Advocates for those with profound autism say that a committee tasked with guiding the federal government’s strategy on the developmental disability is largely ignoring the needs of this population. A ...

The father of a son with a profound disability says he is dismayed by a disability royal commission recommendation that special schools be phased out, describing it as "pie in the sky stuff". A father ...

A tiny, flexible electronic device that wraps around the spinal cord could represent a new approach to the treatment of spinal injuries, which can cause profound disability and paralysis. A team of ...

Every few years there is newfound enthusiasm for the employment of disabled people. The huge gap in work rates is exclaimed over, and a round of consultation and pilot programs are announced. Disabled ...

LIVING with profound disability can be a lonely experience with few options for employment, but Kerrie Coulstock and her team at Catalyst Farms are working to end that isolation. They launched a ...

Profound disability is not a favoured subject of novels, especially when the main female character abandons her disabled child. Meet Kate, mother of profoundly disabled Kirsty and profoundly ignored ...

Intellectual functioning. Also known as IQ, this refers to a person’s ability to learn, reason, make decisions, and solve problems. Adaptive behaviors. These are skills necessary for day-to-day life, ...

A federal government program designed to build thousands of specialised homes for people with a profound disability has become a feeding ground for property sharks and fraudsters, according to critics ...