NORMAN HERMANT: In Perth, 47-year-old Natasha Platcher lives with MS and relies on her disability support workers six days a week. NATASHA PLATCHER: Basically, they're my world. They're my right ...

Although increased wages will not solve all the problems facing disability support workers and the communities that rely on them, ... Toll-free (Canada only): 1-866-306-4636. About CBC. Corporate ...

Highton resident Kari Wilson shares experience of disability support work, how free TAFE helped her expand skills. Highton resident Kari Wilson has shared why she made the switch from hospitality ...

A former disability support worker in a rural Queensland town has been charged with sexual offences police allege involve a client. Tileah Dobson @TD0bbi. less than 2 min read.

Disability support worker sued by NDIS provider after clients follow her. By Rachel Eddie. August 26, 2020 — 1.17pm. Save. Log in, register or subscribe to save articles for later.

Key Points. Based on an entry level role, aged care workers can be paid 14 per cent more than disability support workers. The CEO of Spinal Life Australia said there needed to be measures to ...

A former disability support worker who alleges she was sent into urine and faeces-covered homes by her employer has been left unable to speak for six years. Deals of the Week.

As someone who lives with a physical disability, Alex Lytwyn needs to hire people. It's hard to find enough workers, so he sometimes hires people who can't easily find other jobs. They're 'some of ...

Disability support workers are being significantly underpaid as some core tasks and activities do not get counted as work, our research finds. We investigated disability support workers’ working time ...

A disability support worker charged over fraudulent claims for payments from the NDIS has been sentenced to a $1000 good behaviour bond without conviction.

Cottam, 27, had worked at the disability facility as a support worker on a casual and permanent part-time basis since May, 2014. His duties included assisting with medication, ...

Researchers heard firsthand from women with intellectual disability and the domestic violence workers who support them, about incidents where abusers controlled household lights, threatened to ...