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E-Bulletin Issue 54, available now click here.
Following the release of the Final Report of the NSW Legislative Council’s Inquiry into the Program of Appliances for Disabled People (PADP) the PADP Community Alliance (the Alliance) was formed in order to provide a forum for organisations with an interest in the program to discuss the inquiry’s recommendations, and to consider undertaking coordinated activity related to the implementation of these recommendations. People with Disability Australia (PWD) joined the alliance to further its advocacy towards ensuring that people with disability in NSW have an aids and equipment scheme that ensures their rights are realized and their individual needs are met.
PADP Community Alliance Position Statement [Word]
PADP Community Alliance Position Statement [PDF]
On 10 December 2008 (the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights), the Australian Government launched a national human rights consultation about ways to protect and promote human rights in the future. An independent committee has been established to conduct the consultation. Click here for details.
PWD's submission to the National Human Rights Consultation reflects the range of views gathered by PWD for the purpose of informing the Australian Government’s National Human Rights Consultation.
PWD's submission to the National Human Rights Consultation [Word]
PWD's submission to the National Human Rights Consultation [PDF]
Submission issued on 17 December 2008
Along with other members of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Taskforce, PWD has provided a submission to the Australian Government on its proposed National Disability Strategy (NDS). Apart from PWD, this Taskforce includes the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO), Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI), the National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) and the Secretariat for State and Territory Disability Advisory Councils. The submission is supported by the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) and endorsed by the Disability Council of NSW, the Western Australian Ministerial Disability Advisory Council, and the Disability Advocacy Service, Northern Territory.
Submission to the National Disability Strategy [RTF]
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