This 2022 International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), People with Disability Australia (PWDA) joins our communities of people with disability, our sector partners, and organisations around the world in celebrating and recognising the contributions of all people with disability. …
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PWDA elects new 2022/23 Board
The 2022/23 PWDA Board is pleased to announce the results of the PWDA Board election, and the election of Ms Nicole Lee as PWDA President overnight. After the 2022 AGM, the following Directors have been elected for a two-year term,…
Inquiry into the 2022 Federal Election: Submission
PWDA worked on a submission with the Human Rights Law Centre on the conduct of the 2022 federal election, specifically regarding the significant access issues for many people with disability. Read the submission here.
Engage-In final research report
The University of Sydney research study commissioned through the Engage-In project has now produced a final report. Through a co-designed action research process, walking alongside and documenting the progress, implementation, and learning achieved throughout the Engage-In project, the researchers sought…
Joint Media Release: Immediate changes to the Disability Support Pension needed following Jobs Summit
Disability Representative Organisations are calling for changes to the Disability Support Pension (DSP) that would allow recipients to keep more of the money they earn when taking on paid work. At the Jobs Summit, the Government committed to providing a…
Upcoming Single-use Plastics Bans: PWDA letter to EPA
Plastic straws, including single-use plastic straws, can prevent aspiration from dysphagia and save our lives by helping to prevent us from choking on liquids and dying of pneumonia. They can also help prevent the well-publicised risks of other plastic straw…
Coercive Control Exposure Draft Bill: PWDA submission
This is PWDA’s submission commenting on the exposure draft of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Coercive Control) Bill 2022 (NSW) (the exposure draft) that has been designed to criminalise coercive control. Read our full submission here: PDF
Coercive Control exposure draft bill submission
PWDA has sent a letter to the NSW Department of Communities and Justice to comment on the exposure draft of the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Coercive Control) Bill 2022 (NSW) (the exposure draft) that has been designed to criminalise coercive control.…
Australians with disability need action to remove barriers to secure, safe and accessible housing
Joint statement from• People with Disability Australia (PWDA)• Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA)• Inclusion Australia Disability Royal Commission public hearing 26, beginning 29 August 2022, will focus on the experiences of people with disability who have experienced homelessness, including living…
Housing action long overdue for people with disability
Next week, the Disability Royal Commission will focus on people with disability who have experienced homelessness, including living in boarding houses and other forms of insecure or inadequate housing. Public hearing 26 will take place in Parramatta, NSW from 29…