Between significant revisions to the National Disability Insurance Scheme and new employment initiatives, disability was a key part of this year's federal budget. "The NDIS is an essential public service for people with disability and families, providing life changing and lifesaving supports every day," she says. It made 26 recommendations and detailed close to 140 "actions", including: Hinging access the …
Lockdown is over and for lots of us life is returning to some sort of "normal". "It's frustrating hearing people go 'I really want a haircut' and I'm like, 'I really want my quality of life back'," says Emily McIntyre. "It's been really hard during COVID-19, because I get regular cortisone injections to help manage my type of chronic pain …