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images show PWDA participants in the 2024 mardi gras holding sign that reads Sexual rights for all bodies

Why PWDA member Caitlin is ‘Proud and Free to be Me’

Categorized in: Blog, Events, Member News Posted on: Thursday 27 February 2025 Last updated on: Thursday 27 February 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 2
PWDA member Caitlin tells us what being ‘Proud and Free to be Me’ means as a person with disability and member of PWDA during Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras 2025
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Submission on the nine Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plans

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Thursday 27 February 2025 Last updated on: Thursday 27 February 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA provided submission to the NSW Department of Transport to comment on the nine Strategic Regional Integrated Transport Plans.
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Accessibility of the Trainlink Coach Network in NSW

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Tuesday 25 February 2025 Last updated on: Thursday 27 February 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA welcomed the opportunity to provide comment to the NSW Department of Transport as part of Trainlink Coach Network Review.
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Free to be proud banner with PWDA logo and images of some of the speakers. The banner has a blue background featuring a rainbow flag.

PWDA are ‘Free to be Proud’

Categorized in: Blog, Events, Member News Posted on: Monday 24 February 2025 Last updated on: Thursday 27 February 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
On Wednesday 19 February, PWDA held an online Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras side event celebrating LGBTQIA+ disability pride – ‘Free to be Proud’.
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Person with disability sitting in a wheelchair in a darkened room

States and Territories Abandon People with Disability as NDIS Reforms Tighten Access

Categorized in: Media Releases, Member News, News Posted on: Tuesday 11 February 2025 Last updated on: Thursday 13 February 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 1
PWDA is deeply concerned that state and territory governments are delaying the rollout of foundational supports, leaving millions of people with disability to continue without access to essential services.
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Coins with lettered blocks that spell BUDGET

PWDA’s NSW Pre-Budget Submission

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Tuesday 11 February 2025 Last updated on: Tuesday 11 February 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
The 2025-26 NSW Pre-Budget Submission shows that Investing in a more inclusive NSW offers returns for everyone. Discrimination and exclusion are far higher than investing in inclusion.
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PWDA’s 2025 Federal Pre-Budget Submission for People with Disability

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Tuesday 11 February 2025 Last updated on: Tuesday 11 February 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
PWDA’s 2025 Federal Pre-Budget Submission for People with Disability involves measures designed to enable equity, inclusion and access for people with disability
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Cover and an inside page of Australia's Disability Strategy 2021-2031 alongside a headshot of President Trinity Ford wearing clear framed glasses and a green top. Image shows the cover and an inside page of Australia's Disability Strategy 2021-2031 alongside a headshot of President trinity Ford wearing clear framed glasses and a green top.

Disability advocates call for policy ambition to be matched with action

Categorized in: Blog, Member News, News Posted on: Friday 7 February 2025 Last updated on: Wednesday 2 April 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
Australia’s Disability Strategy sets out a vision for a more inclusive society. The federal government’s commitment to tracking progress under the ADS matters.
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A collage of logos from national and state-based Disability Representative Organisations (DROs). These are peak bodies advocating for the rights of people with disability across Australia. Included in the image are People with Disability Australia (PWDA), National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA), Inclusion Australia, Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA), Blind Citizens Australia, Deaf Australia, and Carers Australia. These organisations represent different disability communities and work on policy, systemic advocacy, and national reforms.

Take the Time for Codesign: 254 Organisations Demand More Time to Codesign NDIS Reforms

Categorized in: Media Releases, Member News, News Posted on: Thursday 6 February 2025 Last updated on: Thursday 6 February 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
254 disability organisations and providers call for urgent action from the Government and the new Minister for the NDIS to protect the safety and wellbeing of NDIS participants amid rushed reforms.
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Report on Registration of NDIS participants who self-direct their supports

PWDA Responds to Registration of NDIS Participants Who Self Direct Their Supports

Categorized in: News, Submissions Posted on: Wednesday 5 February 2025 Last updated on: Wednesday 28 May 2025 Written by: PWDA Comments: 0
Leading our Own Supports: Response to the Department of Social Services Consultation Paper on Category C: Service for One/Self Directed Support Registration
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