disability

It's time for Australia to give protection to migrant children with disabilities

02 Mar 2017

For decades, Australia has kept out migrant children with disabilities. Ruth Balint says it’s time we gave them protection instead.

Shared ownership can help make housing affordable for people with disability

10 Feb 2017

Shared ownership schemes can unlock access to suitable housing, although these are less common in Australia than overseas, write Ilan Wiesel and Karen R Fisher.

‘A wiseman’s art’: Twelfth Night and cross-mobility casting

02 Aug 2016

Belvoir St Theatre's production of Twelfth Night starring Keith Robinson in a wheelchair offers radical potential in cross-mobility casting – but Belvoir doesn't quite get there, writes Bryoni Trezise.

Understanding the NDIS: many eligible people with disabilities are likely to miss out

07 Jul 2016

Many people eligible for the NDIS are likely to miss out on its benefits, including people who don't identify as having a disability or who don't know how to apply, writes Karen R Fisher.

New MOOCs rethink disability

06 Apr 2016

Two new innovative courses being offered at UNSW are challenging the way we think about disability and what it means to have a good life.

Eileen Baldry appointed to Disability Council

04 Dec 2015

One of UNSW’s leading researchers, Interim Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences Eileen Baldry, has joined a NSW Government advisory board on disability.

Fighting Chance a legacy of love

30 Nov 2015

When JD student and NSW Young Australian of the Year finalist Laura O’Reilly set out to find a job for her younger brother, she could never have predicted how much it would change her life.

It’s time to fix the power dynamics that leads to the abuse of people with disability

27 Nov 2015

A senate report released this week shows the root cause of violence, neglect and abuse of people with disability begins with the devaluing of their lives, writes Leanne Dowse.

Supporting, not imprisoning, Aboriginal people with disabilities could save millions

05 Nov 2015

Early support could save lives and allow Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disability to live with dignity in their communities, writes Ruth McCausland.

Why Aboriginal people with disabilities crowd Australian prisons

02 Nov 2015

Australia imprisons thousands of Aboriginal people with mental and cognitive disabilities each year – and a widespread lack of understanding and action underpins this shameful breach of human rights, write Eileen Baldry, Elizabeth McEntyre and Ruth McCausland.

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