Performers from this North Queensland based dance group, Strictly Wheelchair of the Mackay Eisteddfod, share their experiences and talk about the physical and social benefits of wheelchair dancing. The group’s success has soared from a showcase performance in 2018 to participating as competitors for 2019.
As a means to boost NDIS participant access to more provider services as well as helping providers enter the market, the NDIS Minister, Stuart Robert has announced that the highly anticipated NDIS Digital Marketplace will be released in early 2020.
PM Scott Morrison has announced that $537 million will be invested into improving the standards of aged-care for participants, with more focus placed on better training for carers, monitoring medication, reducing wait times for home care packages and removing people with disability who are too young from Aged-Care facilities.
A report by the Centre for Future Work provides statistics relating to Australian university graduates and the obstacles they encounter when seeking work. On the horizon, it can be noted there are expectations that careers in Health and Disability Care will increase by as much as 250,000 by the year 2023, continuing to be the largest percentage of all roles in Australia.
The grants program is investing in a number of apps and services developed for the purpose of improving accessibility for people with a disability.
Up to $8.8 million worth of grants will be invested into the second round of NDIS Transition Assistance Funding. The Morrison Government continues to work towards reinforcing the NDIS provider market as a means to increase employment opportunities within the sector and ensure high quality support.
Mrs Kyriacou shares her views on social media asking parents to better inform their children on how to show mutual respect and communicate better with peers with disability.
Krystal Matthews shares how receiving NDIS support has benefited her, funding the underwater immersion therapy that helps her to walk and providing her with additional support as she raises her newborn daughter, Zara.
The Royal Commission will be carrying out an inquiry across the next three years, investigating issues relating to abuse within the disability sector.
NDS WA have developed the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment Guide and Toolkit to grow the number of Indigenous employees in the disability sector and ultimately provide more support access for Indigenous people with disability.