Tracie Junghams - People with Disability Australia

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Member Blog Post – Mr River Night

Today we introduce you to one of our members, Mr River Night. River is a proud father, husband, carer, professional, advocate and adult living with disability. We recently asked River a few questions about his life, advocacy work and why he became a PWDA member.

PWDA member at 2024 Mardi Gras wearing a rainbow jumpsuit

Join PWDA in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade and Melbourne Midsumma Pride March.

PWDA members are invited to register interest to join PWDA in the 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade and 2025 Melbourne Midsumma Pride March. There is a limited number of spots for participants and priority will be given to PWDA members and LGBTQIA+ community members.

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PWDA Welcomes National Action Plan for LGBTIQA+ Health and Wellbeing, Calls for Strong Implementation

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the Australian Government’s release of the National Action Plan for the Health and Wellbeing of LGBTIQA+ People 2025–2035 as an important step toward equitable health care for LGBTIQA+ people with disability. PWDA, the national disability rights and representative organisation and peak for LGBTIQA+ people with disability, believes the framework has potential to deliver meaningful improvements but progress will depend on how it is implemented.

A Voice of Our Own Online National Conference – a day that must be not just about us, but also with us, for us, and by us

On Tuesday 3 December 2024, to mark International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), our way, People with Disability Australia (PWDA) hosted A Voice of Our Own – a national online conference created by and for people with disability.

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Join the Advancing Women project in 2025

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) invites organisations to be part of the Advancing Women project – a groundbreaking project designed to break down barriers and create opportunities for leadership and workforce participation of women, feminine-identifying, and non-binary people with disability in Australia.

Image of 14 logos of the following organisations: All Means All, Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training, Children and Young People with Disability Australia ,Community Resource Unit, Down Syndrome Australia, Family Advocacy, Imagine More, Inclusive Educators Australia, People with Disability Australia, Purple Orange, Queensland Collective for Inclusive Education, Square Peg Round Whole, STAR Victoria and Women with Disabilities Australia.

Submission of All Means All to the Better and Fairer (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024

On 23 October 2024, People with Disability Australia joined 13 other organisations to endorse the All Means All submission to the Federal Parliament’s Senate Education and Employment Committee inquiry into the Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024 (Cth).