We have advertised this event for some weeks: "Making friends: Strategies for supporting friendship development" A workshop for pa...

Issue 56 of PWD's E-Bulletin (published by peak organisation, People With Disability) is largely dedicated to Individualised Funding a...

The relocation of our office to Harris Park has gone very smoothly, with excellent organisation by our Administration Manager, Angela Adams...

The latest collaborative study between optometry and vision researchers at the University of Ulster and the University of Cardiff confirms a...

This blog post, My sister, my mate , the very first in the blog, tells the story behind the film AfterLife , made in Scotland in 2003. DS ...

Letter to the Editor, Sydney Morning Herald, Monday 31st August 2009, in response to this news report on Sunday: There is no accreditat...

NDS (National Disability Services) recently launched the new website for its Disability Safe project, an initiative funded by the Departmen...

This month's Update is now available online . It has been circulated to email subscribers, and the print edition will be mailed today, ...

Dr Kathy Cologon, a lecturer and researcher at the Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University, is currently looking for families who...

A workshop about navigating the post school system for families of school students in years 9, 10, 11 or 12 The day is about preparation an...

The Liberal Party held a "major stakeholder forum" on the education of students with disabilities last week in Melbourne, and has...

The Mail.Online has recently published an interview with Sandy Lewis , mother of Max (16), and author of "Living with Max". She ...

A decision by a public service tribunal that seems to put the rights of a worker above the needs and rights of people with intellectual disa...

..... for parents of children with special needs Carers NSW fund these groups "to enable parents to meet and tell their story, give an...

My mind is still reeling from all that I heard and saw at the conference in Dublin this week. It was wonderful to be around so many differen...

The Disability Trust has issued an update on its Health for All conference to be held in Wollongong on 1st October 2009: We are delighted ...

Siblings inevitably take on some caring roles when they grow up with a brother or sister who has a disability. Young Carer events, like Cam...

Major expansion for Teen Time program 16/08/2009) A program that gives parents of teenagers with an intellectual disability more respite so...

The provision of educational support in NSW State schools, for some students enrolled in mainstream classes, is undergoing change that is t...

Frank Buckley , CEO of Down Syndrome Education International challenges assumptions about prenatal testing. This report provides an updat...