This article originally appeared in The Conversation on the 9th of February, 2023. Written by Dr Kate Anderson, Associate Head of School, Teaching and Learning (Health, Disability & Inclusion), Deakin University, and Dr Darryl Sellwood, Research Associate, College of Nursing … Continue reading →
Ok. There is a lockdown in South Australia from 6:00 pm tonight. It was announced this morning. Yesterday, we heard of one elderly gentleman in the northern suburbs of Adelaide testing positive for the Delta variant of COVID-19. People were … Continue reading →
To the Australian Members of Parliament, If we could see just one person to assess all our needs—what bliss. However, disability is complex and very specific to the individual person. People with disabilities understand all too well the need for … Continue reading →
Friday, I went to the Disability Pride March in Adelaide and on reflecting on it, there is so much to unpack. I won’t unpack it all here now. Yes, weather was quite hot, held on a weekday mid-day and there … Continue reading →
In November, I went to Bangkok, Thailand, to assist in the launch of the Thailand Chapter of International Society of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC). As a part of the launch, Nitha Ungsuprasert, Managing Director of the CLUE Centre in … Continue reading →
The Christopher Newell Prize recognises and commemorates the research and commitment of the late Revd Canon Dr Christopher Newell AM who was a strong advocate of the the needs of people with disabilities and their rights to access telecommunications during … Continue reading →
From the FIFA.com website: Video reports from all 64 matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ will be broadcast in International Sign on FIFA.com. For the first time, the Official Website of FIFA and the FIFA World Cup … Continue reading →
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy announced his intention to roll out an SMS Emergency Service and foreshadowed expansions to the NRS to deliver more accessibility to communications services in the future. THIS IS … Continue reading →
Text from article: DARRYL Sellwood and Corns ey’s All Stars band are on a mission. That is, to get Darryl Dazz to his mates to Barcelona for the International ISAAC conference on Augmentative and Alternative Communication for his Honours studies … Continue reading →
From ninemsn.com news. A national telephone warning system that can send text messages to alert people to a bushfire emergency has been launched. Final testing was completed last week, allowing the system to be officially ready for use as of … Continue reading →