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Jonathan Shar
Feb 7, 20231 min read
LOOKING FOR YOUR PAW-FECT PARTNER THIS PALENTINE'S DAY?
February is the month of all things love, and what greater show of love is there than helping Seeing Eye Dogs find caring homes.
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Jonathan Shar
Aug 3, 20222 min read
New Victorian Disability Advisory Council
A new Victorian Disability Advisory Council has been appointed to support the Andrews Labor Government make Victoria a more inclusive and a
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Jonathan Shar
Jul 13, 20222 min read
One-Stop Mental Health Hubs For Families A Step Closer
Victorian families will soon have access to a one-stop shop for mental health care and health and wellbeing support for the whole family –
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Australian Disability
May 26, 20222 min read
A New Partnership To Support Students With Disability
The Andrews Labor Government is making sure Victorian students with disability are better supported by their teachers and peers through a
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Monash University
May 9, 20223 min read
Braille bombing Melbourne to raise accessibility awareness
Monash University researchers will “bomb” signage across Melbourne with stickers containing braille to highlight the importance of accessib
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Jonathan Shar
May 5, 20221 min read
Melbourne Polytechnic welcomes funding for free Auslan training
Melbourne Polytechnic welcomes news of the Victorian Government’s $4.8 million funding boost for Diploma-level Auslan training to be added t
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Jonathan Shar
Feb 22, 20212 min read
Australian first college for young adults with disabilities and autism has its 2021 Graduation
On Friday, the first of its kind College, STEPS Pathways College, celebrated the graduation of another group of their students.
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Jonathan Shar
Sep 16, 20201 min read
Disabled man with acquired brain injury allegedly robbed by teenagers
Two teenagers have been charged after a man with an acquired brain injury was allegedly assaulted and robbed in Melbourne’s west.
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Jonathan Shar
Sep 15, 20203 min read
Police hit Victorian man with car before stomping on his head, video reveals
The family of a man who was driven into by police and is in an induced coma after being stomped on is calling for an independent investigati
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Jonathan Shar
Sep 11, 20203 min read
Parents fret for young children's mental health as lockdown drags on
When six-year-old Hannah heard about the new "singles bubble" for Melbourne’s extended stage four lockdown, she asked her mother why there c
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Jonathan Shar
Sep 8, 20203 min read
Tips to bridge the education divide created by COVID-19
As Victorian schools, teachers and students adapt to the pressures of stage four lockdowns, questions have been raised about how inclusive e
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Jonathan Shar
Aug 17, 20202 min read
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
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Jonathan Shar
Aug 13, 20203 min read
Disability advocates 'cautious and concerned' as coronavirus spreads into Victoria's care sector
Advocates are calling for rapid government action to protect Victorians living with disability as the number of coronavirus infections lin
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Jonathan Shar
Aug 10, 20202 min read
Lara MP John Eren receives widespread support after publicly revealing Parkinson’s diagnosis
Support has poured in for Lara MP John Eren after he publicly revealed his battle with Parkinson’s disease.
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Jonathan Shar
Aug 6, 20203 min read
Good disability policy benefits everyone
The necessary restrictions that have been imposed on all of us during the COVID-19 pandemic have highlighted the challenges faced by Austra
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Jonathan Shar
Aug 6, 20203 min read
Governments urged to prioritise Victorians with disability during second COVID wave
Disability groups say a holistic plan is urgently needed to protect Victorians with a disability during the state’s extended lockdown period
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Jonathan Shar
Aug 4, 20204 min read
Younger people living in Melbourne aged care homes fear for their safety as coronavirus spreads
Key points:
About 1,500 younger people with disabilities live in aged care in Victoria
Many are there because they couldn't access
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Jonathan Shar
Aug 3, 20204 min read
'Looming' COVID-19 emergency in disability support homes
Outbreaks of COVID-19 similar to those in 87 Victorian aged care homes were likely in the disability care sector unless nurses were brought
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Jonathan Shar
Jul 31, 20203 min read
Ten coronavirus cases confirmed in Aruma group home in Melbourne's northern suburbs
Key points:
The residents in a household of six in Melbourne's northern suburbs have intellectual disabilities and autism
The house
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Jonathan Shar
Jul 29, 20202 min read
Cops escape pensioner bashing conviction
Three police officers who bashed a Melbourne pensioner during an arrest in September 2018 have escaped conviction and been hit with fines.
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