NDIS

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Business & Economics

Cutting the commute for students with a disability

How market design theory, or ‘experimental economics’, and specialist software helped reform travel services for students with disability

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Health & Medicine

Protecting people with disability during the pandemic

The Australian government has now announced a tailored COVID-19 strategy for people with disability, but it should have come sooner and may not go far enough

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Health & Medicine

Does disability policy really offer choice and control?

While government policy for Australians with disabilities aims to offer choice and control, there are very real barriers that need to be addressed to turn that into a reality

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Politics & Society

Volunteers don’t come free

New research finds urgent action is needed to maintain the sustainability of volunteer services supporting people with disability and their families

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Politics & Society

No policy without leadership

Overcoming the trust deficit in Australian politics and delivering key policies requires empathetic leaders to stand up and fight, says former deputy Labor leader Jenny Macklin

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Health & Medicine

Why housing is a major public health issue for Australians with disability

Housing affordability and security for all Australians is a fundamental issue missing from the federal election campaign – particularly for those with disabilities

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Politics & Society

Fighting for the rights of Australians with disability

Geoff Bell was a pioneer in the Australian disability rights movement and his archive shows how far we’ve come in 40 years, and how far we have yet to travel

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Health & Medicine

Is life getting better for people with disabilities?

New study suggests we’ve made only mixed progress in improving the lives of people with disabilities, underscoring the need for better data and monitoring

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Health & Medicine

Making disability support work across real lives

The National Disability Insurance Scheme is a game changer, but the challenge is to make it work across people’s life course, from education and housing, to social participation and employment

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Politics & Society

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Podcast

Taking the pulse of the NDIS

Half a million Australians will benefit from the National Disability Insurance Scheme, but how are teething problems being managed, and is the pace of rollout sustainable?

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