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New itemFriday, 10 September : PWD Members' Event Hosted by Radio Personality JULIE McCROSSIN

People with Disability Australia (PWD) will be hosting a Members’ Event on Friday 10 September to introduce our regional staff and launch our new Disability Rights Defender program.
Julie McCrossin, Australian radio broadcaster, comedian, human rights campaigner and PWD Associate Member will be our MC for the night.  Julie is a very entertaining presenter – so the evening will be a memorable experience! Read more...

26 August : People with Disability say close institutions but NSW Government continues its regressive policy

People with Disability Australia (PWD) welcomes today’s release of the NSW Ombudsman report which has found that the rights of the 1600 people with disability still living in institutions in NSW are not being met.  PWD now calls on the NSW Government to meet its commitment, made 12 years ago, to close all institutions accommodating people with disability - Read more... 39kb Word

Queensland – Wasted Lives Campaign

Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI) is seeking support to for people with intellectual disability who are residents of the mental health facility, Baillie Henderson Hospital (BHH) in Toowoomba. 

Queensland Health has developed and commenced implementing a draft closure plan for Browne House and has extended this to Morris Mouatt Unit at BHH. The proposal is to transfer approximately 36 residents with a single diagnosis of intellectual disability into mental health service units at BHH.

To date people with a disability residing at BHH have been subject to the indignity of institutional living for too long. They are some of the forgotten people whose lives are played out through the legacy of antiquated institutional buildings and practices.

This is of great concern as the potential for these people to move to community living will be lost and they will inappropriately placed in facilities for people with psychosocial disability. This is highly inappropriate and returns to the policies predating the 1960s.

QAI has developed a position paper and seeking support for its call for a moratorium on this transfer so that a personalised planning process for each person can be developed and implemented for the people involved.

 

Recent PWD Publications

LinkUp #143, August 2010

E-bulletin #63, August 2010

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