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When leaving school unsure of which path to follow in life, Jonathan White just knew he wanted to give himself a sporting chance.
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With 2 casual jobs, volunteer work and co-hosting a radio program about disability, busy bee Scarlett Jennings has little time for rest. Diagnosed with an intellectual disability at the age of 10, Scarlett, now 20, is thriving in her recent transition from school to working life.
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Turning the streets of historic Williamstown purple and white for the annual A-T Wheelathon marks a double delight for founder and local, Luke Ogden. Luke, who was who was born with a rare condition called Ataxia-telangiectasia (AT), created the event in 2022 to shine a light of support on the disease. The NDIS participant said the event, which raises awareness and funds for the Brash A-T Foundation, would be even bigger than the first. “For this year’s event, there’s a different kind of circuit and it’s going to be huge,” Luke said. “It’s open to everybody. On the Wheelathon page...
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The purpose of this communique is to detail the key outcomes of the Co-design Advisory Group’s 21st meeting, which took place Tuesday 12 September 2023.
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Turning the streets of historic Williamstown purple and white for the annual A-T Wheelathon marked a double delight for founder and local, Luke Ogden.
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Today the Australian Government will introduce to Parliament changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) that will deliver for those who need it most and will contribute towards the NDIS once again being delivered in line with its original intent.
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The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) met with Disability Representative and Carer Organisations (DRCOs) and Independent Advisory Council (IAC) members as part of the Reforms for Outcomes (RFO) co-design program.
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This is a summary of the Participant Reference Group’s (PRG) recent meeting. The PRG consists of 23 participant and carer representatives across Australia. The PRG is a key platform to ensure the participant voice is heard and understood by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). Feedback from meetings is used to inform strategy, policy development, system and service delivery development and review, to support continuous improvement. Chairperson’s welcome Donna Purcell, NDIA Branch Manager, Office of the Participant Advocate, welcomed members to the first meeting for 2024. Donna also welcomed 7 new PRG members to their first meeting. This meeting was...
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The NDIA met with Disability Representative and Carer Organisations (DRCOs) and Independent Advisory Council (IAC) members as part of the Reforms for Outcomes (RFO) co-design program to support the delivery of the Federal Government’s 2023-24 budget initiatives.
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More than 45 years after he bravely helped blaze a trail of inclusivity and marched into the history books of Australia, Melbourne’s Peter Ohlson, an original 78er, will once again march with pride at Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras this year. Peter, who is legally blind and has limited mobility after having multiple strokes as a teenager, will again take to the streets to wave the flag for LGBTQIA+ inclusion and diversity. Despite Peter’s challenges, with support from the NDIS, he will celebrate his identity alongside his loving partner of 34 years, Adrian, and hundreds of thousands of others...