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Submission: Protocol to the Convention Against Torture

Joint submission from People with Disability Australia and Women with Disabilities Australia in response to the call for comments on the draft General Comment of the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) on Article 4 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture (OPCAT).

Submission to the Select Committee on the Cost of Living

The economic circumstances for people with disability are vastly different when compared with those of people without disability. Unemployment figures illustrate that there is a need for targeted action to increase employment rates of people with disability; and we also…

Access to Employment: Submission to the Disability Employment Services Quality Framework Discussion Paper

This is People with Disability Australia’s submission to the Disability Employment Services Quality Framework Discussion Paper. It is important that the DES Quality Framework explicitly states that people with disability are fundamental to every aspect of the existing DES system…

I want to be a member

I want to be a member with People with Disability Australia. Who can be a Member? You need to and Become a member You will get information about You can come to any of our meetings You can vote for…

A New Act to Replace the Disability Services Act 1986: Joint submission

The Australian Government plans to repeal and replace the Disability Services Act (1986) (the Act). This is a significant opportunity to shape the vision and direction for the rights of people with disability in Australia for years to come. Repealing the Act…

Budget Measures to Help Us Access Everyday Life: A pre-budget submission to the Commonwealth Treasury on employment and housing

Well-funded government employment and housing measures can create meaningful change for people with disability. The below budget measures will greatly improve the housing and economic security of people with disability, enabling much greater participation in all aspects of Australian life.…

Extent and nature of poverty in Australia

As a leading systemic and individual advocacy and disability representative organisation, our submission to the Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia specifically addresses the impacts of poverty on Australians with disability. Disability…

Disability and Poverty: Submission to the Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia

PWDA’s submission to the Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia makes several recommendation: Read the full submission here: PDF, Word document

Joint Submission to the Technology Assisted Voting Review

People with Disability Australia has endorsed Blind Citizens Australia’s submission to the Technology Assisted Voting Review. People who are blind or vision impaired have a right to democratic participation. In order to provide equal access to voting to all voters…

Modern slavery

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) strongly condemns all forms of modern slavery, including forced labour, human trafficking, slavery, child labour, organ removal and slavery-like practices.[1] Modern slavery is a disability issue. People with disability face an increased risk[2] of experiencing…