New Mental Health And Disability Services Commissioner
Treasurer Jennings has been appointed as the new Victorian Mental Health Complaints Commissioner and the Disability Services Commissioner.
top of page
CripChat Australia #198: Beyond the NDIS: Services and Supports for People with Disabilities
Play Video
CripChat Australia #197: Quality and Safeguard Reforms – Will They Protect People with Disabilities?
Play Video
CripChat Australia | On Ableism: Part 1: Discrimination, Prejudice, Intolerance
Play Video
CripChat Australia #181: Senate Inquiry on the NDIS Reform Bill: Bombshells and Revelations
Play Video
Australian Disability Limited
Watch Now
Share
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Tumblr
Copy Link
Link Copied
Send Us your News and/or Sports Tip:
Search
Jonathan Shar
Jul 25, 20203 min read
Novel Function of MeCP2 Protein Could Be Route to Rett Therapy, Study Suggests
Mutations in the MECP2 gene, which lead to most cases of Rett syndrome, prevent the formation of droplet-like structures that regulate DNA.
5 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 24, 20202 min read
Good start for building quality but more to do
The ACT Council of Social Service (ACTCOSS) has welcomed the release of the report from the Inquiry into Building Quality in the ACT.
4 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 24, 20203 min read
MIT launches website to help with captioning media content
Website, online tools will help MIT fulfil National Association of the Deaf lawsuit settlement terms.
4 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 24, 20202 min read
How to Deal Anxiety
I’ve known for a long time that I have anxiety.
10 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 24, 20202 min read
Potential Sanfilippo Treatment, SLS-005, Advances as Orphan Drug in EU
The Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products, a branch of the European Medicines Agency (EMA).
5 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 24, 20204 min read
Exciting disability support ideas now a step closer to reality thanks to mentoring opportunity
Opportunities for people with disability to comfortably explore some of Australia’s most remote locations, greater support for Aboriginal...
11 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 23, 20204 min read
Student with Down syndrome has enrolment 'cancelled' by Launceston school
Abigail Talbot's mother says St Patrick's College in Launceston set her daughter tasks that were not age-appropriate...
57 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 23, 20204 min read
Dylan Alcott tells Kurt Fearnley on One Plus One how sport opened doors, and maybe saved his life
Dylan Alcott says he doesn't know if he would "even be here at all" if it were not for the impact sport has had on his life.
12 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 23, 20205 min read
Disability royal commission data shows Indigenous and culturally diverse groups under-represented
Dr Dinesh Palipana had struggled to maintain employment that was otherwise guaranteed to medical graduates because of a spinal cord injury.
6 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 23, 20203 min read
Inflammatory Markers May Help Predict Exacerbations in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
Levels of inflammatory markers in the lungs may help predict pulmonary exacerbations in children with cystic fibrosis (CF).
10 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 23, 20204 min read
Proteins—and labs—coming together to prevent Rett syndrome
New discoveries about the disruption of condensates in the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome provide insights into how cells compar
11 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 23, 20205 min read
Tofersen Safe, Appears to Slow Disease Progression in SOD1 ALS Patients, Phase 1/2 Trial Shows
Tofersen, Biogen’s investigational therapy for people with familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) caused by SOD1 gene mutations.
15 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 22, 20202 min read
Beyond Blue encourages educators to put themselves first and guard mental health
Record numbers of early childhood education and care (ECEC) professionals, along with educators in other fields of education.
6 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 22, 20203 min read
Tysabri Use Can Lessen Disability in RRMS Patients, Real-world Study Reports
Treatment with Tysabri (natalizumab) can lessen disability in people with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).
10 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 22, 20204 min read
Chronic fatigue syndrome may hold keys to understanding post-Covid syndrome
Some survivors of acute bouts of Covid-19 experience a range of persistent medical issues — some lasting for weeks, or even months...
10 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 22, 20202 min read
No, You Aren’t a ‘Savage’ for Being Unable to Return That Cart
About a year ago, my sister and I went to an arts and crafts store. Upon entering, I instinctively wanted to steer the shopping cart, and of
9 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 21, 20202 min read
Months of rehabilitation ahead for Karratha man after assault causes brain injury
Corey Powles and his family are back home in Karratha after the violent assault outside their home.
6 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 21, 20206 min read
How to centre disability in the Tech response to COVID-19
Across the United States, COVID-19 has had an unequal impact on different communities.
16 views0 comments
Jonathan Shar
Jul 21, 20202 min read
JobTrainer may have potential to boost disability workforce
The JobTrainer program aims to assist school leavers and job seekers with learning new skills in target areas identified by the National Sk
7 views0 comments
bottom of page