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The Americans with Disabilities Act turns 27 this year. But true equality is still out of reach for many – and it's everyone's responsibility to fulfill the promise of the law.
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Greens should press Jordon Steele-John to stay in Senate seat he is set to get
What are the odds of three Senate candidates without a snowflake’s chance in hell of winning the seats they were pursuing at the 2016 election suddenly finding themselves gifted places courtesy of the…
NDIS hiccups are expected, as with any large-scale social reform
The NDIS roll-out has been criticised for many glitches, but that doesn't mean the scheme is failing.
The forgotten 660,000 locked out of home ownership
Think it's hard for first-home buyers? Ask people with an intellectual disability about it.
Four Corners: can the NDIS prevent abuse of people with disability?
We know predators will continue to target the vulnerable, including children and people with disability. The NDIS will mitigate some of the issues in this space, but we need a royal commission too.
NDIS housing rules for people with a disability could be life-changing
New rules offer the possibility of an inclusive Australian society that enables people with the highest disability-related support needs to have equal access to mainstream services including housing.
Without European intervention, equality for disabled people in Britain would be a distant dream
New research has found the UK parliament is fraught with institutionalised ableism
Around the globe, people with disabilities face unseen discrimination. We must do better.
It's past time to dismantle the (often invisible) barriers that keep people with disabilities less healthy, employed and educated than other groups worldwide.
We showed I, Daniel Blake to people living with the benefits system: here’s how they reacted
Meet the real Daniel Blakes.
School is not always a safe place for students with disability – this has to change
Students with disability are experiencing a range of harms in schools, and teachers are struggling to support students with increasingly complex needs.
Understanding the NDIS: the scheme does not yet address all the needs of Indigenous people with disabilities
The NDIS provides an opportunity to address the shortfalls of the former institutionalised service system, some of which uniquely impact Indigenous Australians.
Children with disability are being excluded from education
Schools are deliberately disregarding disability standards through rejecting school places, being reluctant to make teaching adjustments and having poor attitudes towards disability.
To get young people out of nursing homes, we need to back up the NDIS with housing – here’s how
Thousands of young people with disability who end up in nursing homes lead lives of isolation and boredom. Better and smarter housing finance and support options are at last being developed.
How universal design can help every voter cast a ballot
In 2012, nearly one-third of voters with a disability had trouble voting. A 2002 law was supposed to fix this problem. New technology may have the answer at last.
What Making a Murderer tells us about disability and disadvantage in criminal law
The most shocking moments of the true crime documentary Making a Murderer depict two police officers gently coaxing a softly spoken teenager to recount his role in a vicious crime. Warning: spoilers ahead.
The difficulties doctors face in diagnosing autism
A recent survey of paediatricians found they often lacked enough information to accurately diagnose an Autism Spectrum Disorder in children.
What are your rights if your child with a disability is denied a school place?
Parents need to be pushier and demand private school places for their children.
How schools avoid enrolling children with disabilities
Children with disabilities are frequently discriminated against in Australian schools, with parents asked to send their child to another school or fork out extra money.
Children with disabilities risk being misdiagnosed in order to receive school funding support
By tying funding to disability categories, schools and parents are being put under pressure to seek a diagnosis for their child in order to get funding support.
Mind your language: talking about children with disabilities
Language can be used harmfully to construct categories of others. The words we use in describing children with disabilities need to be examined, challenged - and changed.
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