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New South Wales (abbreviated as NSW), Australia's most populous state, is located in the south-east of the country, north of Victoria, south of Queensland, east of South Australia and encompasses the whole of the Australian Capital Territory. It was founded in 1788 and originally comprised much of the Australian mainland, as well as Van Diemen's Land, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island.

Disability Statistics NSW - The population of NSW is ageing and this trend is expected to continue. By 2016, the older population (people aged 65 years and over) is expected to outnumber the younger population (people aged 0-14 years) for the first time in the history of NSW. The paper Accounting for Change in Disability and Severe Restriction is now available on the ABS web site, www.abs.gov.au, It provides an overview of disability across the surveys, by age and particular restricting impairment; then focuses on the population with severe restriction.

The Disability Council of NSW is the official advisory body to the State Government on disability matters and provide advice to the Commonwealth of Australia on the effect of national policy at a State level. The Disability Council of NSW seeks to provide best quality advice to Government and promote a positive vision of the future for all people with disability, which means working with others to achieve a socially just community in which Government policy and practice reflect the lives and experiences of people with disability as individuals, family members and participants with many roles in a broad range of diverse settings - http://www.disabilitycouncil.nsw.gov.au

If you reside in NSW and you believe your child has special learning needs that require additional assistance please contact the principal at your child's school. The principal will consider your child's needs in consultation with the school's Learning Support Team. The Learning Support Team assists classroom teachers to address the educational needs of students with a disability, learning difficulty or behaviour disorder.

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Disability News Stories NSW

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Pub. DateTopicAuthor
2011-03-05Updated NSW Standards for Disability ServicesDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2011-02-22Free Smoke Alarms for NSW DeafDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2011-02-21North Ryde Accommodation for People with DisabilityDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2011-02-20$167M Increase in Disability Funding for North Sydney AreaDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2011-02-19$171M in Disability Support for Cumberland-Prospect Area in NSWDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2011-02-18$116M for Disability Services in Monaro RegionDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2011-02-11New Housing at Argenton NSW for Young People with DisabilitiesDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2011-02-10New Accommodation in Warnervale NSW for People with a DisabilityDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2011-02-03New $42m Village for Persons with a Disability Opens in NSW, AustraliaDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2011-01-31Extra $16.1 million for Home and Community Care in NSWDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-12-23$2.5 Million For Spinal Cord Injury Research - NSW, AustraliaDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-12-10Funds for NSW Aboriginal Disability NetworkDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-12-07Stronger Together Stage 2 - NSW Disability NewsDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-11-27Members of Inaugural Carers Advisory Council Announced - AustraliaDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-11-11NSW Minister Addresses Ageing SummitDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-11-02Rally in Support of Disability Services - NSW AustraliaDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-10-26Don’t DIS my ABILITYDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-10-14Increased Remuneration for Official Community VisitorsDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-10-14Stronger Focus on Disability and Information - NSW, AustraliaDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-10-07New Adult Respite Service Opens in Loftus, NSWDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-10-07Grandparent-headed Families Continue to GrowDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-09-22More Dementia Day Care Centres for NSWDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-09-20National Disability Parking Scheme Starts in NSWDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-09-07Families of Children with Disability Get Help to Make School Transitions - NSW Disability NewsPeter Primrose MLC
2010-09-06I-voting for Blind and Visually Impaired - NSW, AustraliaDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-09-02Funding Boost for Parkinson's NSWDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-08-30$2M for Early Intervention Services in Aboriginal CommunitiesDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-08-26$1M Boost in Services for Children with Disabilities - NSW, AustraliaDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-08-24NSW Premier leads consultation on "Stronger Together"Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-08-19Australian Businesses Urged to Join NSW Seniors Card ProgramDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-08-17$17m Fund to Reform NSW Disability SectorDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-08-12Seniors Week Achievement Awards Nominations OpenAgeing, Disability and Home Care
2010-07-15Statewide Consultations for Stronger Together II Underway - Tamworth, NSWDepartment of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-06-30Dementia Day Care and HACC Centre - Cooma, NSWThe Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-06-22Lismore Hosts Meeting on NSW Government 10-year Initiative to Improve Disability ServicesAgeing Disability and Home Care (ADHC)
2010-06-21British Man Receiving Disability Benefits Jailed After Climbing Sydney Harbour BridgeDisabled World
2010-06-16Strategy for Employment in Disability Sector Proves its Worth - NSW GovernmentAgeing, Disability and Home Care, Department of Human Services NSW
2010-06-10Major Redevelopment of Riverside Centre in Orange, NSWAgeing, Disability and Home Care, Department of Human Services NSW
2010-06-09$2.4 Billion for Ageing and Disability Services - NSW AustraliaNSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care
2010-05-21NSW Ageing and Disability Services CommitmentAgeing, Disability and Home Care, Department of Human Services NSW
2010-05-10Cultural Diversity Celebrated in Ageing PopulationAgeing, Disability and Home Care, Department of Human Services NSW

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