A fit and healthy mum will likely never be able to speak normally again after allegedly being exposed to a sickening scene as part of her job as a disability worker. In late 2019, the 44-year-old, who ...

Megan Topping's doctoral research is supported by a postgraduate award through the Summer Foundation, Melbourne, Australia. The Participant Led Video research was funded by the Innovative Workforce ...

Disability support providers welcome the Health and Disability Commissioner’s Report on complaints to HDC about Residential Disability Support Services as evidence providers take complaints seriously, ...

In February, Sarah Hammond* received a phone call from her daughter's psychologist who told her the 17-year-old's disability support worker, Tomas Hopkins, was in jail. A mother whose teenage daughter ...

Parenting can be a challenge but you can check out any bookstore for helpful advice. However, if your baby bucks the trend – like my son, Arlo, did – I’d argue, we’re the ones who are winging it. We ...

After a dramatic drop in demand in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, a disability service in Far North Queensland is seeing a surge in people wanting to access services. A surge in disability ...

Benjamin Keast, CEO at ARC Disability Services, said workers looking for employment have dismissed the industry out of misconceptions of the requirements, skill base, hours and remuneration. ARC ...

Concerns have also been raised about the disability networking app Mable being used like Tinder with few protections in place for independent service providers. Police have confirmed officers are ...

Employer objected to the worker's application, arguing the applicant was a subcontractor and could not have been dismissed ...

The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. MIchael Marchuk, 47, ...