The president of People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has reprimanded the Australian Government for using “dodgy accounting” to frighten people about the expected cost of the nation’s National Disability Insurance Scheme. PWDA president Samantha Connor said the government was using…
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Media Release: Reforming the Disability Discrimination Act following the Sklavos decision
People with Disability Australia and the Public Interest Advocacy Centre are writing to the Federal Attorney-General Michaelia Cash to urge the Government to introduce legislation to make targeted amendments to the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (DDA) to counter the effect…
Media Release: What people with disability want from the Federal Budget
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has released a list of asks for the next Federal Budget in a document called A Fair Go for People with Disability (see below). The disabled people’s organisation is calling for a raft of measures…
Media Release: Disability advocates welcome new housing accessibility standards
Disability advocates at peak disability organisation People with Disability Australia have welcomed confirmation from the Building Ministers’ Forum silver-level accessibility standards for all new and extensively modified housing from September next year. PWDA chief executive officer Sebastian Zagarella said the disabled people’s…
Joint Media Release: Terms of engagement for NDIS Minister Reynolds from the disability community
PWDA representatives along with sector partners met with NDIS Minister, the Hon Linda Reynolds MP, today (30 April 2021). They presented senator Reynolds with a formal “terms of engagement” which can be found here.
MEDIA RELEASE: Fears are justified, says PWDA President
This week, I spoke at the Joint Standing Committee on the issues around Independent Assessments. I spoke not in my capacity as President of People with Disability Australia, nor as a board member on any of the other boards that…
Media Release: Disability Advocacy Groups Are Campaigning To Extend The DRC
URGENT: We need more time to end the violence and abuse of people with disability in Australia Disability advocacy organisations are supporting the calls for a 17-month extension to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse Neglect and Exploitation of People…
MEDIA RELEASE: Leaked Plans to Reform the NDIS Lead to Crisis Talks Across Disability Sector
A radical plan to reform the National Disability Insurance Scheme that was leaked to the media in news unveiled today has caused widespread tension and anger among people with disability, their families and supporters. People with Disability Australia President Samantha…
Media Release: The Disability Royal Commission needs more time to stop violence and abuse of people with disability
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has written to the Acting Attorney-General Michaelia Cash and Prime Minister Scott Morrison supporting calls made by the Hon. Ronald Sackville, Chair of the Disability Royal Commission (DRC), requesting the Australian Government extend the commission…
The Disability Royal Commission continues its hearing on the education and training of health professionals in relation to cognitive disability on March 2
The education and training of dentists, pharmacists and allied health professionals, including psychologists and speech pathologists, in relation to the health care and treatment of people with cognitive disabilities will be further investigated when the Disability Royal Commission holds Day…