DANA gives credit to the National Disability Insurance Agency for its willingness to be more transparent with the information it collects through the Scheme. In 2019 it released new data every quarter to give the wider disability sector, academic audiences and the general public access to more information about their specific areas of interest. The […]
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The Disability Royal Commission Legal Service is a free national legal service to give information and advice to people who want to tell their story to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. The DRC Legal Service is to be independent of the Disability Royal Commission. The Legal Service […]
The Disability Royal Commission wants to hear about the experiences of students with disability. Students and families can make a submission. The Royal Commission wants to hear about: Experiences of violence, abuse, neglect or exclusion of students with disability (including early childhood, schools and tertiary education) Suggestions to prevent violence, abuse, neglect or exclusion of […]
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The Department of Social Services is funding a new counselling service for people engaging with or affected by the Disability Royal Commission. The National Counselling and Referral Service run by Blue Knot Foundation provides short-term and trauma-informed counselling services. Counselling provides an opportunity for people to discuss how they are feeling, and receive support in […]
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has published the findings of its 2018 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers. In 2018 there were 4.4 million Australians with disability, 17.7% of the population, down from 18.3% in 2015 Prevalence of disability increased with age – one in nine (11.6%) people aged 0-64 years and one in […]
Disability Support Pension (DSP) applicants and recipients face multiple obstacles to claiming their benefits and feel the process is ‘unfair’ and ‘stressful’. A study by Monash University looked at 248 applicants and receivers of the DSP discovered that 86 per cent of DSP receivers and 96 per cent of applicants found the application process complex. […]
