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Disability Royal Commission: help fix submission form

To help people give their information to the Disability Royal Commission* a submission form was designed. DANA explained to the Commissioners that there were problems with their submission form: the questions were too long and complicated not all questions aligned with best trauma-informed practice the ordering of the questions could be improved the need for […]

Sydney public hearing – Disability Royal Commission

Here is a useful information guide for anyone interested in attending the Sydney Public Hearing which will run from Tuesday 18 February to Friday 28 February 2020. This public hearing will focus on the experiences of people with cognitive disability with health services. Anyone can attend the Royal Commission’s public hearings, there is no requirement […]

Reviewing the National Disability Insurance Scheme

The Australian Government promised last year to develop and legislate an NDIS Participant Service Guarantee to improve participant experiences with the NDIS. To do this, the Government commissioned a review of the NDIS legislation – Mr David Tune was appointed as the independent reviewer – it became known as the ‘Tune Review’. The review looked […]

Disability Royal Commission calendar of events

The Disability Royal Commission has published a calendar for the first half of 2020. It includes community engagement activities, engagement with First Nations people, organisations and communities and Public Hearings. This calendar does not necessarily include all activities and engagements that the Royal Commission will undertake and is subject to change – check back over […]

Where do we stand as a nation on discrimination?

Steph Tisdell finds out where we stand as a nation on discrimination

Ireland: schools may be banned from asking about special needs during enrolment

Parents of children with special needs have held a protest to highlight the difficulty in getting primary school places for children with special needs. Schools should be prohibited from asking parents whether their child has special needs prior to enrolment, according to official advice to be given to the Minister for Education (in Ireland). The […]