Ramp Up – Disability, Discussion, Debate: Content from Across the ABC

This website is no longer being updated but remains online as an archive of three and a half years of discussions and conversations regarding disability in Australia. The best way to explore our original content is via the "Exclusives" and "Blog" tabs.

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News Online 8 Dec 2014

Stella Young was a passionate, provocative and funny activist for disabled people. Here are 17 things she wanted people to know. More

Leah Hobson 11 Jun 2014
Kate Larsen 20 Jun 2014
Stella Young 27 Jun 2014

Sometimes it seems that anything you do in a non-normative body is somehow political. Stella Young feels this is particularly true for a wheelchair user on a dance floor. More

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Dr George Taleporos 17 Feb 2014
Naomi Chainey 6 Jun 2014
El Gibbs 19 Jun 2014

Positive changes, improved services, confusion, inconsistency, and reduced services. El Gibbs found these were just some of the outcomes for participants of the NDIS trial since it began almost a year ago. More

AM 25 Jun 2014

A root-and-branch review of the way mental health services are delivered in Australia has been commissioned by the Abbott Government … More

AM 24 Jun 2014

Researchers have found that education, an intellectually enriching job and activities like reading throughout the lifetime can delay … More

AM 18 Jun 2014

A new report has found that one in five Australians aged between 15 and 19 are likely to have a mental illness, and more are not comf… More

ABC NewsRadio Breakfast 16 Jun 2014

New research shows 9 out of 10 employees think it's important to have a workplace that is mentally healthy. The study shows a lack of… More

A musical recovery

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All In The Mind 15 Jun 2014

In 2005 the music stopped for Scottish rock star Edwyn Collins. A series of strokes left him unable to walk or speak. After a few wee… More

The World Today 30 May 2014

A Queensland judge has ruled that a deaf woman cannot serve on a jury because of her disability. Justice James Douglas decided she wa… More

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