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Will drastic NDIS overhaul repeat the mistakes of the past?
By Evan Young and Nas CampanellaThe states are once again on the hook for disability services due to the Commonwealth's drastic NDIS cuts. Can the mistakes of the past be avoided?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-17/will-ndis-cuts-lead-to-the-mistakes-of-the-past/106665656
#Disabilities #PeopleWithDisability #GovernmentandPolitics #StateandTerritoryGovernment #FederalGovernment #Budget #EvanYoung #NasCampanella
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Will drastic NDIS overhaul repeat the mistakes of the past?
By Evan Young and Nas CampanellaThe states are once again on the hook for disability services due to the Commonwealth's drastic NDIS cuts. Can the mistakes of the past be avoided?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-17/will-ndis-cuts-lead-to-the-mistakes-of-the-past/106665656
#Disabilities #PeopleWithDisability #GovernmentandPolitics #StateandTerritoryGovernment #FederalGovernment #Budget #EvanYoung #NasCampanella
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Will drastic NDIS overhaul repeat the mistakes of the past?
By Evan Young and Nas CampanellaThe states are once again on the hook for disability services due to the Commonwealth's drastic NDIS cuts. Can the mistakes of the past be avoided?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-17/will-ndis-cuts-lead-to-the-mistakes-of-the-past/106665656
#Disabilities #PeopleWithDisability #GovernmentandPolitics #StateandTerritoryGovernment #FederalGovernment #Budget #EvanYoung #NasCampanella
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Will drastic NDIS overhaul repeat the mistakes of the past?
By Evan Young and Nas CampanellaThe states are once again on the hook for disability services due to the Commonwealth's drastic NDIS cuts. Can the mistakes of the past be avoided?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-17/will-ndis-cuts-lead-to-the-mistakes-of-the-past/106665656
#Disabilities #PeopleWithDisability #GovernmentandPolitics #StateandTerritoryGovernment #FederalGovernment #Budget #EvanYoung #NasCampanella
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Will drastic NDIS overhaul repeat the mistakes of the past?
By Evan Young and Nas CampanellaThe states are once again on the hook for disability services due to the Commonwealth's drastic NDIS cuts. Can the mistakes of the past be avoided?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-17/will-ndis-cuts-lead-to-the-mistakes-of-the-past/106665656
#Disabilities #PeopleWithDisability #GovernmentandPolitics #StateandTerritoryGovernment #FederalGovernment #Budget #EvanYoung #NasCampanella
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Disabled Australians on love, lust and the right to intimacy
It's a stormy February night in Adelaide, and Jacqueline Tedmanson is at the hospital with her partner Jackson, waiting to meet their first baby.
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Sensory-friendly show breaks 'theatre etiquette' to make audience feel safer
By Josephine LimThe State Theatre Company South Australia has introduced a sensory-friendly performance for a broader range of audience members including neurodivergent people.
#Theatre #Disabilities #AutismSpectrumDisorder #PerformingArts #DisabilityAccess #CommunityOrganisations #PeopleWithDisability #JosephineLim
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Sensory-friendly show breaks 'theatre etiquette' to make audience feel safer
By Josephine LimThe State Theatre Company South Australia has introduced a sensory-friendly performance for a broader range of audience members including neurodivergent people.
#Theatre #Disabilities #AutismSpectrumDisorder #PerformingArts #DisabilityAccess #CommunityOrganisations #PeopleWithDisability #JosephineLim
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Sensory-friendly show breaks 'theatre etiquette' to make audience feel safer
By Josephine LimThe State Theatre Company South Australia has introduced a sensory-friendly performance for a broader range of audience members including neurodivergent people.
#Theatre #Disabilities #AutismSpectrumDisorder #PerformingArts #DisabilityAccess #CommunityOrganisations #PeopleWithDisability #JosephineLim
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Sensory-friendly show breaks 'theatre etiquette' to make audience feel safer
By Josephine LimThe State Theatre Company South Australia has introduced a sensory-friendly performance for a broader range of audience members including neurodivergent people.
#Theatre #Disabilities #AutismSpectrumDisorder #PerformingArts #DisabilityAccess #CommunityOrganisations #PeopleWithDisability #JosephineLim
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Sensory-friendly show breaks 'theatre etiquette' to make audience feel safer
By Josephine LimThe State Theatre Company South Australia has introduced a sensory-friendly performance for a broader range of audience members including neurodivergent people.
#Theatre #Disabilities #AutismSpectrumDisorder #PerformingArts #DisabilityAccess #CommunityOrganisations #PeopleWithDisability #JosephineLim
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Invictus Australia budget cut labelled potentially 'life-threatening'
By David MarkThe federal government is urged to reverse its decision to cut funding to Invictus Australia, an organisation that supports veterans.
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SA man forced to spend night in hospital ED due to lack of access cabs
By Josephine LimA multiple sclerosis patient says he waited three hours for an access cab, only to be told in the middle of the night one would not be available, forcing him to spend the night at an Adelaide emergency room.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/adelaide-man-waits-in-hospital-for-access-taxi/106669528
#PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #TaxisandRideSharingServices #MultipleSclerosis #JosephineLim
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SA man forced to spend night in hospital ED due to lack of access cabs
By Josephine LimA multiple sclerosis patient says he waited three hours for an access cab, only to be told in the middle of the night one would not be available, forcing him to spend the night at an Adelaide emergency room.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/adelaide-man-waits-in-hospital-for-access-taxi/106669528
#PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #TaxisandRideSharingServices #MultipleSclerosis #JosephineLim
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SA man forced to spend night in hospital ED due to lack of access cabs
By Josephine LimA multiple sclerosis patient says he waited three hours for an access cab, only to be told in the middle of the night one would not be available, forcing him to spend the night at an Adelaide emergency room.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/adelaide-man-waits-in-hospital-for-access-taxi/106669528
#PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #TaxisandRideSharingServices #MultipleSclerosis #JosephineLim
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SA man forced to spend night in hospital ED due to lack of access cabs
By Josephine LimA multiple sclerosis patient says he waited three hours for an access cab, only to be told in the middle of the night one would not be available, forcing him to spend the night at an Adelaide emergency room.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/adelaide-man-waits-in-hospital-for-access-taxi/106669528
#PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #TaxisandRideSharingServices #MultipleSclerosis #JosephineLim
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SA man forced to spend night in hospital ED due to lack of access cabs
By Josephine LimA multiple sclerosis patient says he waited three hours for an access cab, only to be told in the middle of the night one would not be available, forcing him to spend the night at an Adelaide emergency room.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/adelaide-man-waits-in-hospital-for-access-taxi/106669528
#PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #TaxisandRideSharingServices #MultipleSclerosis #JosephineLim
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SA man forced to spend night in hospital ED due to lack of access cabs
By Josephine LimA multiple sclerosis patient says he waited three hours for an access cab, only to be told in the middle of the night one would not be available, forcing him to spend the night at an Adelaide emergency room.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/adelaide-man-waits-in-hospital-for-access-taxi/106669528
#PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #TaxisandRideSharingServices #MultipleSclerosis #JosephineLim
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SA man forced to spend night in hospital ED due to lack of access cabs
By Josephine LimA multiple sclerosis patient says he waited three hours for an access cab, only to be told in the middle of the night one would not be available, forcing him to spend the night at an Adelaide emergency room.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/adelaide-man-waits-in-hospital-for-access-taxi/106669528
#PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #TaxisandRideSharingServices #MultipleSclerosis #JosephineLim
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SA man forced to spend night in hospital ED due to lack of access cabs
By Josephine LimA multiple sclerosis patient says he waited three hours for an access cab, only to be told in the middle of the night one would not be available, forcing him to spend the night at an Adelaide emergency room.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/adelaide-man-waits-in-hospital-for-access-taxi/106669528
#PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #TaxisandRideSharingServices #MultipleSclerosis #JosephineLim
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SA man forced to spend night in hospital ED due to lack of access cabs
By Josephine LimA multiple sclerosis patient says he waited three hours for an access cab, only to be told in the middle of the night one would not be available, forcing him to spend the night at an Adelaide emergency room.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/adelaide-man-waits-in-hospital-for-access-taxi/106669528
#PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #TaxisandRideSharingServices #MultipleSclerosis #JosephineLim
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SA man forced to spend night in hospital ED due to lack of access cabs
By Josephine LimA multiple sclerosis patient says he waited three hours for an access cab, only to be told in the middle of the night one would not be available, forcing him to spend the night at an Adelaide emergency room.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/adelaide-man-waits-in-hospital-for-access-taxi/106669528
#PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #TaxisandRideSharingServices #MultipleSclerosis #JosephineLim
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'Live at my house for a week' says mum of kids on NDIS
By Shannon Pearce and Jackson ByrneRegional families are anxiously waiting to see the impact of recently announced changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), especially for those with autism.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/mark-butler-invited-to-regional-home-on-ndis/106619874
#DisabilityAccess #Disabilities #PeopleWithDisability #Budget #ShannonPearce #JacksonByrne
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'Live at my house for a week' says mum of kids on NDIS
By Shannon Pearce and Jackson ByrneRegional families are anxiously waiting to see the impact of recently announced changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), especially for those with autism.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/mark-butler-invited-to-regional-home-on-ndis/106619874
#DisabilityAccess #Disabilities #PeopleWithDisability #Budget #ShannonPearce #JacksonByrne
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'Live at my house for a week' says mum of kids on NDIS
By Shannon Pearce and Jackson ByrneRegional families are anxiously waiting to see the impact of recently announced changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), especially for those with autism.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/mark-butler-invited-to-regional-home-on-ndis/106619874
#DisabilityAccess #Disabilities #PeopleWithDisability #Budget #ShannonPearce #JacksonByrne
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'Live at my house for a week' says mum of kids on NDIS
By Shannon Pearce and Jackson ByrneRegional families are anxiously waiting to see the impact of recently announced changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), especially for those with autism.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/mark-butler-invited-to-regional-home-on-ndis/106619874
#DisabilityAccess #Disabilities #PeopleWithDisability #Budget #ShannonPearce #JacksonByrne
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'Live at my house for a week' says mum of kids on NDIS
By Shannon Pearce and Jackson ByrneRegional families are anxiously waiting to see the impact of recently announced changes to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), especially for those with autism.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/mark-butler-invited-to-regional-home-on-ndis/106619874
#DisabilityAccess #Disabilities #PeopleWithDisability #Budget #ShannonPearce #JacksonByrne
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'The sky isn't even my limit': Quadriplegic man invents way to pilot drone hands-free
By Jessica RossEver since he was a young child, Christopher Hills has wanted to fly an aircraft. Now he has made that dream a reality.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-12/queensland-man-pioneers-hands-free-drone-use/106644446
#Drones #ComputerScience #DisabilityAccess #PeopleWithDisability #JessicaRoss
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'I wasn't weak': NSW Health worker wins $50k in discrimination case
By Phoebe PinAn admin officer has been awarded more than $50,000 in compensation after a tribunal found a NSW Health agency discriminated against her due to her disability.
#PeopleWithDisability #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Discrimination #PhoebePin
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Love story: Love when you don't know how long you've got
My 14-year-old daughter Pip has Williams syndrome. The future is uncertain and full of heartache, but my love for my baby is not.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/love-when-you-dont-know-how-long-youve-got/106415274
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Fears Deaf community will 'miss out' on news with Auslan program to end
By Sarah RichardsNews delivered by Deaf journalists covering international wars, elections, cyclones, and fuel shortages is set to wind up next month due to a federal government grant ending.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/auslan90-news-service-to-close-federal-grant/106652278
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Australians with motor neurone disease fear losing fast-tracked NDIS
By Clare ArmstrongAustralians with MND who have rapidly changing needs fear they will lose a priority pathway to access the National Disability Insurance Scheme under Labor’s planned changes.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-09/motor-neurone-disease-advocates-fear-ndis-changes/106660350
#MotorNeuronedisease #PeopleWithDisability #Health #GovernmentandPolitics #DisabilityAccess #ClareArmstrong
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Deaf and blind cricketers angered by changes to Cricket Australia's funding
By Bridget McArthurSignificant changes to how Cricket Australia funds Deaf, blind and intellectually disabled teams prompt concern from players and advocates.
#Cricket #DisabilityAccess #PeopleWithDisability #CommunityandSociety #Sport #BridgetMcArthur
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Disability support group harvests last Mother's Day bloom after 35 years
By Grace WhitesideDisability support organisation Endeavour Foundation in Bundaberg is changing its business model away from growing flowers to packaging solutions.
#PeopleWithDisability #RegionalCommunities #EmploymentServices #Work #GraceWhiteside
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They should be recommending dropping them entirely & doing proper co-design which the Agency has always refused/failed to engage in: Government advisory group recommends delaying NDIS 'robo' changes https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-17/government-advisory-group-recommends-delaying-ndis-changes/106576188 #PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #NDIS #Disability #AusPol #AI
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Dozens of workers with disability made redundant by award-winning charity https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-16/workers-with-disability-lose-jobs-at-charity-help-enterprises/106563222 #PeopleWithDisability #Disability #Employment #Discrimination
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Compulsory registration will actually push prices up, reduce choice & control & destroy the NDIS for self managed participants & even plan managed will suffer: ABC News: Calls to force NDIS providers to register as Labor eyes savings https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-08/ndis-unregistered-providers-weed-out-labor-budget-savings/106539842 #PeopleWithDisability #NDIS #Disability #Discrimination
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ABC News: Banned NDIS provider filmed entering disability housing https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-23/banned-ndis-provider-moaz-jay-ibrahim-sda-housing/106464624 #PeopleWithDisability #RentalHousing #NDIS #Disability
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Inside a family's 'exhausting' battle with the #NDIS to support disabled son https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-15/perth-family-ndis-support-battle-/106328150 #AutismSpectrumDisorder #PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #Children #Carers #Disability #AusPol #Discrimination
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FIFO disability support workers to bridge geographical gap in regions https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-02/ndis-support-access-launched-for-regional-western-australia/106396136 #PeopleWithDisability #RegionalCommunities #DisabilityAccess #NDIS #Disability #AusPol
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'Predatory' NDIS providers targeting remote communities with gifts https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-15/unscrupulous-ndis-providers-inducements-remote-nt-communities/106338736 #PeopleWithDisability #DisabilityAccess #Disabilities #Disability #NDIS
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Uber quietly settles 'David vs Goliath' guide dog refusal case https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-11/uber-agrees-to-review-after-guide-dog-refusal-case/106307858 #PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #Transport #Disability #Discrimination #RideSharing
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Families frayed by NDIS cuts brace for more change ahead of defining year https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-30/families-frayed-by-ndis-cuts-brace-for-more-change-in-2026/106269362 #PeopleWithDisability #FederalGovernment #Disabilities #NDIS #Disability #AusPol
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Fears around NDIS 'robo-plans' creating sense of déjà vu https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-12/ican-ndis-planning-system-creating-deja-vu/106116170 #PeopleWithDisability #FederalParliament #FederalGovernment #Disabilities #NDIS #Disability #AusPol
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ABC News: Deaf residents in aged care left without basic support services https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-06/deaf-seniors-falling-through-aged-care-cracks/106084008 #PeopleWithDisability #DisabilityAccess #PublicHealth #HealthPolicy #AgedCare #Disability #Discrimination #AusPol
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Deaf man 'gutted and sick' after NDIS slashes interpreter funding https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/ndis-cuts-deaf-mans-auslan-funding/106051024 #PeopleWithDisability #GovernmentPolicy #Disabilities #NDIS #Disability #Discrimination #AusPol
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ABC News: 'We can't retire yet — or ever': NDIS uncertainty up-ending families https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-16/qld-ndis-funding-cuts-means-brisbane-couple-cant-retire/106006192 #PeopleWithDisability #DisabilityAccess #Disability #NDIS
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Disgraceful behaviour of the pub: ABC News: County pub calls the cops on army vet and his assistance dog https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-13/pub-calls-police-on-army-veteran-assistance-dog-disabilities-sa/106001482 #PeopleWithDisability #RegionalCommunities #HospitalityIndustry #Discrimination #Disabilities #MentalHealth #Charities #Veterans #Disability #Discrimination
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'Loophole' in taxi regulation leaves disabled passengers at the kerb https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-15/taxi-loophole-leaving-passengers-living-with-disability-behind/105884204 #TaxisandRideSharingServices #PeopleWithDisability #Disability
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Independence 'chipped away' by Uber driver refusals, guide dog handler says https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/guide-dog-handlers-call-for-harsher-penalties-for-uber-refusals/105754360 #TaxisandRideSharingServices #PeopleWithDisability #TransportIndustry #DisabilityAccess #Disabilities #Disability #Discrimination