Disability
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Disabled abuse victims may get compo AAP - 21-05-2022
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
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Concerns raised over disability service AAP - 20-05-2022
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,
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Hospitals only note a person's intellectual disability 20% of the time HealthTimes - 17-05-2022
People with intellectual disability only have their disability noted by hospital staff in one in every five hospital admissions,
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Housing designed for people with disabilities reduces the help needed HealthTimes - 03-05-2022
The federal government has been warning that the rising cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is unsustainable.
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Coalition to fund $28m disability centre AAP - 21-04-2022
The federal government has pledged $28 million to improve health outcomes and address health inequities faced by people with intellectual disabilities. The
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Woman with MS slipped through health gaps AAP - 31-03-2022
A woman with multiple sclerosis who died at home from malnutrition and sepsis weighing just 30 kilograms had slipped through the gaps of the health system, an inquiry has
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Fears people with disability are being left behind AAP - 21-02-2022
The COVID-19 Omicron variant has created "acute fears" for people with disabilities and their care and support, the disability royal commission says.
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Care facility fails disabled SA man AAP - 16-02-2022
A disabled man in a South Australian government care facility was left in soiled clothes with an infected pressure wound, an investigation has found. The Health
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Women make up half the disability population but just over a third of NDIS recipients HealthTimes - 08-02-2022
Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) provides individualised funding to nearly 500,000 Australians with disability.
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Disability staff with COVID still working AAP - 26-01-2022
Two COVID-19 positive disability support workers at a residential facility in regional Victoria have been granted an exemption by the state's health department to continue
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Virus causes disability staffing shortages AAP - 16-01-2022
Disability service workers urgently need more support from state and federal governments as COVID-19 has caused severe staffing shortages, according to union officials and
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Vic child disability car restraints tested AAP - 20-12-2021
Victoria is crash testing vehicle restraints made for children with disabilities and medical conditions. In a world-first program launched on Monday, nine specialised
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Aussie push to fight blindness globally AAP - 16-12-2021
Millions of people suffering from blindness and eye disease around the world could benefit from a new research collaboration between Australian universities and research institutions.
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'Back to normal' not the answer for people living with disability Nicole Madigan - 06-12-2021
The Australian Physiotherapy Association has called against a return to normal for people with disabilities, particularly when it comes to accessing physiotherapy.
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How to support a disabled patient? HealthTimes - 04-11-2021
As a GP, you’ll probably come across many disabled patients from all walks of life and levels of function. Some may only require support during transitory
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'I did it myself' - guidelines to give greater independence to kids with cerebral palsy HealthTimes - 05-10-2021
New International Clinical Practice guidelines for the treatment of children with cerebral palsy (CP) have been drawn up by an expert panel of researchers led by The University
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Health Minister Hunt defended disability care residents waiting for jabs AAP - 21-04-2021
Health officials have promised to ramp up coronavirus jabs in disability care after revealing only a fraction have been administered in the high-priority group.
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New tool for assisting people with a disability choose the support they need Health Times - 01-03-2021
Victoria takes another step forward in assisting people with disability find the allied health services they need, while also providing resources to upskill allied health
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3 things we can do now to help people with disability prepare for disaster Health Times - 13-01-2021
People with disability are disproportionately affected by disasters, but have fewer choices when emergencies unfold. Our previous research showed
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New ACON Project to Provide Support For LGBTQ People with Disability Health Times - 08-12-2020
Improving the health and wellbeing of Australian LGBTQ people with disability is the focus of a new project launched by ACON, NSW’s leading health organisation for people
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