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Disability advocacy services to make a difference in the Kimberley

Mar 22, 2018

Individual advocacy services will be available to Aboriginal people with disability in the Kimberley, providing greater access to the supports they need and enabling them to navigate the National Disability…

New office provides local disability supports

Nov 15, 2017

WA Disability Services Minister Stephen Dawson celebrated the opening of the WA Department of Communities (Disability Services) Local Coordination office for the Great Southern region. (more…)

Members wanted for disability advisory group

Nov 8, 2017

Lismore City Council is looking for people to join its Disability Access and Inclusion Advisory Group and is encouraging people to apply before the 24 November 2017 deadline. (more…)

NDIS rolls out early in Rockhampton

Nov 3, 2017

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will become available to Queenslanders in Rockhampton, Gladstone and west to the South Australian and Northern Territory borders from 1 November 2017, improving the…

More disability support for people in Eastern Melbourne

Nov 2, 2017

More than 15,000 people with a disability will get the support they need with the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in Inner and Outer Eastern Melbourne. (more…)

NDIS provides $80 million for inclusion

Oct 26, 2017

More than $80 million worth of grants to help make communities more inclusive and supportive of people with disability in New South Wales (NSW), South Australia (SA) and the Australian…

Rollout of the NDIS must continue without delay

Oct 19, 2017

The Victorian Government is calling for the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) to continue without delay and is urging the Federal Government to fully fund the scheme.…

New plan for Indigenous people with disability

Oct 17, 2017

A $3 million plan has been unveiled to address the cultural barriers and disadvantage faced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability. (more…)

Disability Awards finalists

Oct 12, 2017

The Hon. Jane Prentice, Assistant Minister for Social Services and Disability Services, has announced the finalists for the 2017 National Disability Awards. (more…)