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Jonathan Shar

Sep 10, 2020
3 min

Elise moves into a home of her own

Moving into your own home is a special milestone but for Elise Miller, it holds extra significance.

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Jonathan Shar

Aug 17, 2020
2 min

Disability inquiry on COVID-19 impact

People with disability, their families and advocates are expected to testify before a royal commission about their experiences during the c

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'We've grown together': Disability worker retires after three decades caring for 'her boys'

Jonathan Shar

Aug 17, 2020
3 min

'We've grown together': Disability worker retires after three decades caring for 'her boys'

For the 31 years that disability support worker Faye Frazer has helped to look after Guy, Carl, Jonathan and John, she has lived by the same

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Red Cross decision to shut Lady Lawley Cottage leaves families struggling to find respite care

Jonathan Shar

Aug 13, 2020
6 min

Red Cross decision to shut Lady Lawley Cottage leaves families struggling to find respite care

Key points: The Red Cross announced in May it was shutting Lady Lawley Cottage There are concerns families have been left without s

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Mental health website for people with intellectual disability created with help of those with lived

Jonathan Shar

Aug 4, 2020
4 min

Mental health website for people with intellectual disability created with help of those with lived

Key points: Figures show almost 470,000 Australians live with an intellectual disability About half of them will experience mental

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Younger people living in Melbourne aged care homes fear for their safety as coronavirus spreads

Jonathan Shar

Aug 4, 2020
4 min

Younger people living in Melbourne aged care homes fear for their safety as coronavirus spreads

Key points: About 1,500 younger people with disabilities live in aged care in Victoria Many are there because they couldn't access

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Sharing your story with Disability Royal Commission

Jonathan Shar

Jul 26, 2020
2 min

Sharing your story with Disability Royal Commission

As at 30 June, the Royal Commission has received 1141 submissions 47 per cent have been from people with disability

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Only one fifth of school students with disability had enough support during the same learning period

Jonathan Shar

Jul 24, 2020
0 min

Only one fifth of school students with disability had enough support during the same learning period

Only 22% of family members and carers of students with a disability agreed they had received adequate educational support during pandemic.

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Jonathan Shar

Jul 24, 2020
2 min

How to Deal Anxiety

I’ve known for a long time that I have anxiety.

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Proteins—and labs—coming together to prevent Rett syndrome

Jonathan Shar

Jul 23, 2020
4 min

Proteins—and labs—coming together to prevent Rett syndrome

New discoveries about the disruption of condensates in the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome provide insights into how cells compar

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Jonathan Shar

Jul 20, 2020
4 min

Changing Places toilets for severely disabled people to be compulsory in new public buildings

More than 250,000 severely disabled people will have greater access to public places after the government moved to make Changing Places.

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More than 1,000 workers with a disability back on the job in Queensland

Jonathan Shar

Jul 19, 2020
2 min

More than 1,000 workers with a disability back on the job in Queensland

The Endeavour Foundation's supported staff in Queensland are the first in the nation to return to work.

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