Assessment and support services for people with ADHD The Senate Community Affairs References Committee is conducting an inquiry into the barriers to consistent, timely and best practice assessment of ADHD and support services for people with ADHD. Its scope is outlined in the terms of reference. On 28 March [...]
A National Human Rights Act for Australia Australia has strong sense of human rights and freedoms, but the basic human rights of Australian people are not very well protected in Australian law. Australia is the only liberal democracy in the world that does not have a national act or [...]
Brain Awareness Week - from the 13th to 19th March The Brain Foundation, which drives the local awareness-raising efforts for the Week, is "dedicated to funding the highest quality Australian research into neurological disorders, diseases, and injuries with the ultimate goal of advancing diagnoses, treatments, and patient outcomes". [...]
Applications for YDAS Young Leaders Program 2023 are open now Our free online leadership program is for young Victorians who identify as: having a disability having a health condition or chronic illness Neurodivergent Deaf, deaf or hard of hearing Having lived experience of mental health issues Blind or have [...]
ADHD Expert Webinars & Podcast Episodes Below, find links to upcoming live ADDitude webinars with experts on all aspects of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) and related conditions, plus our complete archive of free webinar recordings and slide presentations. Register for Upcoming ADHD Webinars January 24: New Year, [...]
NEEDING APPRENTICES & TRAINEE CASE STUDIES WE NEED YOUR HELP! The Melbourne Apprenticeship Disability Network (MADN) in partnership with AATIS plan to develop a series of case studies to share the stories of apprentices and trainees with disabilities and their employers. We are keen to showcase how both groups [...]
Melbourne Apprenticeship Disability Network (MADN) handbook to talk about disability in the workplace. The Melbourne Apprenticeship Disability Network (MADN) are developing a handbook to support apprentices/trainees and their employers to talk about disability in the workplace. We have a first draft ready to go and need your help to [...]
Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy program (DAAWS) Survey The Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy program (DAAWS) was created to aid businesses who employ Australian apprentices with a disability. Experiences of people with disability in apprenticeships, and of the DAAWS program has been mixed, we'd like to hear your story. [...]
Exposure draft of the Disability Inclusion Bill has now been released for public consultation This landmark legislation intends to achieve transformative equality for people with disability. We are seeking to engage as many people as possible during consultation on the exposure draft. The lived experiences of people with disability [...]
Information products for students with disability and their parents and carers These resources are designed to help you understand your rights as a student with disability, or the rights of your child and work with education providers to make sure you can learn and participate on the same basis [...]
