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A recent report by Robin Jackson illustrates a perspective on what is happening in the United Kingdom for people with intellectual disability. This review of recent public policy and practice around support of people with an intellectual disability argues that…

Project Open Doors is an initiative of Griffith University, seeking to provide dedicated media coverage and support to the disability sector and change the way the disability community is reported in the media, and perceived by the community at large. Read more…

The Australian Government is inviting organisations to register their interest to deliver Disability Employment Services (DES) from 1 July 2018. Two stages of the Grant Application process for the DES will be undertaken.

Thousands of current and former supported employees with intellectual disability may receive a one-off payment through the Australian Government’s BSWAT Payment Scheme. Registrations for the scheme closed on 30 April 2017. Almost 8000 applications for payment have been made. Most people…

NSW Council for Intellectual Disability (CID) and Inclusion Australia (IA) are calling for a Royal Commission into abuse of people living with disability. Both Labor and The Greens are supporting the call for a Royal Commission after new figures reveal alarming rates…

A media release is expected from Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter MP and Assistant Minister, Jane Prentice MP in the coming weeks about the future of the National Disability Advocacy Program (NDAP) and NDIS Appeals funding. Information about the…

Inclusion International have reached out for support, calling on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Committee to remove Paragraph 47 from the Draft General Comment on Article 19; the right to live independently and be included…

The Centre for Social Impact at The University of Western Australia (CSI UWA) have conducted an Australia-first study on outcomes measurement, concluding that charities in Western Australia are struggling to measure their outcomes due to a lack of funding. The…

On 15 July 2017, the Queensland Government announced that it will again provide the Taxi Subsidy Scheme (TSS) for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants. It will involve the Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) reinstating the TSS for…