Accountability for the violence and abuse that people with disability experience begins with recording the offences. In fact, we have long ignored crimes against vulnerable members of our community.
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The reluctance by many to accept or even debate the intersection between old age and disability highlights how society struggles to construct differences in ability.
Some data shows the gap in employment rates between disabled and non-disabled working-age people has gone down. But other data says the opposite. Here’s why.
When buildings began to rise from the ruins and the rubble, the planners missed an opportunity to create a better society.
More than 7,000 young Australians with disabilities are forced to live in nursing homes because they’re unable to find suitable accommodation that meets their needs. But this may be about to change.
A group of 17 million voters is being ignored by the main parties. Why might that be?
The UK’s “Work Capability Assessment” is a disaster, but other countries show us how it can be fixed.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is revolutionising the provision of services to Australians with disabilities. The cornerstone of the scheme is its demand-side reforms: people with disabilities…
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD), December 3, is important for commemorating the successes and efforts of the disability rights movement. The theme this year is Sustainable Development…
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Research Fellow, Dignity Project, Griffith University
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ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney
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Professor and Director of the Centre for Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Director, Griffith Inclusive Futures, Griffith University, Griffith University
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Adjunct Professor, Summer Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Professor, Disability and Community Inclusion, Flinders University
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Professor of Social Inclusion - UTS Business School - Co-Lead UTS Disability Research Network - Australian Centre for Olympic and Sport Studies - Centre for Sport, Business and Society, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor, La Trobe Law School, La Trobe University
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Professor of Education, University of Sydney
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Professor, University of Sydney; RMIT University
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Senior Research Associate in the Department of Geography, Durham University
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Professor of Special Education, University of Florida
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Professor, University of Nottingham
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Professor, TC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland; Syracuse University