People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the National Disability Insurance Agency’s announcement of a new support needs assessment tool, and commends the considered approach taken to its selection.
Category: Media Releases
Nothing about us, without us
Disability Representative Organisations stand united in our reiteration to government of nothing about us without us following NDIS Mark Butler
Disability representative organisations call for accountability after NDIA conduct targeting person with disability
Joint Statement on disability representative organisations call for accountability after NDIA conduct targeting person with disability.
PWDA Signs Joint Statement on New NDIS Funding Periods
Joint Statement on New NDIS Funding Periods – from Every Australian Counts and Disability Rights Organisations
PWDA want to seek the truth behind FOI revelations and NDIA actions
PWDA is seeking urgent clarification from the NDIA and the Minister for NDIS following alleged claims published in The Saturday Paper.
ACIE Statement: Queensland risks condemning generations of students to segregated schooling
The ACIE is alarmed by the Qld Government’s announcement to build six new special schools, condemning generations of students to segregated schooling.
Less bang for your buck – NSW Budget is missing key opportunities for everyone
Following the release of NSW Budget, PWDA is calling on the NSW Government to commit to the inclusion and wellbeing of people with disability.
PWDA calls for clarity and inclusion following delays to foundational supports rollout
PWDA is calling on the Federal Government to provide greater clarity and consult more closely with people with disability, following the announcement that the rollout of foundational supports – scheduled to begin on 1 July 2025 – will be delayed.
Open letter to the Prime Minister of the 48th Parliament of Australia
PWDA has written an open letter to the Prime Minister congratulating the Labor Party on its election victory and commitments to fairness, equality, and leaving no one behind.
Reform laws that stop people with disability from voting
PWDA joins 75 organisations and experts call for reform to laws that stop people with disability from voting.