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Disability@Deakin. The NDIS: DisabilityCare Australia. Will provide individualised support for eligible people with permanent and significant disability, their families and carers. DisabilityCare Australia.
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The NDIS: DisabilityCare Australia • Will provide individualised support for eligible people with permanent and significant disability, their families and carers
DisabilityCare Australia Will provide eligible people a flexible, whole-of-life approach to the support needed to pursue their goals and aspirations and participate in daily life
DCA Roll-out From 1 July 2013: Tasmania for youth aged 15-24 South Australia for children aged 0-14 The Barwon area of Victoria for people up to age 65 and The Hunter area in NSW for people up to age 65 From 1 July 2014: ACT The Barkly Region of the Northern Territory
Disability@Deakin Harnessingmulti-disciplinary expertise to answer questions and provide innovative, evidence-based solutions to issues affecting people with disability and their communities
Disability@Deakin: A Proud History A strong commitment to teaching, research and development in the disability area since the early 1970s
Disability@Deakin: Research and Development Bringing together the university’s extensive research and development knowledge across a diverse range of disability-related fields
Disability@Deakin: Partnerships DisabilityCare Australia BarwonHealth Scope Yooralla UnitingCare Community Options
Disability@Deakin: Research Partnerships State Corrections / Corrective Services Australasian Correctional Education Association Singapore Prison Service U of Melbourne Baker Institute UNESCO Chair in Correctional Education
Disability@Deakin: Corrections Research Employability research Research into support inside “Pandora’s Box” – How big is disability in corrections?
Disability@Deakin Contact us: disability@deakin.edu.au