disability care

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The disability royal commission delivers its findings today. We must all listen to end violence, abuse and neglect

28 Sep 2023

The disability royal commission has heard from thousands of people with disability and their families. But the response must involve everyone.

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‘Use it or lose it’ – getting NDIS funding is only half the battle for participants

23 Aug 2022

Some NDIS participants worry if they don’t spend their annual funds, they won’t be offered the same support in their next plan – and it’s harder for some to use what they’ve been allocated.

NDIS fraud reports reveal the scheme's weakest points

17 Aug 2022

Reports of large-scale NDIS fraud show it’s time to work with participants and involve them in oversight.

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Masks, RATs and clean air: how people with disability can protect themselves from COVID

24 Feb 2022

While public health measures in schools and hospitals aim to reduce COVID transmission, people with disability who have support workers in their homes have largely been forgotten.

Let's heed the warnings from aged care. We must act now to avert a COVID-19 crisis in disability care

21 Aug 2020

Residential disability care faces many of the same challenges as aged care. Paying close attention to these could help us avert a COVID-19 crisis in Victoria's disability accommodation.