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Join PWDA’s Small Business Mentoring Program for Women with Disability

Categorized in: Member News, News Posted on: Friday 9 January 2026 Last updated on: Friday 9 January 2026 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA is inviting women with disability who own small or micro businesses to join our Access to Enterprise Online Mentoring Program.
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PWDA Submission into Disability Safeguards Consultation

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Friday 19 December 2025 Last updated on: Friday 19 December 2025 Written by: PWDA
PWDA provide comment on the Disability Safeguards Consultation. We provide information about key safeguarding concerns that we have heard from our community.
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Appointment of PWDA Board Executive Officers

Categorized in: Member News, News Posted on: Friday 19 December 2025 Last updated on: Friday 19 December 2025 Written by: PWDA
PWDA is pleased to inform that the People with Disability Australia (PWDA) Board has appointed their Executive Officers for 2026.
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Australian Disability Strategy National Forum Funding Support: Apply Now

Categorized in: Blog, Events, Member News, News Posted on: Thursday 18 December 2025 Last updated on: Friday 19 December 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA will administer a funding program for people to attend the 2026 Australian Disability Strategy Conference in Adelaide on 24 – 25 February 2026.
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Department of Social Services Automation Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Wednesday 10 December 2025 Last updated on: Wednesday 10 December 2025 Written by: PWDA
PWDA Submission to Department of Social Services Automation Artificial Intelligence Ethics Framework
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PWDA Submission into New South Wales University Sector

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Tuesday 9 December 2025 Last updated on: Tuesday 9 December 2025 Written by: PWDA
PWDA response to NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into the New South Wales University Sector.
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Disability representative organisations call for transparency on ‘Computer-Generated NDIS Plans’

Categorized in: Media Releases, News Posted on: Friday 5 December 2025 Last updated on: Tuesday 9 December 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
Disability Representative organisations respond to Guardian article on Computer Generated NDIS Plans.
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PWDA IDPwD 2025: Highlights From the A Voice of Our Own National Online Conference

Categorized in: Events, Member News, News, Uncategorized Posted on: Thursday 4 December 2025 Last updated on: Friday 5 December 2025 Written by: PWDA
On Wednesday 3 December 2025, PWDA hosted A Voice of Our Own, its second International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) national online conference created by and for people with disability.  
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Survey: Experiences of LGBTQIA+ people with disability

Categorized in: Blog, News Posted on: Thursday 4 December 2025 Last updated on: Tuesday 9 December 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA is conducting this survey as part of a project called Connection and Safety in our Communities – Disability and LGBTQIA+ Intersectionality.
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“When we’re united, we raise the standard of what this country believes is fair, possible, and just”

Categorized in: Blog, Member Blog, Member News Posted on: Tuesday 2 December 2025 Last updated on: Tuesday 2 December 2025 Written by: PWDA
On Thursday 13 November at the 2025 Annual General Meeting (AGM), PWDA member Emma Bennison MBA GAICD delivered a moving address to members.
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