Disability Ageing and Carers
Here's what should be on the agenda – and acted upon – at today's Disability Reform Ministers Meeting
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A guest post from an angry NDIS participant, about what the proposed 'independent assessment' process will mean.
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John Doutch isn’t too fussed by the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic. “Us oldies, if I could put it that way, are
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“No one should have to be making choices between food and bills, medication and bills. But we are."
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Fear of COVID-19 has changed a lot of things in Ruth Skewes' life, but some things are too important to
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VCOSS submission to Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability
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COVID-19 can infect anybody, but people with disability are more likely to catch it and die.
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Ben Martin Hobbs explores why the in-home care system is failing the older people it’s meant to empower.
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"My chronic pain is a whole disability on its own too. It deserves the same respect and weight."
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How to be an awesome disability advocate online. This event featuring writer and appearence activist Carly Findlay was organised by
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Energy costs are a big issue for all Victorians, especially those with health conditions or disability.
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More needs to be done for carers in LGBTIQ communities, writes Gabriel Aleksandrs from Drummond Street Services.
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Under-investment by successive Victorian governments has seen many people fall by the wayside.
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Natasha Brake, who works in disability advocacy, is vision impaired and has been trying to set up her NDIS plan.
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Young carers have been speaking out in the media recently about the tough realities of caring for loved ones while
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An inclusive Victoria where people with disability have the same opportunities as other Victorians. This is the Victoria that VCOSS,
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Victorians with disability are at risk of being overlooked in the long-awaited push towards safeguards for renters.
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The Victorian Government should match the per capita funding provided by the Commonwealth.
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If anyone you know is likely to be at risk during hot weather, help them get the advice and support
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"Appallingly neglected": Victoria's Ombudsman sounds the alarm on the treatment of kinship carers.
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Why has a young man with severe disabilities been locked up in the Melbourne Assessment Prison since September?
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Overall, the report confirms what VCOSS and our members have been saying: while the NDIS is improving the lives of
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The ABC podcast Trace reminds us that victims and witnesses with disabilities have a right to be heard.
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People with disability have the right to be free from all forms of violence, abuse and neglect, and to be
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Funding to support people in the transition to the NDIS and to reduce abuse in disability services are among some
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