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NDIS Advocates pulling out hair in frustration from a lack of simple fixes and standard best practice not being prioritised, causing the on going perfect storm for rorting and cost blow outs

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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   Mr Night is a proud person living with disability, a … Continued

AUTISTIC PRIDE DAY 2024 SYMPOSIA SESSIONS, SPEAKERS & PROGRAMS

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Following the groundbreaking success of last year’s inaugural event, the Autistic Pride Day Symposium is returning this June with an expanded vision, reaching both Melbourne and Sydney.    This significant, Autistic-led symposium promises to be a vibrant celebration of neurodiversity, empowerment, and community. With Melbourne hosting the event on June 8 and Sydney following on … Continued

If parliament house and schools aren’t safe for people with epilepsy… Where is?

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Immediate release  Available for Comment    Radio – Live, Pre-recorded and Talk-back  TV Print    Dr Shannon Morton & Blythe  Mr River Night  Leading National Disability Sector Advocate Co-founder at Developing Australian Communities  Public Officer at the National Disability Leadership Organisation     Today we had the opportunity to talk to Dr Shannon Morton and … Continued

New podcast tells the stories behind the statistics about attitudes toward disability in Australia

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The Attitudes Podcast, a six-episode series about attitudes towards disability, launches today. In 2021 a national survey into community attitudes towards disability found that Australians are confused about disability. In an effort to make sense of the numbers Attitude Foundation together with Northcott are releasing a new podcast!   The Attitudes Podcast is hosted by … Continued

SydWest recognises selfless volunteers during Volunteer Week

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Two hours every week at Blacktown, Bashir Faiz can be found in the passenger seat of the SydWest Multicultural Services Learner Driver car, patiently instructing newly arrived refugees so that they can obtain a NSW drivers’ licence. Over at our disability division at Croydon, Maggie Ross can be found baking up a storm with our … Continued

Recognising the remarkable contribution of STEPS Group’s volunteers for National Volunteer Week (20-26 May)

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[Sunshine Coast, Queensland, 20/05/2024] – STEPS Group is recognising its team of more than 70 volunteers this National Volunteer Week and thanking them for the diverse passions and talents they bring to help achieve its mission to help provide opportunity to young adults with autism and a disability.   STEPS volunteers are actively involved throughout … Continued

People with disability suffer cruelty and maltreatment in detention: report

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People with disability are subjected to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment in incarceration. Those are the findings of a new report led by researchers from UNSW Sydney, which unveils the systemic and ongoing maltreatment and harm that occurs when people with disability are detained in Australia. Vulnerable people are held in solitary confinement, are detained indefinitely, have their medications … Continued