Learning about inclusion through sport
A Melbourne high school running a sporting program giving its students perspective about life for those living with disabilities.
Nas Campanella
Nas Campanella is the ABC's disability affairs reporter. Nas started her career at the ABC as a cadet journalist in Sydney in 2011 before working as a regional reporter in Bega on the New South Wales far south coast. She then spent seven years working as a newsreader, reporter and senior producer for triple j and other ABC platforms. Nas has also undertaken projects with ABC International Development, running initiatives for people living with disability across the Pacific.
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Learning about inclusion through sport
A Melbourne high school running a sporting program giving its students perspective about life for those living with disabilities.
Calls for better funding of Auslan services
A Deaf man who has always relied on sign language to communicate worries he'll be left isolated after his funding for interpreting on the National Disability Insurance Scheme was halved.
'I never wanted speech therapy': Deaf man incensed by NDIS recommendation
Disability advocates say cuts to Deaf participants' NDIS funding is a "systemic" problem that reflects a belief that Deafness can be "fixed".
Review of the Disability Discrimination Act
There are 5.5 million Australians living with disability and many have experienced some form of discrimination.
Australia does have a Disability Discrimination Act but advocates say the decades old legislation is out of date and not as effective as it should be.
The Federal Government is currently conducting a review into the Act – it was a key recommendation of the disability royal commission
Concerns over NDIS reducing participant's independence
A corner stone of the National Disability Insurance Scheme has always been to support participants to have independence and choice over the way they live.
'I was so cross': NDIS participants blast 'nonsensical' spending rules
A year after a controversial NDIS change, advocates are growing increasingly concerned that "counterintuitive" and "nonsensical" funding decisions are reducing participant independence.
How will the NDIS alternative for some autistic kids work?
Despite the government wanting its Thriving Kids program for children with "mild to moderate" developmental delay and autism to start next year, the system is yet to be designed.
The 'terrifying' notion underneath Trump's unproven autism claims
The Trump administration's rhetoric only adds to the noise around autism and will make it harder for the community to feel understood and accepted.
One in four kids start school with speech delay
Learning to speak doesn't come easy for everyone. Figures show one in four children is starting school with a speech or language delay.
When speaking doesn't come easily, the consequences can be life altering
One in four children starting school now has a speech or language delay. It can hold back their learning, affect their friendships and harm their mental health. Speech therapists are struggling to find ways to support them all, but one school is leading the way.
Backdown over music therapy pay cut
Music and art therapists will soon be able to charge National Disability Insurance Scheme participants at the same rate as counsellors, after a review of their evidence base found they were effective in the right circumstances.
NDIS call made on music and art therapy after review of evidence base
Music and art therapists will be able to bill NDIS participants at the same rate as counsellors after a review found the therapies could be effective in the right circumstances.
Families anxious about NDIS changes
The Federal Government is pressing ahead with plans to divert children with developmental delay and autism off the National Disability Insurance Scheme with consultation set to begin within weeks.
Parents and advocates caught off guard following Thriving Kids announcement
Parents and advocates call for reassurance their kids won’t be left behind under a new Thriving Kids program announced by NDIS Minister Mark Butler.
Airline passengers with disability still waiting for change
Passengers with disability say they are still facing major barriers when trying to fly, despite a Federal Government Aviation White Paper last year.
The irony of being unable to attend an accessibility event due to inaccessible transport
Jono Bredin was excited to be invited to speak at an inclusive housing summit, but soon found out there were no flights on any airline that could safely get him there.
The NDIS was never designed to support everyone. Now come the tough decisions
The quicker the details of these next steps of reform are ironed out, the quicker the government and families can have certainty in a sustainable future for themselves and the NDIS.
The new $2b plan to divert kids with autism, developmental delay off NDIS
The NDIS has transformed the lives of its participants, but hard questions about the scheme's future are again being asked. Here's what you need to know.
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Learning Japanese through braille
Japanese continues to be one of the most studied languages for Australian high school students.
Many Aussies learn Japanese at school — but probably not like this
Japanese is one of the most studied languages for high schoolers — but few do it like Jacinta McIntyre. The 14-year-old is blind and learning the language through braille.
Show and Tell: Dr Ann Jones
Meet the host of popular podcast What The Duck?!
Forget what you think you know about disability. It might be all wrong
The way many people view disability forces those living with it to work within the limitations of a world not designed for them. Could a shift in mindset help move the dial on inclusion?
Show and Tell: Lisa Millar
Gold Logie nominee Lisa Millar chats with Nas Campanella on her recent nomination, Muster Dogs and learning to fly on this episode of Show and Tell.
Growing movement to celebrate 'disability pride'
Celebrations are happening around the country this month to mark the achievements and identity of people with disabilities.