Choking can be a significant risk for participants. New resources to support safe enjoyable meals and help meet practice standards have been released.
In efforts to minimise the impact of COVID-19 over winter, ATAGI has recommended an additional booster for certain at-risk groups including residents of disability care facilities.
Don't miss out on registering at the early-bird rate, so we have decided to extend registrations until close on 5 April, 5pm AEST.
The Quality and Safeguards Commission releases joint statement on the use of chemical restraints for people with disability and older people.
The Victorian Government has provided guidance to the disability sector about the use of rapid antigen testing for workforce surveillance.
Booster now mandated for Tasmanian disability workers and masks are now to be worn in supported accommodation settings.
ACT Health now requires all disability support workers in the ACT to have a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine in addition to the two primary doses.
Save Monday, 23 May (10am to 6pm AEST) for this one-day virtual conference that will focus on future-proofing the disability workforce. Acknowledging the hardship experienced by disability support workers over the last couple of years, how are we going to attract, maintain and future-proof a vital workforce?
NSW Ministry of Health now requires people who deliver disability services to receive three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Information about free masks for regional organisations and more RATs for WA households.