It is with sadness that People with Disability Australia (PWDA) announce the resignation of Nicole Lee as our President and Board Director effective Thursday 11 January 2024.
Category: Media Releases (page 4)
Joint submission: Recommendations to the Review of Australia’s visa Significant Cost Threshold
More than 70 of Australia’s leading disability and civil society organisations have endorsed wide-ranging recommendations to reform the nation’s archaic and degrading migration laws.
PWDA Responds to the NDIS Review: More Supports for People with Disability Welcome
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes additional funding and steps to address gaps in support for people with disability outlined in today’s Independent NDIS Review report.
Joint statement: NDIS change must be led by people with disability
The NDIS Review is a once-in-a-decade chance to make this critical Scheme fit for the future, which will only happen if we have a seat at the table, say people with disability and our organisations.
Claiming our rights this IDPWD
On this International Day of People with Disability (IDPWD), People with Disability Australia (PWDA), reflects on another year of advocating for the rights of all people with disability to live in a future that is fully inclusive where the human rights of people with disability are elevated, respected and affirmed.
PWDA Welcomes Appointment of Rosemary Kayess as Australia’s New Disability Discrimination Commissioner
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has welcomed the Australian Human Rights Commission’s appointment of Rosemary Kayess, a tireless advocate for the human rights of people with disability, as the new Disability Discrimination Commissioner.
PWDA Report Reveals Critical Need for Inclusive Domestic and Family Violence Services for Women with Disability
A new report from People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has highlighted the significant barriers women and children with disability face when accessing domestic and family violence services.
PWDA Welcomes New Board Members and Farewells Outgoing Leaders
PWDA members approved the appointment of Eva Sifis and Kevyn Morris as new board directors for a two-year term. They join returning board directors Arun Barramundi, Haidi Badawi, Marayke Jonkers, Dr Michelle Hyde, Nicole Lee, Presley Chihuri, Suresh Rajan and Dr Zhila Hasanloo.
Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations Call for Healing
As Disability Representative Organisations, we jointly acknowledge there will come a time when we will need to discuss the response to the final recommendations of the Disability Royal Commission, with the people who have been the most hurt at the heart of this response. We will do this in our own time, and our own space.
NSW budget a missed opportunity, more support needed for people with disability
As the Disability Royal Commission prepares to issue its final report and recommendations, PWDA is calling for a swift and decisive response from Governments.