Snapshot a wake-up call on affordable, accessible housing

30 April 2015 The 2015 Rental Affordability Snapshot, released today by Anglicare Australia confirms that the doors to affordable, accessible housing are closed for people with disability. According to the Snapshot, less than two per-cent of Australian rental properties are affordable for people with disability and in metropolitan areas the situation is even worse, with […]

McClure: Jobs plan welcome, concerns about tough eligibility rules

25 February 2015 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) cautiously welcomes some key recommendations from the final report from the Reference Group on Welfare Reform released today while expressing concerns about eligibility rules that could see claimants needing to show they can’t work more than eight hours a week with incapacity expected to last at least […]

A call to action on disability for all NSW candidates

10 February 2015 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) today launched their 2015 NSW Election Platform. “As candidates and political parties ramp up their campaigning and finalise their policy positions, we are providing our priorities for people with disability in NSW.” said Therese Sands, PWDA Co-Chief Executive Officer. “The recommendations in our Election Platform are concrete […]

People with Disability Australia welcomes new local government Disability Guide

14 November 2016 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) today welcomed the release of the Australian Local Government Association’s (ALGA) new Disability Guide. The updated guide assists local governments to include people with disability in all parts of their work and helps councils meet their requirements under the National Disability Strategy (NDS). “Local governments across Australia […]

Children with disability have a right to a safe childhood

19 July 2016 Leading disability group will give evidence about the shocking levels of abuse of children with disability at today’s hearing of the Royal Commission into the Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse in Sydney. “This public hearing has laid bare some of the dark history of sexual abuse against children with disability, across […]

BUDGET 2016: Don’t fund our NDIS at the cost of our safety net

3 May 2016 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the Government’s overarching commitment to fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) into the future. However, we strongly reject the budget measures that link a fully funded NDIS with the need to cut welfare spending. “We have always welcomed a discussion about funding the NDIS so […]