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Talking Disability is your go-to source for news, insights, and real stories from the disability community.

Empowering voices, advocating for inclusion, and sparking meaningful conversations. 💙

04/11/2026

How to apply for the NDIS in five steps. Save this one.

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03/11/2026

Take a look inside the SA & WA edition: where to start, eligibility, your plan, choosing providers and local directories.

Read it free online: https://careandcomedia.com.au/products/disability-support-guide-sa-wa-9th-edition/flipbook?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=dsg9_digital&utm_content=fb04

01/11/2026

More than 3,600 planned aged care beds have been shelved or put at risk across Australia. And for some providers, considerable planning work has already been completed.

Juniper's proposed 128-bed development in WA is one example. Rising construction costs and funding uncertainty have left its financial viability in question.

So what happens to the money already invested? And how do providers decide whether to keep going?

We spoke with Juniper, Abound Communities, Warrina Homes and Ageing Australia about the challenges facing new aged care developments.

Read more here 👇

More than 3,600 planned aged care beds have been shelved or put at risk. Leaders from Juniper, Abound Communities, Warrina Homes and Ageing Australia explain how funding uncertainty is affecting development plans and investment decisions.

20/10/2026

Cooking every day isn’t simple when you’re living with disability, pain or fatigue.

Lite n’ Easy delivers ready-made meals to your door, and NDIS participants with meal support in their plan may be eligible. Check with your plan manager.

Read about it here 👇

For people living with disability, chronic pain or fatigue, getting dinner on the table can be exhausting. Here’s how...

19/10/2026

Fear of fraud is driving fast NDIS reform, and NDIS participant and advocate Tracy Leigh says it’s costing the people the scheme was built for. She spent two years being wrongly refused before getting in, and says she’s had to fight to keep her support ever since.

Participants, she argues, are being painted with the same brush as shonky providers, even though many use their funding to work and pay tax. She wants the NDIS Future Generations Act repealed and reform to start again, with real input from people with lived experience. This is part one of a two-part series.

Read about it here 👇

NDIS participant and advocate Tracy Leigh says fear of “shonks” has driven reform that overlooks the people...

15/10/2026

Three years after the Disability Royal Commission’s final report, an independent review has found none of ten key recommendations has been fully implemented. Four show no real action, and one, better coordination of NDIS support, is actually going backwards.

Of the Commonwealth’s 172 recommendations, only eight have been fully carried out so far, and the taskforce monitoring progress has been disbanded. As the author puts it, the Royal Commission was meant to drive reform, not just measure the gap.

Read about it here 👇

Three years after the Disability Royal Commission’s final report, an independent review finds none of ten key...

13/10/2026

Free guides, Adelaide! We’re coming to DAL Expo 2026.

Swing by Booth 91B on Friday and Saturday for your free copy of the Disability Support Guide.

10am to 3pm, at the Jubilee Pavilion, Adelaide Showground. See you there!

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Adelaide, SA
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https://www.disabilitysupportguide.com.au/

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