This is a submission responding to the Joint Standing Committee on Implementation of the National Redress Scheme.
Author: People with Disability Australia (page 9)
Submission: Transport Standards review
This is a submission responding to the 2022 Review of the Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002.
Submission: Disability Inclusion Regulation review
This is a submission responding to the Disability Inclusion Regulation review.
Submission: Safeguarding the future
This is a submission responding to the NDIS Quality and Safeguarding Frameworks Issues Paper.
Endorsement: Consultation impact of acoustic alert systems on electric vehicles
PWDA endorses this Blind Citizens Australia submission in response to the call to mandate Acoustic Vehicle Alerting Systems (AVAS) for new electric, hydrogen fuel cell and hybrid vehicles in Australia.
A just voice for generations
This 2023 National Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June) People with Disability Australia (PWDA) joins the theme, Be a Voice for Generations, in honour of the efforts of advocates and activists over time who have laboured for justice in Australia.
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.
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
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.
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.