. Craig Hill, the Legalise Cannabis Party candidate in Bonner, Queensland, has released a plan for improving disability services in the electorate. This is something that is close to the heart for Craig, a disabled person himself. He lives with autism and PTSD, but has overcome them to be gainfully employed, obtain graduate and post … Continue reading Improving Disability Services in Bonner
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The Social Model of Disability Affects Us All
The social model of disability is a framework for understanding disability that emphasises the role of society in creating barriers to inclusion and equal participation for individuals with disabilities. It is a contrast to the traditional medical model of disability which focuses on the individual's medical condition as the cause of their limitations. In this … Continue reading The Social Model of Disability Affects Us All
Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme offers better quality of life
The seed of DisabilityCare Australia, also known as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was sown in a conversation in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne one day in 2006. On a visit to a kindergarten, Bruce Bonyhady, then chairman of disability service provider Yooralla, was confronted by a woman who demanded to know why she … Continue reading Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme offers better quality of life
The hidden costs of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme
You do not have to own a building to get naming rights. You just have to be the biggest tenant. So it is with DisabilityCare, the national disability insurance scheme. The Prime Minister wants naming rights so she promises a levy, starting next year, to part fund it. And Tony Abbott was not about to … Continue reading The hidden costs of Australia’s National Disability Insurance Scheme
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