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A technical advisory group is working out the fine print. Here’s what it needs to keep in mind.
Reform needs to be careful. Simply shutting down existing workplaces could leave some disabled workers worse off.
The government wants to make these short-term cuts to shore up the budget bottom line. But there’s a fairer way to repair the NDIS.
The way the NDIS was designed and rolled out left important gaps in preventing fraud. A new parliamentary report outlines some fixes – but even more can be done.
As part of the Thriving Kids program, Victoria plans to screen three- and four-year olds for developmental delay before they get to kinder and school.
Women are already less likely to access the NDIS for their disabilities than men and more likely to be carers.
A lot has to go right for the $37.8 billion in NDIS savings to be delivered without leaving disabled people to fall through the cracks.
The government has introduced legislation that tightens key definitions and make it harder for participants to access the scheme.
Some participants will start to see changes from July. Here’s what to expect.
Prescriptions for ADHD have grown 11-fold in 20 years. As GPs begin to prescribe ADHD medication, will this rise again?
Could these actions secure the scheme for the future? Or might they create new barriers for the very people the NDIS was designed to empower?
People with AuDHD often find their traits and experiences don’t neatly fit into either category – and they can find themselves pulled in different directions.
This year, the National Disability Insurance Scheme is expected to cost taxpayers $50 billion. So what needs to change?
A publishing giant believes AI can help break writers’ block. We asked 5 creative writing experts if they’d use it that way – and the range of results surprised us.
It can be exhausting for autistic people to live in a world designed for neurotypical people.
A new survey shows parents and carers have strong ideas about how a program for kids with disability could be designed.
New research looks at how preschools can be better designed to support neurodivergent children.
A new study offers the first clear evidence of how the NDIS may ease pressure on some health services.
Children with more than one developmental condition – such as ADHD, autism or others – are at risk of depression or anxiety too. And health systems need to adapt.
Top contributors
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
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Deputy Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Professor of Autism Research, The University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Professor, Summer Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Disability Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor, University of Sydney; RMIT University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UniSA Creative, Adelaide University
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Professor and Clinical Psychologist, Michael Crouch Chair in Child and Youth Mental Health, University of Sydney
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Psychologist and Research Associate in the Department of Paediatrics, Monash University
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Professor, Director, Griffith Inclusive Futures, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Senior Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Head of Autism Research and Senior Principal Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Senior Lecturer of Wellbeing Science, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Dignity Project, Griffith University
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Financial Markets Foundation Chair of Developmental Mental Health, The University of Melbourne