As a person on the autism spectrum, having ever-changing support workers has been a source of great anxiety for me. After establishing a relationship with one, they have inevitably left the agency and ...

An awful car accident three decades ago meant partial paralysis, a long hospital stay, a painful rehabilitation and eventual return to walking with an abiding limp for Lisa Smith. Years later, a ...

By Fiona Macdonald, RMIT University While the number of care jobs is growing, cash-for-care systems such as the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are changing the organisation and nature of ...

Commonsense and a sense of humour are prerequisites for disability support staff. Six permanent part-time support worker positions are up for grabs at Caringa, while five other positions were filled ...

A 20-year-old autistic man has been "languishing" in a country hospital for nearly a month because his family cannot find suitable skilled support workers. Skilled disability workers are in short ...

Save articles for future reference. National Disability Services WA state manager Julie Waylen said it was important to attract younger people to the sector so individuals could be supported by ...

Fiona Macdonald receives funding from the Australian Research Council for research on the workforce challenges of the NDIS. She is a voluntary non-executive director of the board of the Brotherhood of ...