(PWDA) is calling for a National Human Rights Act that gives people with disability stronger, enforceable protection of our rights in Australian law.
Author: PWDA
Thriving Kids rollout must be the start, not the finish
Thriving Kids begins rolling out across all Australian states and territories except Queensland today. PWDA is calling on governments to urgently set out what comes next for people with disability who will not be covered by the program.
Clarity on Queensland’s pathway forward for Foundational Support
Letter to Minister outlining our concerns about the continuing lack of clarity for Queenslanders as Thriving Kids begins rolling out nationally.
Thriving Kids and Foundational Supports: what you need to know
Thriving Kids starts rolling out from 1 October 2026. It is the first phase of a much bigger change to disability supports outside the NDIS.
More NDIS changes from 1 October: What you need to know
From 1 October 2026, significant changes to some NDIS support budgets will begin.
Here’s what people with disability need to know.
Here’s what people with disability need to know.
Three Years from DRC: Restrictive practices must be eliminated
Three years after the Disability Royal Commission, PWDA is urging governments to commit to eliminating restrictive practices and set out consistent plans for how they will get there.
Three Years from DRC: Disability discrimination law puts the burden on the people it should protect
PWDA is calling for urgent reform of the Disability Discrimination Act so organisations have greater responsibility to prevent discrimination before it happens.
Media Release: Disability Royal Commission Progress Report Card Released
Three years since the DRC delivered its Final Report a new coalition has released Australia’s first independent DRC Progress Report Card
NDIS changes forum and more information you need
PWDA held a NDIS Changes Community Forum to provide practical, accessible information about what is changing, when they will happen and what people can do.
20 years of the UNCRPD: What will it take to make rights real?
Twenty years on from the UN adoption of the CRPD, the challenge is increasingly clear: how do we turn rights on paper into rights in practice?