Parents with children on the autism spectrum are being given the opportunity to provide feedback on key challenges they’re facing in their day to day lives, as Autism Awareness Australia launches its first national survey in 10 years.
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New legislation for the National Disability Insurance Scheme started coming into effect in October, with new lists of what can and cannot be funded, updated early intervention requirements and more, already altering the way some 646,000 people receive support from the $35bn program.
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All governments are committed to progressing key disability reforms and working with people with disability to make Australia more inclusive, accessible and safe for people with disability.The Roadmap highlights the key actions all governments will take in 2024 and 2025 to build the foundations and deliver on commitments for the disability and National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) reform agenda.
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Scholar and activist Sunaura Taylor has pointed out that “disabled people are supposed to find the courage to overcome their own personal limitations through strength of character rather than by overcoming discrimination and oppression”.
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The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) invites people with disability, families and carers to attend information sessions to learn more about the participant journey at the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). This will take place on Tuesday 7 May 2024.
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Leaving school and figuring out what’s next is challenging for young people. For those with disability, it is even harder. It is often a time when supports are withdrawn as they leave the heavily structured school environment.
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