Read more
…online so they don’t have to remember everything a doctor needs to know about their health. However, right now the My Health Record system is very hard for people with…
Read more…majority of these recommendations sit in the Autonomy and Access section of the Commission’s report. This reflects the importance of supported decision making as a practice that opens the door…
Read more…contributors to poorer health outcomes across the health sector are caused by a lack of understanding of intellectual disability and inclusive communication skills. A solution that aligns with recommendations from…
Read moreRead more
…length of the Government’s leases of the group homes to the accommodation provider. This statement is contradicted by the accommodation agreement: after the first two years, the accommodation provider is…
Read moreResidents of Ageing Disability and Home Care (ADHC) group homes will be left vulnerable to eviction at short notice under the one-sided contracts they are being asked to sign with…
Read more…included Jim Simpson from Council for Intellectual Disability (CID) and Inclusion Australia, Professor Julian Trollor of UNSW, and a range of other disability advocates, researchers and professionals. All of Australia’s…
Read more…decision to remove funding for the CIDP. However, he didn’t, so the CIDP has now closed. The closure of this unique and highly successful diversion program is a great blow….
Read more…net gain of $2.5 million in additional NDIS funding annually coming to NSW participants thanks to this program) The current community focus on over-representation and deaths of Aboriginal and Torres…
Read more