northern Rivers area of New South Wales area. Some of the stories were shocking.
Independent assessments were meant to make access to the NDIS fairer. But disability groups disagree and want them stopped.
One interviewee told us: ‘It would’ve been lovely if somebody had cared.’
The federal government keeps fighting attempts to allow people on the NDIS to access sexual supports. But what about their rights to have a rich and fulfilling life?
It doesn’t take much to start making it easier for people with a disability to get around a city.
Around 6,000 Australians aged under 65 still live in nursing homes, cut off from their families and peers, with inadequate support for their disabilities.
Top contributors
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Speech Pathology, University of Technology Sydney
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Canada Excellence Research Chair in Health Equity and Community Wellbeing; Professor, School of Disability Studies, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University
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Associate Professor, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney
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Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Principal Research Fellow, Research & Policy Centre, Brotherhood of St Laurence, and Honorary Principal Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Housing Policy Researcher, Expert Advisor, Housing Assessment Resource Tools and Adjunct Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary
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Dr. Frank Hayden Endowed Chair in Sport and Social Impact, Western University
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Emeritus Professor, La Trobe University
