This week’s decision by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) about National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) funding for sex therapy, has been welcomed as a first step towards people with disability having access to support to have sex, say leading disability…
Author: People with Disability Australia (page 19)
PWDA Submission to Inquiry into Ageing and Disability Commissioner Bill 2019
The Hon. Shayne Mallard, MLC Chair, Standing Committee on Social Issues Parliament HouseMacquarie StreetSYDNEY NSW 2000 Dear Mr Mallard and Members of the Standing Committee on Social Issues Re: Ageing and Disability Commissioner Bill 2019 People with Disability Australia (PWDA)…
Expressions of Interest: Enable In Project
Are you interested in participating in the Project Advisory Group (PAG) for the Enable In project across NSW? People with Disability Australia (PWDA) are looking for people with disability and organisations that work with people with disability who are or…
Political Parties Release Disability Platforms in Lead-Up to Election
This post summarises PWDA’s responses to disability policy proposals in the lead-up to the Federal Election. We’ll continue to update, so keep checking in as announcements are made. Skip to: Liberal Party: NDIS, Specialist Disability Accommodation, National Disability Strategy, Employment Labor Party: NDIS, Royal…
New leadership coming for national disability rights organisation
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is today launching our search for new leadership, as our long-standing Co-CEOs are stepping down after a decade in the role. “We are excited to start the quest for new leadership for our organisation, starting…
People with Disability Welcome Our Royal Commission
Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia) welcomes Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement on the formation of our Royal Commission and its Letters Patent into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation against people with disability today, following the Government’s commitment of $527…
2019 Federal Budget
The 2019 Federal Budget was announced on Tuesday by the Treasurer. There are a number of things in the Budget that are important for people with disability. We are very happy to see $527 million allocated to our Royal Commission…
People with disability in charge and creating change
The key priorities for people with disability in this year’s Federal Election 2019 have been released today by People with Disability Australia. “This year, we want to see all political parties commit to putting people with disability at the heart…
Bonnie Millen interviews Rosemary Kayess at PWDA 2018 AGM (with captions and Auslan)
Bonnie Millen, former President of PWDA, interviews UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Committee Vice Chair and human rights lawyer Rosemary Kayess. The interview was part of the PWDA 2018 AGM, and featured questions from PWDA members…
Disability Royal Commission Progress
Our Co-CEO Matthew Bowden spoke to Fran Kelly on RN Breakfast this morning about the Disability Royal Commission, the terms of reference of which are expected to be publicly revealed on Monday.
Source: ABC Radio National
Interview Transcript
Fran Kelly: The Disability Royal Commission is about to be formally announced and the ABC has obtained details of the draft terms of reference. They appear to confirm that it will be a wide-ranging investigation into the violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect suffered by people with disabilities across all sectors of our community. Those draft terms of reference were presented to several advocacy groups earlier this week at a meeting with Social Services Minister Paul Fletcher. It’s expected they will be publicly revealed on Monday. Matthew Bowden, Co-CEO of PWDA, was at that meeting in Canberra, he’s seen the terms of reference, the draft terms. Welcome.
Matthew Bowden: Good morning.