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  1. Alleged NDIS fraud plot accused had one-way ticket to Nigeria, court hears
    By Olivia Mason

    A man charged an alleged $5 million NDIS fraud plot had "cut ties" in Adelaide and was preparing to fly to Nigeria before he was arrested on Friday, a court hears

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-17/all

    #Courts #DisabilityAccess #OliviaMason

  2. Fraud officials charge another over alleged $5 million NDIS dishonesty plot

    Continuous investigations have led to the Australian Federal Police arresting an Adelaide man as he attempted to leave the country, following the previous arrest of a 48-year-old woman in June.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/ade

    #ScamsandFraud #DisabilityAccess #Crime

  3. Tommy was excluded from his early learning centre, 'effective immediately'
    By Nick Dole

    The NSW government is being asked to intervene to help a four-year-old boy who was excluded from his early learning centre on the south coast due to his disability-related needs.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-15/4yo

    #DisabilityAccess #EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareServices #ChildCare #PeopleWithDisability #StateandTerritoryGovernment #NickDole

  4. Will @StorieswithaWill ·

    Beginning my search for non-ai TTS website readers, the only one I found so far was on fdroid- it's called eSpeak (which is a Really cool older project- totally synthesized speech), but it's hard for me to understand or listen to for long.

    I guess I want the type where it's actual human voice recordings of each syllable, then reassembled. Sorry I forgot what it's called.
    TIA!


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  5. Advocate fears people could 'die waiting' for NDIS appeals
    By Elise Kinsella

    Appealing NDIS decisions is already difficult, but advocates fear it is about to become even harder for "incredibly vulnerable" people.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-02/ndi

    #DisabilityAccess #EliseKinsella

  6. Council's beach access changes spark accessibility concerns

    A Queensland family says a new council policy excludes people living with a disability because their 12-year-old daughter can no longer play with her dog at the local off-leash beach.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-21/sun

    #DisabilityAccess

  7. Uber removes 'unacceptable' surcharge for disabled passengers
    By Nas Campanella and Mary Lloyd

    Uber has reversed its decision to impose a $5 fee on passengers requiring extra assistance, after advocates and service providers labelled it discriminatory and a "disability tax".

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-17/ube

    #Transport #DisabilityAccess #PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #NasCampanella #MaryLloyd

  8. Blind bowler's dream threatened by NDIS funding cuts
    By Will Corbett

    A blind bowler from regional WA say his dreams of representing Australia are being swept away along with his NDIS funding.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-13/bli

    #DisabilityAccess #ParalympicGames #PeopleWithDisability #WillCorbett

  9. NDIS watchdog slammed for 'snail's pace' response to complaints
    By Dunja Karagic

    Disability sector workers say lives are being put at risk due to the NDIS watchdog's failure to act on serious safety complaints in one of Australia's remotest regions.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-07-10/ndi

    #DisabilityAccess #Disabilities #FederalGovernment #DunjaKaragic

  10. Some things warrant airtravel, like field work, or hands on training courses for lab techniques. Save the budget and the jet fuel for those?

    Why is the scientific world back to flying hundreds or thousands of people to the other side of the world for every conference?

    cc @[email protected]

    #ClimateChange #DisabilityAccess

  11. It is the start of my second week off from uni, and on Thursday, I'll be at the Melbourne Recital Centre for Erin Helyard performing Bach's Goldberg Variations on harpsichord. Thirty variations unfolding from a single aria, each one its own universe of mathematical precision and emotional depth. I remember Helyard conducting Handel's Messiah with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in December 2024, and I was in the chorus. His direction brought out those moments where text and music fused into something transcendent.

    This week, I should finally get access to my units at the new uni. My Learning Access Plan is now active, which feels good after so much advocacy. These accommodations will create conditions that enable my brain to show what it can do rather than what it can't.

    Music has always been the language I understand most fluently. In the architecture of Bach's variations, there's something about the way complexity emerges from simplicity that mirrors how I experience learning itself. One foundational idea, endlessly transformed. Each variation is a different lens, a different pathway to understanding. Perhaps that's why the Goldberg Variations feel so essential right now. They remind me that depth isn't about covering more ground but about exploring what's already there with greater attention.

    The space between finishing one semester and beginning another holds its own music. Rest isn't absence. It's the silence between notes that gives them meaning.

    #ClassicalMusic #Bach #GoldbergVariations #Harpsichord #BaroqueMusic #MelbourneRecitalCentre #AuDHD #Blind #DisabilityAccess #LearningAccessPlan #CounsellingMasters #MusicAndIdentity #Reflection

  12. News articles about potholes yet again.
    But I never see any about the massive potholes in pavements.
    They should try using them with a mobility aid or if blind.
    Potholes in roads damage car tyres. Potholes in pavements damage people.

    #DisabilityAccess

  13. Question for #ScreenReaderFriendly community -- i try to write my hashtags with each word capitalized, so the reader can pick them out more easily. Does that actually make a difference, or am I wasting effort? Feels like nobody else does this. #Writing #DisabilityFriendly #DisabilityAccess