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Chronic illnesses cut short wanted careers
People with MS and other fluctuating health conditions are often forced to quit their jobs when they want to work
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Three myths, busted.
I’m autistic and don’t speak. Here’s what I want you to know
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Some autistic children will not be able to access NDIS after mid-2027
What’s the best way to support autistic kids with mild to moderate delay?
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How do you know if your child is delayed?
Kids with ‘developmental delay’ will be diverted from the NDIS. But how do you know if your child is delayed?
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A new plan to “secure the future” of the NDIS
‘Thriving Kids’ could help secure the future of the NDIS. But what will the program mean for children and families?
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Settling in a new country as a refugee comes with a variety of opportunities and challenges
Social connections, service access, language: how disability can make things even harder for refugees
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Music and art therapists will be able to charge the NDIS the same as counsellors
Art and music therapies can be ‘life changing’ for people with disability
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The government is considering new, bulk-billed health checks for three-year-olds.
What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids?
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The problematic way disability is used as metaphor
Eddington ends with a dark joke about disability – but its punchline is centuries old
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When teachers fail students
‘Several teachers didn’t believe in ADHD’: families speak about how students with disability are bullied and excluded
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Ways for the public service in Australia to improve
Being kind to people – the new challenge for the public service
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People with disability are missing out on screening programs that could help detect cancer early, and after diagnosis, are less likely to survive.
People with disability are dying from cancers we can actually prevent, our study shows
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