Call for NDIS service support
The Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme funds positive behaviour support (PBS) for people living with disabilities with challenging behaviour support needs. Led by Flinders University, a […]
Toolkit empowers people with disability in their decision-making
Flinders University has launched its supported decision-making toolkit and practical resources website for people with disability and the people who support them. The new toolkit is […]
Homebound and bedridden Australians tell their stories
More than 600 thousand Australians prevented from leaving home by their disability can now access an innovative wellbeing initiative to reveal their personal journey and challenges […]
Building bridges for disability work
Disability employment is gaining attention in Australia and slowly gaining interest from mainstream business leaders, Flinders University experts say. To address the issues, the Flinders University […]
Supporting business owners with intellectual disabilities
Business ownership can provide tailored employment pathways for people with an intellectual disability, and new analysis shows it leads to improvements in the confidence, social skills, […]
The added burden of young onset Alzheimer’s disease
People diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at a younger age will experience faster symptom progression than their older counterparts, a new study has found, potentially causing their […]
Scholarship aims to improve dementia care
Research Associate Dr Miia Rahja from the College Medicine and Public Health has been awarded the 2021 Jeff Cheverton Memorial Scholarship to develop a Health Policy […]
Raising the bar on disability care
Encouraging paid workers to employ the ‘right kind’ of respectful personal relationship with young people with disability will lift standards in the sector, experts say. With […]
New brain injury centre for the South
A new service for people with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) will ensure more people in the southern suburbs and Fleurieu can embrace life after brain injury, […]