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- Eliminating Restrictive Practices in Australia
Restrictive practices have long been a concern within the disability community, violating the autonomy and dignity of people with disability. - Member Blog Post – Mr River NightToday we introduce you to one of our members, Mr River Night. River is a proud father, husband, carer, professional, advocate and adult living with disability. We recently asked River a few questions about his life, advocacy work and why he became a PWDA member.
- 16 Days of Activism: Amplifying voices of women with disabilityAs part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, we are highlighting the urgent need for transformative action to address violence against women with disability.
- Celebrating Disability Leadership: Reflecting on growth and the road aheadReflections on the 2024 IDPwD theme: Amplifying disability leadership by PWDA Senior Manager of Policy, Giancarlo de Vera
- Join us this International Day of People with DisabilityThis IDPwD, PWDA invites you to come together to share our voices, experiences and discuss what our future must be.
- “We are PWDA, Our Voices, Our Journey”This IDPwD, PWDA is calling on our members, supporters and allies to share stories and images with us about PWDA’s history, activities and work.
- Internet outages and the impacts on people with disabilityThe proposed Telecommunications (Customer Communications for Outages) Industry Standard 2024 is critical for many people with disability. Here’s why.
- Commencement of the Administrative Review TribunalPWDA advocacy efforts relating to the new Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) which replaced the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).
- Australian Bureau of Statistics Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers 20222022 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers statistics on discrimination abuse and neglect, and social and community participation for people with disability
- New NDIS support lists have started. This is what we know so far.On Tuesday 1 October 2024, the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) released the NDIS support lists that define what supports the NDIS can pay for. This blog post focuses on the NDIS support lists and what we currently know about them.
- What you need to know about the recent NDIS Amendment Bill changesWhat You Need to Know About the Recent NDIS Changes following passing of the NDIS Amendment Bill 2024 through the Senate.
- Have your say on what the NDIS should fundThe federal government wants to change the rules about what you can use NDIS funds for. They have created draft rules, which list what supports you can and cannot use NDIS money for. We want you to have your say on these draft rules.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics releases new disability statisticsThe Australian Bureau of Statistics released the findings from their 2022 Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers. We look at the disability statistics and how they impact government decisions.
- NAIDOC Week 2024 | Keep the Fire Burning!NAIDOC Week is a fantastic time for everyone to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and join in the many events celebrating the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.
- National Disability Insurance Scheme Annual Pricing Review Report releasedKey changes that may affect members following the release of the NDIS 2023-24 Annual Price Review Report
- Reflections on my first week as Deputy CEOMegan Spindler-Smith has been appointed as Deputy CEO. Megan reflects on their first week as Deputy CEO
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