30 April 2015 The 2015 Rental Affordability Snapshot, released today by Anglicare Australia confirms that the doors to affordable, accessible housing are closed for people with disability. According to the Snapshot, less than two per-cent of Australian rental properties are…
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Women With Disabilities Australia Submission To Committee On The Rights Of Personals With Disabilities (CRPD) Committee On The Right To Education
“In April 2015, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will meet for its 13th session. As part of the session, the Committee is holding a Day of General Discussion on the Right to Education for Persons with…
NSW Department Of Justice Discussion On Limitation Periods In Civil Claims For Child Sexual Abuse
For the reasons elaborated upon within this submission, PWDA supports Option A of the Discussion Paper – removal of limitation periods in claims for child sexual abuse. We also support retrospectivity in claims following any amendment to the Limitation Act…
International Women’s Day: DVNSW and PWDA launch project creating disability-inclusive domestic and family violence services
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE NSW & PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY AUSTRALIA 6 March 2015 This Sunday is International Women’s Day and to mark the occasion, Domestic Violence NSW Inc. (DVNSW) and People with Disability Australia (PWDA) are launching a toolkit…
Social Housing In NSW: Discussion Paper Work
February 2015 The NSW Legislative Council Select Committee Report provides robust recommendations to the NSW Government for priority action on social, public and affordable housing in NSW. PWDA strongly endorses the reports’ findings and urges the Department of Family and…
PWDA 2015 Federal Budget Submission
Australia currently ranks 26 out of 27 OECD countries for the percentage of people with disability living in poverty. Our accumulated short comings mean that 45% of people with disability in Australia live near or below the poverty line. PWDA…
A call to action on disability for all NSW candidates
10 February 2015 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) today launched their 2015 NSW Election Platform. “As candidates and political parties ramp up their campaigning and finalise their policy positions, we are providing our priorities for people with disability in NSW.”…
Senate Community Affairs Committee Inquiry Into The Adequacy Of Existing Residential Care Arrangements Available For Young People With Severe Physical, Mental Or Intellectual Disabilities In Australia
Key to this debate is the question of what housing and support ought to look like for people with disability. Historically, a nursing model – derived from understanding people with disability as sick or ill – was the only form…
NSW Disability Inclusion Plan Consultation
December 2014 The National Disability Strategy (NDS) is the Commonwealth of Australian Government (COAG) mechanism through which Australia will progressively implement the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD). The current NSW Implementation Plan 2012-2014 (Implementation Plan)…
International Day of People with Disability: NACLC and PWDA welcome shift to supported decision-making
On the International Day of People with Disability, the National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) and People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcome the recent Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Report, Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws. “The report…