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Top Honour for Nola – Champion for People with Disability
Mrs Nola Buck, Ability Options life member and long-serving Board Director has been awarded the prestigious Medal of the Order of Australia.
Jonathan Shar
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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ACOSS calls on National Cabinet to urgently address crippling Omicron inequities
National Cabinet must find new ways to address the reality that those with the least are being hit hardest by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Australian Council of Social Services
Jan 27, 20223 min read
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Telstra Health has been selected to deliver 1800RESPECT and DVConnect with people with disabilities
We have a shared commitment to deliver on initiatives to guarantee a dedicated team of specialist practitioners available 24/7 for...
Jonathan Shar
Jan 24, 20223 min read
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Magnificent Monday for Millie Knight and Rene De Silvestro in the Super-Combined
It has been five years since Great Britain’s Millie Knight and her guide Brett Wild have stood on top of the podium at a World Championship
Jonathan Shar
Jan 18, 20224 min read
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iMOVE CRC report makes recommendations to improve accessibility of driverless vehicles
A new iMOVE Cooperative Research Centre/La Trobe University report has recommended urgent changes to disability transport standards...
Australian Disability
Dec 9, 20214 min read
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Tokyo 2020 sets the record for most athletes and women at a Paralympic Games
Tokyo 2020 will be the biggest Paralympic Games ever with a record number of athletes set to take part.
Jonathan Shar
Aug 24, 20212 min read
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WeThe15: A global human rights movement for the 1.2 billion persons with disabilities
Multiple leading international organisations have united to launch WeThe15, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to r
Jonathan Shar
Aug 19, 202110 min read
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BRINGING OLD PEOPLE’S HOME FOR 4 YEAR OLDS TO LIFE
The new trial aims to reduce frailty and improve mental health by connecting older Australians and preschoolers
Jonathan Shar
Apr 20, 20212 min read
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Muscular Dystrophy community excited to finally reconnect at the Big Red Roll + Stroll
Muscular Dystrophy NSW (MDNSW) will be holding its first-ever Big Red Roll + Stroll (BRRS) community event, enabling people living with neu
Jonathan Shar
Mar 16, 20211 min read
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Young student with disability begins life changing work
Caelan, a new student at STEPS Pathways College, has big dreams in the automotive industry. Known by all around him for having an...
Jonathan Shar
Jan 27, 20212 min read
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The IPC and UN Human Rights sign landmark agreement
After signing a Co-operation Agreement, the two organisations will collaborate on a range of initiatives to drive disability inclusion.
Jonathan Shar
Dec 3, 20203 min read
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Invisible Disability Stigma is Driving Workers to Hide Conditions
Disability discrimination accounts for the highest volume of complaints to the Australian Human Rights Commission annually1. This can...
Jonathan Shar
Dec 1, 20204 min read
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Open Letter to Joe Biden regarding Disability Inclusive Policy and Nothing About Us Without Us
Hope wins over Fear, America may be "First" but a divided nation creates an unstable world.
Congratulations President-Elect @JoeBiden
Jonathan Shar
Nov 9, 20202 min read
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MS GONG RIDE VIRTUAL EVENT 2020 – THIS YEAR IT’S PERSONAL | Paralympic athlete Ameera Lee’s story
The national MS Gong Ride goes virtual for the first time in 2020 with thousands of riders raising funds for people living with MS.
Jonathan Shar
Sep 29, 20203 min read
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Title track from Netflix’s ground breaking documentary RISING PHOENIX released globally today
The powerful title track 'Rising Phoenix' written and performed by George Dorman (known as georgetragic), Toni Hickman and Keith Jones, and
Jonathan Shar
Aug 21, 20202 min read
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Disability pensioner suffers another loss in $357,000 case with Brisbane company
A Western Australia disability pensioner has lost another legal challenge against a Brisbane camper-trailer company in a near-$400,000...
Jonathan Shar
Aug 18, 20203 min read
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Calls to get more people with disability on the NDIA board
The Morrison government is being urged to increase disability representation on the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) board after
Jonathan Shar
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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Uni students with disabilities say remote learning must improve
University students with disabilities say they are struggling to access online resources and the problem has become worse since the rise of
Jonathan Shar
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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Dentsu commits to increasing participation of people with disabilities
The International Paralympic Committee’s marketing agency in Japan Dentsu has joined a global movement aimed at putting disability on the b
Jonathan Shar
Jul 28, 20203 min read
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Was Bunnings right? Can businesses require customers to wear face masks? Your questions answered
Over the weekend a person walked into a Melbourne Bunnings store without a face covering.
Jonathan Shar
Jul 28, 20205 min read
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