Disability

NDIS participants who require physiotherapy, should have access to the service in conjunction with a holistic allied health plan, to achieve both short and long term goals,

Vulnerable Australians are trying to balance their need for government-funding services while supporting moves to keep the NDIS financially stable to ensure future access.

A nationwide disability service provider has been chastised for prioritising revenue over the health and safety of people in its care. The Australian Foundation

An independent review has been ordered into the incorrect programming of cochlear ear implants for as many as 30 children in South Australia which left them unable to hear

People living with disabilities often face sexual abuse, assault and discrimination, which creates barriers to vital support access, a federal inquiry has been told.

A taxi company has been charged over the deaths of two passengers whose wheelchairs tipped backwards during separate incidents in northern Victoria. Echuca-Moama

Placing Australians living with disability in positions of influence over service delivery can address sustained and invisible forms of negligence, a Royal Commission has

Children with a disability born in Australia to parents on temporary visas will get access to help in South Australia under an $11 million program. The funding,

Extra frontline staff and smoother paths for National Disability Insurance Scheme clients to resolve disputes have been included in the federal budget. The

More Victorian patients with a disability will go home sooner rather than wait in hospital for their National Disability Insurance Scheme plan. The Victorian

People with a disability are twice as likely to be a victim of a violent crime in NSW. They are also over-represented in parts of the justice system, being

An Adelaide disability service will be subject to spot checks and receive more staff and training after a review found major issues with its level of care.

Disability service providers are grappling with significant staff shortages and it's putting patients at risk, as well as delaying workers' post-lockdown travel plans.

The head of a national leadership body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health will give evidence at the disability royal commission. The inquiry is

“Chronic conditions” and “disability” are not just words. They can determine the funding and supports we can access, how we’re treated

A Sydney-based disability services provider will consider offering financial compensation to a number of young men abused at one of its day programs. The service

A former senior executive with a disability services provider based in Sydney was told to "grow a backbone" after raising issues over the quality of its programs,

People with intellectual disability only have their disability noted by hospital staff in one in every five hospital admissions,

The federal government has been warning that the rising cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is unsustainable.

The federal government has pledged $28 million to improve health outcomes and address health inequities faced by people with intellectual disabilities. The