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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).

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…

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