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Accessible Makervan for STEAM education wins prestigious design award

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A Monash University project aimed at helping people with disabilities engage in STEAM education has received recognition in Australia’s peak international design awards.  The Accessible Makervan was announced as a Good Design Award Winner at the 2024 Australian Good Design Awards, held in Sydney on 20 September, for its outstanding design excellence. Established in 1958, … Continued

National Week of Deaf People – State Library displays significant artifacts from Australia’s oldest Deaf Society.

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MEDIA ALERT – SATURDAY 21st September National Week of Deaf People – Australia’s oldest Deaf Society celebrates 140 years with significant exhibits at the State Library of Victoria Media arrival:  1:45pm via Entry 3 – 179 La Trobe Street. Expression Australia – the nation’s oldest Deaf Society will begin the National Week of Deaf People … Continued

Disability Sector Outrage – Victorian Government and Labor Refuse Support for Victoria’s Largest Disability Event in History Next Month at the MCEC

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“As a person living with disability (PWD) with over 30 years of experience working in the disability sector, I created, shape and deliver with thousands of PWD, my fellow cofounder Mr Mike Clark, organisations and providers, Victoria’s largest, free, disability event for the community every year, via the Disability Connection Expo, held at the MCEC … Continued

PWDA says centre co-design, choice and control to get registration right

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PWDA will advocate to be active participants in the consultation process. The Disability Representative Organisation wants to work with the government to deliver balanced and tiered registration that centres people with disability’s capability to enact choice and control over how and where they get supports that ultimately enable them to live free and equal lives.About … Continued

Emma Memma twirls into Government House to celebrate 140 years of Expression Australia, the nation’s oldest Deaf society.

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MEDIA RELEASE September 12, 2024 Expression Australia, the nation’s oldest Deaf Society has been recognised for it’s 140 years of service to the Deaf and hard of hearing community at Government House in Melbourne today. Deaf people in Victoria once enjoyed their gatherings under the dim glow of gaslights, where they could easily communicate in … Continued

Media Alert – Mr Night, National Disability Sector Advocate, will be in Melbourne Friday 6 September 2024 – Available for interview 1pm-430pm

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Media Alert Available for Comment in Person Melbourne Victoria Friday 5 Sept 2024 1pm-4:30pm  Studio – Radio – Live, Pre-recorded and Talkback, TV, Print    Mr River Night  Leading National Disability Sector Advocate    Co-founder at Developing Australian Communities  Public Officer at the National Disability Leadership Organisation   Mr Night is physically located in Brisbane … Continued

The Disability Sector Responds to Mr Shorten’s Resignation

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Available for Comment  Radio – Live, Pre-recorded and Talkback, TV, Print    Mr River Night  Leading National Disability Sector Advocate    Co-founder at Developing Australian Communities  Public Officer at the National Disability Leadership Organisation   Mr Night is physically located in Brisbane this week, Melbourne Friday 6/9/2024 and back in Brisbane Saturday 7/9/24 onwards and … Continued

PWDA responds to NDIS Minister Bill Shorten’s retirement from politics

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People with Disability Australia (PWDA) acknowledges the decision announced today by the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill Shorten to retire from politics in February 2025. PWDA recognises Minister Shorten has stood alongside our community in government and opposition listening and learning from people with disability. The Minister’s contributions to the inception … Continued

Kuremara to Attend Melbourne Disability Connection Expo 2024

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Kuremara, a leading NDIS-registered provider, is proud to announce its participation in the Melbourne Disability Connection Expo 2024, taking place on October 18th and 19th at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.  This premier event is a significant gathering for the disability sector, bringing together service providers, industry experts, and individuals with disabilities to connect, … Continued