In the Media
Farm provides services and farm skills for those living with a disability
Providing engaging programs for people with disabilities can be a huge challenge but in north west Victoria one service is having success combining egg farming with therapy.
Huge demand from people with disability for employment in ACT public service
An ACT public sector program to boost employment for people with disability has met huge demand from job seekers. There were more than 200 applications for nine inclusion traineeships.
Kimberley among first in line for NDIS
People with disability living in the Kimberley will be among the first in regional WA to benefit from a dedicated support network offering access to a community-based coordinator.
Inquiry seeks to increase ACT employment rate of people with a disability
Efforts to increase the the employment of people with a disability in the ACT public sector will be the focus of a new inquiry. The Legislative Assembly's health, ageing and community services committee has invited submissions ahead of a public hearing in May.
Disability services organisation CARA is aiming to boost staff numbers to 1000, and is hiring now
An Adelaide-based disability service is expected to employ 1000 people by June as the health sector continues to grow across the country.
ABC report: NDIS workforce understaffed in major cities
ABC's AM program has reported on Productivity Commission findings that parts of Australia's biggest cities could struggle to attract enough disability workers for the NDIS.
Clickability: New disability services review site to go national
Two Melbourne-based social workers have developed a 'TripAdvisor-style' website allowing people with disabilities and their carers to rate and review support services on offer.
Clickability: New disability services review site to go national
Two Melbourne-based social workers have developed a 'TripAdvisor-style' website allowing people with disabilities and their carers to rate and review support services on offer.
Milestone for NDIS as disability clinical services transfer to Australia’s oldest charity
The NSW Government announced the Benevolent Society will be the new operator of its specialist disability community support teams. These services are being transferred to the non-government sector to support the roll out of the NDIS.
Innovative Workforce Fund Open to Anyone
A $4 million fund to support projects that identify innovative ways of building and managing the disability workforce under the NDIS is calling for anyone with ideas to apply.
