People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is today launching our search for new leadership, as our long-standing Co-CEOs are stepping down after a decade in the role. “We are excited to start the quest for new leadership for our organisation, starting a new chapter in our growth and development as the leading disability rights body in… Continue Reading New leadership coming for national disability rights organisation
Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia) welcomes Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement on the formation of our Royal Commission and its Letters Patent into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation against people with disability today, following the Government’s commitment of $527 million in the Federal Budget. “People with disability have called for this Royal Commission for… Continue Reading People with Disability Welcome Our Royal Commission
Our Senior Policy Officer Sam French spoke with Fiona Wyllie from NSW Statewide Drive on ABC Local Radio about accessibility issues facing many people with disability when flying. The interview also features disability advocate Kelly Cox speaking about her experience in flying from the North Coast of NSW to Canberra and other places across Australia. Source:… Continue Reading Air Travel and Accessibility for People with Disability
21 December 2018 People with disability will continue to miss out or struggle to receive the supports they need in NSW, as the NSW Government today failed to commit to key recommendations from the NSW Upper House Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) implementation. In its response to the wide-ranging inquiry into the… Continue Reading The NSW Government Fails to Commit to Decisive Action for all People with Disability
The NSW Upper House has released its report on the NSW implementation of the NDIS. The NSW Government will now have to respond. We made an extensive submission to the Inquiry when it was announced and we appeared before the public hearings held by the committee. Many of our focus areas and recommendations have been… Continue Reading Report released by NSW Upper House into NSW implementation of NDIS
This statement has been issued by Disabled People’s Organisation Australia and Children and Young People with Disability Australia. Violence, abuse and neglect of people with disability, including children with disability, is systemic. The evidence is extensive, compelling, and irrefutable. We must hold the systems and perpetrators to account for the decades of injustice. People with… Continue Reading Statement on Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse and Neglect of People with Disability