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If a former disability discrimination commissioner can be subjected to humiliating treatment at an airport, it’s likely the travel experiences of ‘everyday’ Australians with disability are even worse.

In The Dreamer, Chapelle laughs at disability, bisexuality and gay men. But his jokes continue to come back to one target: the transgender community.

Raising children with behavioural, developmental or learning difficulties can also make parenting more challenging. So how can parent training help?

The disability royal commission and the NDIS review have called for consistent accessibility standards. That could improve inclusion, health and wellbeing for people with disability.

Major examinations have been a part of education for centuries. New research looks at arguments for and against end-of-semester exams in universities.

Both the royal commission and NDIS review recommendations say big changes are needed so people with disability can live where and with who they want – and be free from abuse, neglect and exploitation.

5 disability experts tell us their initial thoughts about plans to reform the NDIS and make it sustainable

Two new memoirs make blind writer Amanda Tink ‘very proud’ of her community – and share the stories of blind writers, performers, teachers, activists and inventors.

The NDIS review found a lack of clarity about what supports should be considered ‘reasonable and necessary’ was at the heart of many of the scheme’s problems.

Access to dental care in Australia is worse than ever and is simply unaffordable to many.