Tag: disability

Together with an alliance of peak bodies and consumer representatives, we’re advocating for equal access to assistive technology for older people with disability.

Are you aged over 50, unemployed or underemployed and interested in working in the aged care and disability sector? Do you live in the Brimbank or Melton areas of Melbourne? We want to hear from you for an exciting new employment project – Reach, Train, Employ – led by COTA Victoria.

With the federal election fast approaching, find out about all the accessible ways you can cast your vote.

Late last year, the Victorian Government announced the establishment of a Royal Commission into Mental Health – the first of its kind in Australia.

Most people want to remain living in their own homes for as long as possible as they age – but what if you were to find suddenly that the place you call home no longer meets your needs?

COTA Australia has welcomed the Government’s allocation of $70 million per year towards the creation of 30 specialist care units to support people living with dementia.

Preparation for population change needs more emphasis on the ageing of the population and the changes required across all areas of infrastructure, transport and housing to meet the World Health Organisations’ benchmarks for healthy ageing.