The Conversation

‘They treat you like a person, they ask you what you want’: what NDIS participants value in support workers

Megan Topping's doctoral research is supported by a postgraduate award through the Summer Foundation, Melbourne, Australia. The Participant Led Video research was funded by the Innovative Workforce ...
World Socialist Web Site

Australian disability support worker denounces big-business attacks on “sleepover” rates and other hard-won rights

The Australian Industry Group and NDIS providers are attacking hard-won penalty rates of disability support workers. [Photo: Facebook/People with Disability Australia] In late 2023, the big business ...
The Daily Telegraph

Disability worker loses voice for six years after being exposed to filthy conditions

A fit and healthy mum will likely never be able to speak normally again after allegedly being exposed to a sickening scene as part of her job as a disability worker. In late 2019, the 44-year-old, who ...

Support worker’s rental nightmare caring for siblings after mum’s death

A young disability support worker has opened up about the harsh reality of finding a rental property on the Sunshine Coast ...
NZCity Personal Start Page

No criminal offending's been identified, after complaints of unacceptable behaviour by a Disability Support Services worker - in the aftermath of a Christmas function

The public servant has quit their job, after female staff complained - about an alleged incident, not in the office. Social Development Ministry Deputy Chief Executive, Anne Shaw, says two complaints ...