The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has shared its final report. In this series, we unpack what the commission’s 222 recommendations could ...

Communication disability can be lifelong (as for people with cerebral palsy or intellectual disability) or acquired (as for people with stroke and aphasia, motor neurone disease, or traumatic brain ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re one of the 1.2 million Australians with communication disability or among the 44% of Australian adults with low literacy ...

Many experts argue that to fully integrate people with disabilities into society greater focus must be placed on increasing accessibility in the workplace and in all public places. Dana Marlowe, a ...

MSRL copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. "Mobile technologies are often hailed as a way to 'give voice to the voiceless.' Behind the praise, though, are beliefs about ...

People with disability and their family members from non-English speaking refugee backgrounds come up against language and communication barriers when they try to access services, including the ...

In a pandemic, bushfire or flood, people need high quality safety and crisis information. Getting emergency messages quickly can help people know how to prepare, what rules to follow, where dangers ...

Paul Newman in a publicity still issued for the film, 'Cool Hand Luke', 1967. The classic 1967 film Cool Hand Luke starring Paul Newman tells the story of a man serving time in a Florida prison who ...

A new program is helping to prepare people with a disability for future natural disasters, using a simple non-verbal communication phone application and a backpack. The program prepares people for ...