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A report by Victorian Equal Opportunity & Human Rights Commission into the experience of students living with disability in Victorian schools has found, that although there has been a significant development, more action and work is required to ensure real change for students.

Residents of Ageing, Disability and Home Care group homes may be left vulnerable to short-notice eviction under new contracts with service providers. The contracts fail to meet NDIS standards, which states that a provider may not withdraw services without allowing a person enough time to find a new provider.

On 26 July 2016, a man attacked a centre for people living with disabilities in Sagamihara, Japan, killing 19 people and seriously injuring 26. On July 26, 2017, L'Arche International launched the 9th film its its #AsIAM web series, paying respect to the victims of...

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 we have...

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 on...

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.