The WHO has released a major report on assistive technology. It says almost 1 billion children and adults can’t get the glasses, wheelchairs, technology, devices or other supports they need.
Articles on NDIS
Displaying 141 - 160 of 263 articles
Younger people with dementia are more likely to experience quicker disease decline. But annual NDIS reviews don’t capture their changing needs.
We interviewed people living with disability before and after they moved into purpose-built housing that fosters independence. The change for them was profound and cost-saving.
Some NDIS participants have been unable to find support workers to help them with their daily living. The government needs to do more to attract disability workers.
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese tonight int he first leaders debate on Sky. With Albanese claiming a modest 40% victory over Morrison’s 35% rating. While some 25% still undecided.
Navigating the NDIS can be a bureaucratic nightmare for participants. Labor has pledged to review the system if elected.
Reports of cuts to NDIS packages have been confirmed with an average drop of 4% across participants.
While public health measures in schools and hospitals aim to reduce COVID transmission, people with disability who have support workers in their homes have largely been forgotten.
While men and women experience disability at similar rates, men are more likely to be diagnosed with disabilities that are more straightforward to gain access to the NDIS for.
To get more people with disabilities and other disadvantages into jobs, we need a system built on collaboration, not competition.
If we want the latest health care, disability care and aged care, we’ll have to be prepared to pay for it.
The proposed NDIS independent assessments have been controversial. And data from a pilot doesn’t really tell us whether they’d deliver positive outcomes for Australians with disability.
As a Koori bloke who lives with disability, I believe the proposed framework is disrespectful and discriminatory towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Independent assessments were meant to make access to the NDIS fairer. But disability groups disagree and want them stopped.
Being a gay man with disability means you don’t see yourself onscreen. Thomas Banks wants to change all that.
New research shows almost 20% of families caring for children with special needs were unable to buy essential medication during coronavirus.
The federal government keeps fighting attempts to allow people on the NDIS to access sexual supports. But what about their rights to have a rich and fulfilling life?
Self-isolation and physical distancing only add to the problems for mothers with an intellectual disability who are at risk of failing to get the help they need.
It starts with recognising your child needs support. Then, you have to prove they are eligible for it. Finally, you have to find the appropriate support. There’s help available along the way.
Some people with mental illnesses are unable to work or look after themselves but because their conditions are episodic, it’s difficult to meet the NDIS entry requirement of having a permanent disability.
Top contributors
-
Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW
-
Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
-
Professor, Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living Research Centre and Occupational Therapy Department, School of Primary and Allied Healthcare, Monash University
-
Deputy Director, The Kids Research Institute Australia, Professor of Autism Research, The University of Western Australia
-
Adjunct Professor, Summer Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
-
Professor, University of Sydney; RMIT University
-
Disability Program Director, Grattan Institute
-
Senior Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
-
Head of Autism Research and Senior Principal Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
-
Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, UNSW
-
Senior Lecturer in Public Policy and Politics, UNSW
-
Senior Lecturer of Wellbeing Science, The University of Melbourne
-
ARC Research Fellow in Indigenous Health, Disability and Community Development, University of Sydney
-
Senior Lecturer Economics, Deakin University
-
Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University