Washer-dryers and Thermomixers might not seem like disability supports at first glance. But excluding them from NDIS funding could limit the independence of people with disability.
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Women are under-represented as NDIS participants and over-represented as carers. But the NDIS review ignored them.
The disability royal commission and the NDIS review have called for consistent accessibility standards. That could improve inclusion, health and wellbeing for people with disability.
In new research, we spoke to parents who have children at special schools. They told us they value the individual support and smaller classrooms.
The disability royal commission was a once-in-a-lifetime chance to investigate the realities of life for disabled Australians. But it missed three critical areas in need or urgent reform.
Focusing on specialist schools for students with disability misunderstands the royal commission report’s point and misses its major implications for all schools.
In this podcast, Greens Senator and disability advocate Jordon Steele-John, who campaigned for the Royal Commission, joins The Conversation to give us his take on the report.
The government taskforce responding to the disability royal commission recommendations needs to learn from the stories shared and also how they were communicated.
One recommendation from the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, could be the game changer that will impact everything – a disability rights act.
The disability royal commission recommended providers offer redress to people who experience harm while in their care. But reparations for past harms were not addressed.
Education segregation could continue for Australia’s young people for at least another generation – and possibly longer – in light of the disability royal commission recommendations.
The disability royal commission’s final report makes 222 recommendations, including ensuring people with disability are considered in national housing and homelessness plans.
The disability royal commission has heard from thousands of people with disability and their families. But the response must involve everyone.
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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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Associate Professor, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Education, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Research Fellow, School of the Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior lecturer, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Professor, Disability and Community Inclusion, Flinders University
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Lecturer in Speech Pathology, School of Allied Health, Human Services and Sport; Research Affiliate in the Centre for Research Excellence in Aphasia Recovery and Rehabilitation, La Trobe University
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Allied Health Research Advisor, Monash Health; Adjunct senior lecturer, La Trobe University; Adjunct research fellow, School of Primary & Allied Health Care, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Special and Inclusive Education, RMIT University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Disability Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Associate Disability Program, Grattan Institute
