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Tristan waited years for essential alterations to his community housing property, only to be told they were too expensive. His story is not unique

Australians aged over 65 years who live with disability are unable to apply for the NDIS. Advocates say that amounts to discrimination and the aged care system cannot support them adequately either.

Dylan Alcott has handed a report into NDIS participation to the government, saying he's excited people with disabilities will be at the forefront of the scheme.

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Janet spent a year in hospital waiting for changes to her NDIS plan to be approved and supported accommodation to be found. The ACT government wants to streamline the process so others can discharge faster.

Asphyxia says protracted process left her without her wheelchair for months after it was damaged in floods

Tina Powney wondered whether her son, who lives with a range of disabilities, would be the next Indigenous person to die in custody during one of his periods in jail. She decided to create the kind of service she needed but could not find.

Millions of Australians are being treated for ADHD but misconceptions about the condition's treatment, diagnosis and who it effects still linger.

Eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) came under scrutiny this week, after NDIS minister Bill Shorten said he was considering whether a diagnosis of attention-defecit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) should grant automatic eligibility for the NDIS.

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The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) has a new chair and for the first time it is a disabled person – former paralympian Kurt Fearnley. His appointment, along with that of two new directors, Graeme Innes (former disability discrimination commissioner) and Maryanne Diamond (Australian Network on Disability board member), brings…