Youngcare’s At Home Care Grants – 2020 National Round
Applications are now open for people (16-65) with permanent high physical care needs who require equipment, home modifications or support services to be able to remain living at home. Youngcare’s At Home Care Grants (AHCG) [...]
New Support Line for Senior Australians
Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians and Minister for Youth and Sport, Senator The Hon Richard Colbeck, has released advice about further support for Senior Australians who are feeling isolated. Senior Australians, their families [...]
Management and Operational plan for COVID-19 for People with Disability
The Management and Operational plan for COVID-19 for People with Disability developed by the Australian Commonwealth Government provides a targeted response for people with disability, their families, carers and support workers. The plan provides high-level [...]
Celebrating love
The whole world is going through a very challenging time, fighting Coronavirus, and, like most crises, it brings out the best and worst in people. We’ve decided to focus on the best of humanity: love. [...]
Royal Commission response to the Coronavirus pandemic for people with disability
Muscular Dystrophy Australia recently voiced to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, feedback we have received from you requesting that carers and disability support workers get urgent priority [...]
Urgent Appeal
Our community is at higher risk of respiratory distress and more susceptible to heart complications should they become infected. People we speak to are, understandably, worried about their health and their ability to access crucial [...]
New measures to support NDIS participants and providers through COVID-19
A message from the Disability Support Guide: *** New measures have been announced to ensure support is in place for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants and providers through the COVID-19 outbreak. Minister for the [...]
COVID-19 – Recommendations and advice for the muscular dystrophy community
At this time of great worry and uncertainty for us all, I sincerely hope that you and your loved ones are in good health. Here at MDA, I can assure you that we are following [...]
Aubot: making lives easier, one robot at a time
We caught up with Marita Cheng, Founder and CEO of Aubot, who is passionate about creating robots that help people in their everyday lives, especially those with physical disabilities. Her robots range from an app [...]