8 August 2014 Human-rights focused NGOs have joined forces to call on banks to retain sign-only debit and credit cards for the small number of Australian consumers who need them. Council on the Ageing NSW (COTA NSW), Physical Disability Council…
Author: People with Disability Australia (page 32)
Social Services And Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 1) Bill 2014 And Social Services And Other Legislation Amendment (2014 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2014
July 2014 Nearly one in two people with disability in Australia already live in or near poverty. Throughout this submission PWDA explains how measures implemented through this budget will impact disproportionately on those already suffering financial hardship, compounded by the…
Submission To The Senate Standing Committee On Community Affairs Inquiry Into The Business Services Wage Assessment Tool Payment Scheme Bill
July 2014 In this submission, PWDA explains three key reasons why the Bill should not proceed. Until the Commonwealth commits to ending wage assessment using the BSWAT, people with disability will continue to be assessed by it, and will continue…
Submissions To Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC): Equality, Capacity And Disability In Commonwealth Laws, Discussion Paper May 2014
July 2014 People With Disability Australia (PWDA), The Australian Centre For Disability Law (ACDL) And The Australian Human Rights Centre (AHRCentre) The authors of this submission agree that a national framework must be created, but disagree with the development of…
Comments And Recommendations In Response To The Consultation Paper: Developing A New Disability Strategy For Australia’s Aid Program 2015-2020
July 2014 PWDA recommends that a rights-based approach, firmly based on the CRPD, is embedded in Australia’s aid delivery and that monitoring of aid programs and initiatives (both mainstream and disability-specific) is undertaken with the participation of DPOs to ensure…
People with disability need extension to Child Sex Abuse Royal Commission
Friday 4 July 2014 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) supports the call for the Attorney-General, Senator the Honourable George Brandis, to extend the time to conduct the Royal Commission. PWDA is currently supporting children and adults with disability to share…
Australian Human Rights Commission supports continued discrimination of employees with disability
30 April 2014 National peak disability and advocacy groups condemn the decision by the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) to allow the Australian Government and sheltered workshops (also known as Australian Disability Enterprises or ‘ADEs’) to continue to discriminate against employees…
Membership Engagement Report To The Department Of Social Services (DSS) Regarding The Implementation Of The National Disability Strategy 2010-2020
April 2014 This report was written with reference to the regular consultation that PWDA engages in with members and supporters over the life of the Strategy so far, and primarily over the last 2 years. We have also utilised information…
Submission To Senate Economic References Committee Inquiry Into Affordable Housing
The housing system is already in crisis, with the needs of people with disability frequently unmet. Moreover, the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will increase the pressure on this already broken system as people with disability become…
Submission To Legislative Council Select Committee Inquiry Into Social, Public And Affordable Housing
In individual advocacy, accommodation issues represent the largest single issue dealt with, at 28.3% of all matters in 2013. This submission has been written in consultation with PWDA Members, and we have included their perspective throughout. Their stories highlight the…