A new survey from Sweltering Cities has revealed the serious impact that this summer’s heat has had on Australians’ health. Some of the people reporting significant impacts include renters in hot homes, people with disabilities and chronic illnesses, and people who say that the rising cost of living is impacting whether they can afford to stay cool.
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Key recommendations in the National Disability Insurance Scheme review have been met with concern by the disability community, with a new survey finding nearly 70 per cent of respondents disagree with the proposal to make provider registration mandatory. Source: The Australian.
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Have your say on accessibility and inclusion of people with disability in areas of public life. The Commission is seeking feedback on draft Guidelines on Digital Accessibility. Disabled people are invited to have input into the revised Disability Discrimination Web Note.
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The University of Melbourne is recruiting participants for a new research project seeking to understand the aspirations of young migrants with disability in Australia. It also aims to understand the enablers and barriers that young migrants with disability face in achieving their aspirations. Particpants will be paid for their time.
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The federal government has released a draft of a strategy it hopes will improve the lives of autistic Australians.
Feedback will inform a more coordinated, national approach aiming to better support autistic people at each stage of life.
This public consultation is open until May 31, 2024.
Tags: Draft National Autism Survey: Feedback wanted, lives of autistic Australians, support autistic people at each stage of life
Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV) is an organisation led by women with disabilities, for women with disabilities. Women and girls with disabilities are twice as likely to experience violence as those without disabilities. A 3 (three) session conference is offered covering Introduction to Prevention of Violence against Women with Disabilities, Gender and Disability Drivers of Violence, Prevention in Action – commencing 23 April, then 30 April and 7 May.
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Women with disabilities deserve safety, respect and a life free from violence.
Unfortunately, women with disability in Australia are twice as likely to have experienced sexual violence over their lifetime than women without disabilities.
This violence is preventable – and we all have a role to play in ending it.
Tags: Changing the landscape, women with disabilities
The Victorian Government has delivered High Intensity Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) at more specialist schools across the state – giving hundreds of families across Victoria the extra support they deserve.
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Australia’s public transport standards are set to undergo their first major reform in 20 years, to improve accessibility for people with disabilities. Advocates say the changes are on the right track, but want assurances they will be adopted efficiently and effectively.
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The Victorian Disability Worker Commission’s Dan Stubbs and his team were in Shepparton last week to begin building connections with people with disability. So they understand what Victorian Disability Worker Commission is and that they have been set up to help people with disability.
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