People with Disability Australia - People with Disability Australia

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Ableism and disablism

Ableism and disablism both refer to types of disability discrimination. The nuance between the two words are important for acknowledging, detecting, and dismantling the types of barriers people with disability encounter.

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Submission: Administrative Review Reform Issues Paper

A submission from People with Disability Australia in response to the call for views on the development of a new federal administrative review body

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Budget clearly signals ‘NDIS is here to stay’, with more to do on housing and economic security

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the Treasurer’s assurance that ‘the NDIS is here to stay’ in his budget speech.

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Urgent action remains critical for time-limited scheme

“We urge the government to finalise implementation of the entirety of the recommendations without delay, given this time-limited Scheme will be drawing to a close in 2028,” said Ms Lee.

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‘Tis the Season

In the lead up to winter season here in Australia, many people with disability start to think about the risks that some of us face with two very contagious respiratory illnesses circulating in the community, influenza (flu) and COVID-19.

People with disability must have ongoing access to support

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) assure people with disability that we’ll be seeking more clarity about today’s announcement on behalf of all people with disability in Australia.

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Extended dispensing rules

The Australian Government has announced a new dispensing policy for more than 320 PBS medicines which will allow the purchase of two months’ worth of medicine for the price of a single prescription.

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Flu or COVID? You can now test for both at home with a single swab. Here’s what you need to know

If you have respiratory symptoms as we head towards winter and flu season, could it be COVID or the flu? Or something else entirely?

Shorten announces NDIS reboot

People with Disability Australia welcomes the news that the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will ‘get a reboot’, as announced by Minister Bill Shorten at the National Press Club yesterday.

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2023 Board Advisory Groups

The Board of People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has established a number of voluntary Board Advisory Groups to help make sure that PWDA has strong advisory processes and procedures. The PWDA Board have opened nominations for the PWDA Board Advisory Groups.