Disabilities
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NDIS enrolments surging, but at what expense?
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The number of people joining the National Disability Insurance Scheme is rising dramatically, according to official figures, but disability advocates say in the race to meet enrolment targets, people entering the NDIS are losing out.
Topics: disabilities, health, health-policy, health-insurance, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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Royal commission into alleged abuse of people with disabilities ditched
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The Federal Government refuses to bow to a parliamentary committee's calls for a royal commission into alleged abuse, neglect and violence against people with disabilities.
Topics: disabilities, health, carers, community-and-society, royal-commissions, law-crime-and-justice, government-and-politics, human, australia
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Biscuit the assistance dog
Topics: disabilities, launceston-7250
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Biscuit pushing the button at the traffic lights for Natasha Street image
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Biscuit pushing the button at the traffic lights for Natasha Street
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Ken Innes and Natasha Street with assistance dog Biscuit in Launceston image
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Ken Innes and Natasha Street with assistance dog Biscuit in Launceston
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Biscuit passing Natasha her mobile phone image
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Biscuit passing Natasha her mobile phone
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Win, win relationship assistance dog and Launceston woman with cerebral palsy
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Assistance dog Biscuit has done more than become a 'best friend' for Natasha Street, who has cerebral palsy.
Topics: animals, disabilities, women, university-and-further-education, community-and-society, multiple-sclerosis, human-interest, launceston-7250
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Canada's Disability Minister calls for focus on disabled Australians
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Canada's Disability Minister urges Australian parliamentarians to focus on the rights of the disabled population when debating how to fund support for the sector.
Topics: disabilities, health-policy, australia, canada
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Disability workforce won't keep up with demand, report warns
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Parts of Australia's biggest cities could struggle to attract enough disability workers for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, a new report warns.
Topics: disabilities, health, government-and-politics, federal-government, work, australia
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Former Paralympian Jan Pike says it's been a "nightmare" dealing with the NDIS. Video
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Paralympian Jan Pike Jan Pike is used to battling. But one of the biggest fights of her life has been dealing with the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
Topics: disabilities, health, health-policy, health-insurance, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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Fighting for access to disability support a 'nightmare' for some
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For Jan Pike, one of the biggest fights of her life has been dealing with the National Disability Insurance Scheme - so much so, that she says it almost cost her her life.
Topics: disabilities, health, health-policy, health-insurance, federal-government, government-and-politics, australia
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Brandis questioned on disability pensions Video
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Q&A questioner asks George Brandis about reviews of disability pensions, February 20, 2017.
Topics: carers, disabilities, federal-government, australia
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Teen with muscular dystrophy appointed school vice-captain
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A central Queensland teenager with congenital muscular dystrophy is elected vice-captain at his school by his teachers and peers.
Topics: disabilities, secondary-schools, leadership, rockhampton-4700
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Rockhampton High School student Thomas Byrne with teacher Cheryl Hendry image
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Topics: disabilities, secondary-schools, leadership, rockhampton-4700
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High school student Thomas Byrne with his peers image
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Topics: disabilities, secondary-schools, leadership, rockhampton-4700
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Arthur Coleman enjoying Winds of Joy sailing program in Hobart image
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Children with disabilities learn 'I can' as they set sail
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Charity returns to Hobart to give children with disabilities the chance to sail a yacht and discover disability does not mean inability.
Topics: disabilities, sailing, charities-and-community-organisations, hobart-7000, tas
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Kids with disabilities let down by schools: WA educator
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The Western Australian education system is failing to meet the needs of some highly disabled children because of inflexibility and a lack of expertise, an experienced educator says.
Topics: schools, disabilities, wa
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'I couldn't get into the building': People with disabilities facing barriers to work
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People with disabilities, including Adelaide man Nick Schumi, say it is hard to land a job when you head to an interview only to find the building cannot accommodate your wheelchair.
Topics: disabilities, activism-and-lobbying, states-and-territories, work, community-and-society, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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What happens when the carer doesn't come?
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Lateline spent a day with Fiona Hough and her five-year-old son Charlie, who has autism, to see how they cope when the carer doesn't come.
Topics: disabilities, carers, community-and-society, family-and-children, australia
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Carer crisis in Australia Video
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Thousands of Australian families rely on carers to help ease the burden of looking after a loved one with disabilities, but many of these families say a shortage of trained carers has left them struggling to cope, February 16, 2017.
Topics: carers, disabilities, family, australia
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Tasmania hopeful of forming wheelchair AFL side
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Tyres were squeaking, and footballs were thudding against the shiny wooden floor of the Somerset recreation centre as players warmed up ahead of a come-and-try wheelchair AFL match.
Topics: disabilities, other-sports, australian-football-league, people, men, community-and-society, somerset-7322
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Jamie Elphinstone (left) and his brother Larry after playing wheelchair AFL together image
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Jamie Elphinstone (left) and his brother Larry after playing wheelchair AFL together
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One of the players about to offload the football during the match image
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One of the players about to offload the football during the match
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Richard Jones kicking a goal, wheelchair AFL style image
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Richard Jones kicking a goal, wheelchair AFL style
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