Mental health conditions are common - so much so that 42.9% of Australian adults experience a mental disorder at some point in their lives. Not all mental health conditions, however, are considered disabilities. When they are, they’re termed psychosocial disabilities....

Living with a disability can be challenging, especially if you live alone. That’s why it’s important to make your home situation as comfortable and accessible as possible, so you can feel empowered to live life on your own terms. According to the Australian Bureau of...

Discover the game-changing tech transforming the lives of people with disabilities in Australia Ever used Siri to look up something on the Internet? Or Alexa to play some music while you’re cooking? Or ‘Hey Google’ to add something to your shopping list? These are all...

Is it time to start looking for a job? If you feel ready to enter the working world but don’t know where to start, we’re here to help. Getting your first job is an exciting endeavour but it can also be daunting, especially if you have a disability or have just left...

Moving from secondary school to the working world can be a scary leap, but it can also be exciting and rewarding. Having a job or volunteering to do some meaningful work gives you independence, confidence and a sense of purpose. It adds another layer of meaning to...

The journey from high school to the next phase of life can be challenging for anyone. Not only are you leaving the safe known world of the school environment, but you now have to start making choices that will affect your adult life. If you have a disability, you may...

A guide to getting a NSW driver's licence while living with a disability Getting a driver’s licence is an important milestone in many young (and some older) people’s lives. It gives you freedom of movement and independence. If you’re living with a disability, a...

Living with a disability, or caring for someone who does? If you’re in Australia, you’ve likely heard of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The NDIS is a game changer, providing essential support services like physiotherapy, speech therapy, community...

Deciding to have a child is one of the most important choices a person can make in life. And while it’s probably one of the more rewarding experiences you can have, it comes with daily struggles, ups and downs, and challenges. When you have a disability, having a...

Around 250,000 people in Australia are living with epilepsy at the moment, which equates to more than 1% of the population and about 1 in every 3 people.

In life, we’re constantly doing the dance between controlling what we can to have a safe and stable life and accepting and learning to live with what we can’t control. In the area of disability, you don’t have much control over what disability you have, how you attain...

Recently, there has been a greater push to have disability visible in the media and represented across the board in politics, entertainment, and the workplace. This is fantastic and we applaud this, but the types of disability we see in these spaces are usually the more widely known ones, such as Down’s Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Multiple Sclerosis.