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Placing people with intellectually disabilities in personal care homes violates law, report says
Date: Mar 19, 2012 Source: www.kentucky.com Reporter: Valarie Honeycutt Spears and Beth Musgrave Article Link: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/03/19/2117925/placing-mentally-disabled-in-personal.html#storylink=cpy Synopsis: FRANKFORT — Kentucky Protection and Advocacy, an independent state agency that protects and promotes the rights of people with disabilities says the continued … Continue reading
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New disability housing project gets underway in Cairns
Date: 22/12/2011 Source: Media release from the Honourable Curtis Pitt, Minister for Disability Services, Mental Health and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Synopsis: Construction has commenced on a new housing project south of Cairns which will give three people … Continue reading
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Share Your Story
Queensland Disability and Community Care Services are inviting Queenslanders with a disability and their families, carers and friends to share their views, ideas and reflections on their experience of disability at Share your Story online. All eligible online stories received … Continue reading
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Disabled workers lose pay case
Date: 16/09/2011 Source: The Sydney Morning Herald – http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/disabled-workers-lose-pay-case-20110916-1kd0o.html Reporter: Melissa Iaria Synopsis: In Melbourne, two intellectually disabled men, Gordon Prior and Michael Nojin, have lost their Federal Court case alleging discrimination by the government which introduced the Business Service … Continue reading
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Letter: Disability support policy long overdue
Date: 18/08/2011 Source: The Courier-Mail, page 37 Writer: Mary Walsh Synopsis: Mary Walsh is a mother of four and a disability advocate. She tells of her battle with the Queensland government in raising her son with an intellectual disabiltiy. She … Continue reading
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Nitschke scouts euthanasia site
Date: 29/03/2011 Source: The Australian at p 4 Synopsis: Gweneth Nitschke is urging South Australian MPs to pass a bill allowing doctor-assisted euthanasia, and believes she will live to see her son operating Australia’s first euthanasia clinic in Adelaide. Dr … Continue reading
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Mental health legal process plagued by delays
Date: 15/02/2011 Reporter: Daniel Hurst Source: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/mental-health-legal-process-plagued-by-delays-20110214-1atkg.html Synopsis: Story commenting on the delays of psychiatric reports required under Qld Mental Health Act legislation in order to progress criminal charges of people with mental illness.
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