Vacant Membership position – Board Member / Non-Executive Director
Due to the resignation of an ATSA elected Board member, there is a vacant position on the ATSA Board. This is to be filled by appointment in accordance with ATSA’s constitution. This appointment is only until the next AGM where
Presented by Geographical Society of NSW (GSNSW) in Collaboration with AusMob & Access – Mobility Justice Symposium 2022
This year, many of us are reflecting on the remarkable impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on our personal, social and professional lives. The worldwide hiatus in mobility caused significant disruption resulting in unemployment, supply chain shortages, social isolation, disruptions
Preliminary insights from Motorised Mobility Devices research – University of Wollongong and ATSA
The year 1981 was proclaimed the International Year of Disabled Persons by the United Nations. It called for a plan of action with an emphasis on equalization of opportunities, rehabilitation and prevention of disabilities. It is now 40 years since
Improving assistive technology (AT) – NDIS Release
Improving assistive technology (AT) – Release fom NDIS Today the Minister for the NDIS, the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, announced the upper limit of mid cost AT has been raised from $5,000 to $15,000. Any AT valued between $1,500 and
NDIS Quarterly Report
In this edition: Quarterly Report released ILC grant for employers to build disability confidence now open COVID-19 vaccination hubs for people with disability Rapid antigen test distribution to high-risk residential disability care settings Independent review of NDIA actuarial forecast model
NDIS Latest News
In this edition: Using NDIS plan funds to claim for rapid antigen tests Honours for disability community COVID-19 kit for support coordinators Accessing free rapid antigen tests A new scholarship for leaders with disability Monthly Data Summary available Participant First Engagement
ATSA Independent Living Expo back in Brisbane and Sydney in 2022 after a 3-year break
“At the beginning of 2021 we didn’t know if we would be able to hold one ATSA independent Living Expo event, let alone three,” ATSA executive officer, David Sinclair said at the close of the Canberra event in November. This
COVID-19 vaccination: worker status reporting, Easy Read and boosters
On 1 December 2021, the Department of Health issued a new COVID-19 vaccination – disability provider alert. This alert includes more information on: booster doses new Easy Read resources supporting the rights of NDIS participants NDIS Commission request to
ATSA is seeking a Board Member/Non-Executive Director with Lived experience in the use of assistive technology
Assistive Technology Suppliers Australia Ltd (ATSA) is registered as a not for profit charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) and requires that its members adhere to a comprehensive Code of Practice. ATSA is monitored and supervised by
Vehicle Standards Working Group
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) co-chairs the Vehicle Standards Working Group whose role is to provide advice to the Road Safety Advisory Council on vehicle standards issues relating to NSW. TfNSW have invited ATSA to nominate an individual to sit on
SAFEGuard Newsletter – Issue 5: Summer 2021-22 – A newsletter for people with disability, your friends, family, advocates and the community
Please share this newsletter with people with disability in your network – for example, if you are an NDIS provider or worker who supports a person with disability, or an advocate, guardian, friend or family member of a person with
Media Release | 3 December 2021 New Australian Disability Strategy Welcomed By Leading Disability Representative Organisations
Australia’s peak disability representative organisations have lent their support to the new Australia’s Disability Strategy 2021 – 2031 (the strategy) which was released today in Canberra by the Australian Government to coincide with the International Day Of People With Disability.
