Opinion 24 August 2021
Photo of Bodhi - a teenage wheelchair user in a medical clinic. He has glasses, a rainbow mask, a surgical mask, and a sticker that reads "I got vaccinated at 11:10".

Open letter: Regarding the reality of booking a COVID vaccination for children with disability and medical conditions

This month, young people with disability joined the list of people who are allowed to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Being eligible is one thing – but how easy is it to actually make happen? Just as we have heard from so many people with disability and families in our community – Heike and her son Bodhi found out just how difficult it can be – the hard way. This is Heike’s open letter to the government.

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News 13 May 2020
illustration of a hand holding a butterfly net trying to catch little squares that represent data.

Data, data, data everywhere. But what does it all mean?

So the National Disability Insurance Agency released the latest NDIS Quarterly Report this week. If you have never checked out the Quarterly Report we encourage you to do so – it’s a great way of finding out how the NDIS is tracking and there’s lots of juicy stuff in there.

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Opinion 2 December 2019
Ben and his friends wearing their team Australia uniforms, Australian flags, and an inflatable kangaroo mascot. They are raising their arms in victory, and look happy and proud.

A quick catch up with Benjamin on International Day

Tomorrow is International Day of People with Disability. The purpose of the day is to promote understanding of the issues facing people with disability, and to push for change.

We don’t often hear from young people with disability on this day. So we thought this was a good chance to ask our Champion Benjamin what he has been up to lately, and what he would like to see change for young people in this country.

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Opinion 5 November 2019
photo of the inside of a nursing home corridor at night. A photocopier is down the end, and some chairs are in the hall.

It’s time to get young people out of nursing homes

Last week the Royal Commission on Aged Care released their interim report. The report was long and there was a lot to take in, so we asked our good friend George Taleporos at the Summer Foundation to cast his eye over it and tell us what we needed to know.

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News 23 March 2015
NSW Premier Mike Baird announces first rollout of NDIS in Penrith and Blue Mountains.

NDIS game changer

On the weekend the NSW Premier Mike Baird promised to roll out early intervention services under the NDIS for up to 2,000 young people with disability in Penrith and the Blue Mountains from September this year if he is re-elected. 

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In The Media 11 March 2015

Support group for young people living in nursing homes wants Federal Government to get them out of aged care sector

A support group for young people who live in nursing homes has called on the Federal Government to bring departments together to get young people out of the

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