Wednesday 22 June 2022 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) and the Physical Disability Council of New South Wales (PDCN) have called the NSW Budget a disappointment for nine in 10 people with disability in the state, advising that there was…
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Australian disability advocates join UN conference on COVID-19 disability inclusion
A delegation of Australian disability advocates is set to travel to the United Nations in New York next week for COSP15.
Disability advocates rank major parties on disability election commitments
Disability advocates have scored Australia’s major parties and several key independents on the election commitments they’re making in relation to people with disability – and so far it looks like the Greens along with Tasmania’s Andrew Wilkie are leading the…
Group of 65 organisations and experts call for reform to laws that stop people with disability from voting
On 21 May this year, most adult Australians will vote in the Federal Election. However, there is a whole section of our community who can be removed from the Electoral Roll and disallowed from having their say: people deemed to…
Labor’s NDIS Reform Plan Welcomed By National Peak Disability Org
People With Disability Australia (PWDA) has welcomed a suite of Labor election commitments in relation to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), calling them “a good plan that responds well to what people with disability and our families have been…
Peak disability org seeks Federal Election commitments around safety, security and support for people with disability
Disability advocates want the next federal government to deliver people with disability better protection from COVID, better jobs and financial security, better housing and better support through the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The Federal Government is expected to call…
Peak Disability Org Says Labor’s Budget Reply Needs More Detail
Australia’s peak disability rights and advocacy organisation has welcomed some of the provisions in Labor’s reply to the 2022-23 Federal Budget but says that the Opposition’s response is lacking in detail about measures to support people with disability. PWDA President…
Disability Sector Calls For Pre-Election Commitments To Improve Disability Emergency And Disaster Support
A coalition of 40 leading disability rights and advocacy organisations has endorsed a pre-election open letter to politicians across the country demanding a new approach and more resources for improving disaster and emergency responses for people with disability. In the…
Peak disability org slams 2022 Federal Budget for ‘short-changing’ people with disability
Australia’s peak disability rights and advocacy organisation has criticised the Federal Government for not providing better support for people with disability in the 2022 Budget. People With Disability Australia (PWDA) says the Federal Government has ignored key budget requests that…
PWDA Calls for 2022 Budget Measures that Improve Health and Safety of People with Disability
Australia’s peak disability advocacy organisation is calling on the Federal Government to provide additional funding in next week’s budget to give people with disability more support during emergencies, better support via the NDIS, and increased support from disability advocacy services.…