Evan Young

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Evan Young |Conor Duffy

One in three Australian school students are failing to achieve proficiency in maths, according to the last two years of NAPLAN results. A new Grattan Institute report has also found Australia has a "maths problem", which the thinktank puts down to "faddish and inconsistent" teaching. Problems start in primary school and kids fall further behind in high school, according to the report. But how are your maths skills? Have a crack at these questions for Year 8 students and see how you compare.

2 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Nas Campanella |Evan Young

Madeleine Lobsey and her family rarely leave the house — not because they don't want to, but because the world can be a confronting place for them. Madeleine, her husband and their three children are all autistic. "The world just doesn't work for us," she said. "When we're home and it's just us, that's the happy place where we can be ourselves."The Lobsey home is a vibrant haven, where activities like building Lego, board games or baking are aplenty.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Evan Young |Nas Campanella

The death of a man with disability in NDIS-supported housing last month has sparked a police investigation and renewed calls for mandatory provider registration. The ABC can reveal a 42-year-old man died suddenly at a housing facility in the suburb of Acacia Ridge in Brisbane on March 14. The facility was run by a company called Core and Capacity, which was not formally registered with the NDIS, and so was not subject to the same oversight or regulation as providers that have registered.

1 month ago | abc.net.au | Nas Campanella |Evan Young

Thirteen-year-old Ryan Kelly was born with Down syndrome, as well as profound hearing and vision loss. Years ago, when his mum Rebecca began looking into whether he could get a cochlear implant to help him hear, a doctor questioned why she should bother. "He said, 'What does it matter — can he even talk?'," Ms Kelly said. "It made me feel like he was seen as less than human.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Evan Young |Nas Campanella

A Victorian woman is suing Uber in the Federal Court, alleging drivers broke disability discrimination laws by refusing to pick up her guide dog on dozens of occasions. Uber says it doesn't take ride refusals lightly and is "committed to working with stakeholders" to prevent it. Advocates say the issue of ride refusals due to guide dogs, which is against the law, has become endemic and current policies aren't working.