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Shane Hryhorec – How finding accessible accommodation in Australia just became much easier
Claudia Forsberg – Psychiatrists urge the government to address critical mental health workforce shortage
Shane Hryhorec – Disability advocates call for better venue accessibility as Pavely app co-creator hopes for expanded rollout
Reece Gains – Push for bus services for Wyndham estates
Shane Hryhorec – Government grant not enough to save Port Adelaide nightclub
Shane Hryhorec – Popular inclusive bar in Port Adelaide to close its doors (for now)
Lisa Cox – ‘Far more challenging than a wheelchair and my prosthetic leg’: Lisa Cox shares struggles with ‘invisible’ disability
Claudia Forsberg – Study of teachers leaving the classroom offers hope for schools struggling with shortage
Belle Owen – Consultation opens to improve SA event accessibility
Gemma Smart – Universities Accord recommends changes for part-time students
Summary Article based on a keynote speech by Christina Ryan, DLI CEO
Article originally published on the Diversity Council of Australia’s website, following the event held on 19 March 2024. There is also a recording of the livestream of the event on the DCA website (link at the bottom of the page).
Yenn Purkis – TEDx Canberra, Autigender and allyship
Shane Hryhorec – Disability advocate Shane Hryhorec says he was ‘patronised’ and ‘humiliated’ on Virgin Australia flight
Frances Kupke Smith – Organisers accused of falsely promoting Bill Shorten’s attendance at NDIS conference
Dan Stubbs, Colleen Furlanetto – Disability Commissioner visits Shepparton
Debbie Heron, Disability Leadership Institute – Forging a new trajectory: leader Debbie Heron joins Life Without Barriers as co-CEO intern
Shane Hryhorec – Council wins inclusivity award but shuts accessible toilet
Muthu Didi – Outrage over insensitivity in ‘Ihusaas’: a hopeful step towards acceptance and inclusivity?
Shane Hryhorec – Uphill challenge as beach users with disabilities call on governments for equal access to Australia’s coast
Shane Hryhorec – Uphill challenge as beach users with disabilities call on governments for equal access to Australia’s coast
Akii Ngo, Ruth Bonser, Haidi Badawi – Leading Change: Disabled Women, Gender Diverse Reflect on IWD 2024
Shane Hryhorec – One in five Aussies miss out on beach fun due to accessibility issues
Emma Bennison – “Stressful and humiliating”: Blind disability charity executive abandoned at airport
Kat Reed – ACT Budget – disability groups call for whole of Government disability response and boost to struggling disability advocacy services
Simon Darcy – Is the travel industry ageist
Haidi Badawi – Empowering Disabled Women on International Women’s Day
Belle Owen – The one major reform needed to improve Access Taxis
Carly Findlay, Christina Ryan, DLI – It Is Still Legal To Pay Disabled People Below Minimum Wage
Lisa Cox – Ignite Change through Connection: A night of inspiration and action
Shane Hryhorec – Aussie beaches missing one ‘simple’ thing causing thousands to miss out
Yenn Purkis – In Our Words, exploring the intersections of identity
Disability Leadership Institute – How culture, confidence and capital bar the way to more women-led businesses