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El Gibbs 7 Feb 2014

El Gibbs reports on the Human Rights Commission's latest findings on the problems people with disability face when dealing with Australia's criminal justice system. More

Louise Pascale 6 Feb 2014
Dr George Taleporos 31 Jan 2014
Stella Young 5 Feb 2014

The question of whether or not able-bodied people should use disabled toilets is far less important than why they're so damn hard to come by in the first place, writes Stella Young. More

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El Gibbs 29 Jan 2014
Craig Wallace 24 Jan 2014
ABC Grandstand Sport 4 Feb 2014

Australia has named its team for the Winter Paralympics in Sochi, including 14-year-old Ben Tudhope. More

ABC Rural 7 Feb 2014

Australia needs a more consistent approach to mental health policy, that doesn't fluctuate with the weather. More

The World Today 3 Feb 2014

A symposium in Brisbane is looking at growing confusion about how the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be implemented. Profe… More

ABC Gippsland Vic 30 Jan 2014

'There's no secrets with our loved ones because they just tell you!,' chuckles Isabel Trease a parent and carer of her adult daughter… More

PM 24 Jan 2014

Human Rights lawyers are urging the Australian Government to change Australia's electoral laws to ensure that people with a disabilit… More

The World Today 20 Jan 2014

Lawyers for underpaid intellectually disabled workers say the Federal Government is trying to shake them down by forcing them to choo… More

Pay compo for disabled workers

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The World Today 15 Jan 2014

The Federal Government has announced that intellectually disabled workers whose pay rate was determined under a system the Federal Co… More

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