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The government is considering new, bulk-billed health checks for three-year-olds.
What is psychosocial therapy? And why is the government thinking about adding it to Medicare for kids?
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The problematic way disability is used as metaphor
Eddington ends with a dark joke about disability – but its punchline is centuries old
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When teachers fail students
‘Several teachers didn’t believe in ADHD’: families speak about how students with disability are bullied and excluded
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Ways for the public service in Australia to improve
Being kind to people – the new challenge for the public service
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People with disability are missing out on screening programs that could help detect cancer early, and after diagnosis, are less likely to survive.
People with disability are dying from cancers we can actually prevent, our study shows
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Where do people kicked off the NDIS go?
The government wants to contain NDIS growth. But ineligible people with disability also need support
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Australia is lagging behind other countries when it comes to employing people with disability. How could this be improved?
Australia is lagging when it comes to employing people with disability – quotas for disability services could be a start
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What needs to happen in Australia to make travel more accessible.
Travellers with disability often face discrimination. What should change and how to complain
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What the NDIS needs to do to address gender bias.
There is overwhelming gender bias in the NDIS – and the review doesn’t address it
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In emergencies, people need quality safety/crisis info - on dangers, preparation, rules, where to gather, when help's coming.
Crisis communication saves lives – but people with disability often aren’t given the message
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What needs to change for employees with a chronic illness.
Millions of Australians have a chronic illness. So why aren’t employers accommodating them?
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Andrew Leland and Selina Mills discuss their experiences of blindness.
Friday essay: blind people often exhausted by daily prejudice – but being blind is ‘inherently creative’
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