Currently, there are over 20,000 people with disability in Australia who are employed by Australian Disabilty Enterprises (ADE) previously called “Sheltered Workshops”. The majority of these people do not receive equal pay for work of equal value, or have…
Category: Media Releases (page 15)
PWDA Welcomes Promise for Redress Scheme
29 October 2015 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the Federal Opposition’s promise to establish a National Redress Scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse, in line with the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child…
NDIS Scorecard published: Citizens’ Jury delivers its verdict
16 May 2015 Results from a citizens’ jury assessing the progress of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have been released today in the form of a scorecard report. The scorecard will then be handed over in a live-streamed question…
Disability employment reforms won’t solve employment gap for people with disability
National disability organisations have come together to highlight concerns about Federal Government reforms to Disability Employment Services (DES) which commenced on 1 July 2018. “We have repeatedly raised concerns about DES reforms, and the missed opportunity to create a successful…
Disability groups welcome ALP commitment to Royal Commission into violence against people with disability
Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia) welcomes today’s announcement by the Opposition Leader Bill Shorten, the Shadow Minister for Families and Social Services Jenny Macklin, and the Shadow Minister for Disability and Carers, Carol Brown, that the Australian Labor Party…
Disability groups renew call for Royal Commission into violence against people with disability
27 March 2017 Tonight’s ABC Four Corners report, ‘Fighting the System’ exposed more evidence of the appalling levels of violence and abuse against people with disability in Australia. This is only the tip of the iceberg. In light of the…
People with Disability Australia welcomes new local government Disability Guide
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) today welcomed the release of the Australian Local Government Association’s (ALGA) new Disability Guide. The updated guide assists local governments to include people with disability in all parts of their work and helps councils meet…
Violence against people with disability is a national shame: Call to action
Australian Cross-Disability Alliance Media Release 27 August 2015 Today, the Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) will appear before the Senate Committee inquiring into violence, abuse and neglect against people with disability in institutional and residential settings. The Senate Inquiry process has…
International Day of People with Disability: NACLC and PWDA welcome shift to supported decision-making
On the International Day of People with Disability, the National Association of Community Legal Centres (NACLC) and People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcome the recent Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) Report, Equality, Capacity and Disability in Commonwealth Laws. “The report…