PWDA has expressed disappointment at the Albanese Government’s response to the Senate Inquiry into ADHD Assessment and Support Services.
Category: Media Releases (page 3)
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.
PWDA Ready to Work with Government to Act on Special Rapporteurs Call to Abolish ADEs
PWDA welcomes the End of Mission Statement by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery highlighting instances of modern slavery by people with disability.
Sector welcomes new development strategy advancing disability equity
PWDA joined 18 organisations to celebrate the release of the Australian Government’s new International Disability Equity and Rights Strategy (IDEARS).
PWDA Responds to NDIA STA and Respite Changes
On Friday 22 November the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) released new information on Short Term Accommodation (STA) and Respite. PWDA is concerned about uncertainty in funding decisions and subsequent harm to participants while the sector awaits the release of the operational guidelines.
PWDA and community organisations condemn government failure to act on DSP Senate Inquiry Report
PWDA, ACOSS and disability advocacy organisations have expressed alarm at the Government’s dismissal of the Senate Report on the Purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension (DSP) and called for urgent action to address barriers to accessing the DSP, the risk of poverty for recipients and to reform how eligibility is assessed and avenues for dispute resolution.
Transitional support lists only as good as the process to develop them. PWDA says this must not happen again.
The Australian Government has today released the transitional lists of what can and cannot be funded by the NDIS. PWDA is deeply concerned that these lists are only being made available less than two days before they come into effect with no guarantee that the information and how it impacts individual plans will be communicated directly to participants beforehand.
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PWDA responds to NDIS Minister Bill Shorten’s retirement from politics
PWDA acknowledges the decision announced today by the Minister for the NDIS Bill Shorten to retire from politics in February 2025.
Joint statement: PWDA and JEC respond to Aviation White Paper
The JEC and PWDA welcomes today’s Aviation White Paper announcing the Government’s intentions to develop new Disability Standards for air travel.
PWDA “Devastated” at the Passage of the NDIS Amendment Bill
PWDA has called the passage of the NDIS Amendment Bill “devastating,” citing deep concerns about its impact on NDIS participants and the disability community.