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A proposed tweak to the copyright laws should make it easier to reversion protected works for people with disabilities.
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.
A new study has for first time placed a dollar value on how much it would cost the government to replace those who unofficially care for family members with mental illness.
By excluding prisoners from the NDIS, the federal government is discriminating against prisoners with a disability in direct contravention of our international human rights obligations.
New research has found the UK parliament is fraught with institutionalised ableism
There has been little recognition of how western governments furthered separation of families with disabled children, through immigration policies that ignored postwar humanitarian ideals.
Women living in high financial stress and those who have a disability or chronic health condition are most at risk of economic abuse.
Incitement to hatred law in England and Wales currently protects many identities, but not disability.
Shared ownership schemes can unlock access to suitable housing, although these are less common in Australia than overseas. And most are not specifically tailored for people with disability.
South Africa lacks a clear definition of disability – and its limited view of who should be regarded as having a disability in the labour market is at odds with international practice.
Many students with disabilities feel excluded from daily university life and the assumption is that they, not the institutions, must change.
One might expect universal praise for Streep’s pronouncement but disabled activists have proved to be Streep’s harshest critics.
Alex McKinnon’s case marks the first time a player has directly sued rugby league’s national governing body over an on-field injury in Australia.
There’s a problematic bias in the way that assisted suicide is portrayed in the media.
People with anosmia have no sense of smell, and there is no cure for the condition.
The success of para-athletes at the Paralympics is helping to change perceptions of those with disabilities.
The government says that quality teachers are crucial to improving learning outcomes. Yet they still pursue policies that don’t put these teachers in front of our most marginalised students.
There are significant challenges in making old cities like Rio more accessible, and there are missed opportunities around the Paralympics, but it’s not all bad news.
Can our Paralympians renew our faith in the idea of role models, which is often overburdened by hype, slogans and pampered sports stars?.
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Disability and Health, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Social Inclusion - UTS Business School - Centres for Business and Social innovation, and Business Intelligence and Data Analytics, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National 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 of Sociology, University of Alberta
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Associate Professor, Sociology, University of Toronto
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ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Professor, Curtin University
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