Disability

People with disabilities won’t be able to claim certain support services after the Government published an approved NDIS support list.

It ends months of negotiations after state and territory ministers first raised concern over draft reforms in April.

The Government has accepted most of the recommendations from the Disability Royal Commission, stopping short of ending specialist schools.

A Government visa review has urged an overhaul of laws that can currently reject children with disabilities’ permanent visas due to healthcare costs.

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten said = sex work will be removed from the list of approved services if proposed legislation to “tidy up” the scheme passes Parliament.

The Federal Government has introduced reforms to the NDIS following a review that recommended an overhaul of the scheme

The Federal Government has announced new accessibility standards for public transport aimed at better supporting Australians with disability.

Disability employment in Australia is much lower than the rest of the population. A new trial hopes to address this issue.

The Disability Royal Commission released its final report this morning after four and a half years. Here’s what it recommended.

For over four years, a Royal Commission has been looking into the treatment of people with disability in Australia. Here’s what it found.

Bill Shorten has promised an NDIS overhaul, admitting the scheme is “not what it should be” and flagging a crackdown on dodgy providers.