The ability to live independently and access ones own community is a fundamental human right. For many people with disability taxi transportation is the safest and most accessible form of transport. However, taxi transportation is not without its problems. As…
Author: People with Disability Australia (page 40)
RACGP: Review of Standards for General Practice – Joint Submission
Our collective view is that, while RACGP has made commendable efforts to encourage its members to ensure the highest quality of service to all patients, there remain significant gaps in the quality of service delivered to large parts of our…
NSW Legislative Council’s Inquiry into Substitute decision-making for people lacking capacity – Joint Submission
August 2009 The issues we wish to raise before the Committee are of very long-standing concern. At various points over at least the past 10 years reform proposals to address some or other of these matters have been developed at…
National Human Rights Consultation
June 2009 This submission reflects the range of views gathered by PWDA for the purpose of informing the Australian Government’s National Human Rights Consultation. The submission uses the CRPD as its key interpretative aid for the recognition and application of…
Submission on Draft Disability (Access to Premises – Buildings) Standards
Recently, PWD has been working with a number of key disability organisations in relation to our views on the current draft Access to Premises Standards. Collectively, we have all agreed on specific key areas that we argue are essential for the…