People with Disability Australia (PWDA) wholly condemns the anti-trans rally and hate speech held outside the Victoria parliament on the weekend and stands in solidarity with the trans and gender diverse (TGD) community.
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Category: Media Releases (page 7)
Advancing women with disability
On International Women’s Day, People with Disability Australia (PWDA) calls on organisations across Australia to recognise women with disability as ready and willing to lead.
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2023 Sydney Mardi Gras – we’re loud and proud!
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) are proud to be joining the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) parade on Saturday 25 February as part of Sydney’s World Pride 2023.
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PWDA at 2023 Sydney WorldPride!
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) join Sydney’s WorldPride 2023 celebrations which launch this Friday 17 February. This is the first time World Pride has been held in the Southern Hemisphere and the first time the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi…
IDPwD: A day to take action
This 2022 International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), People with Disability Australia (PWDA) joins our communities of people with disability, our sector partners, and organisations around the world in celebrating and recognising the contributions of all people with disability. …
PWDA elects new 2022/23 Board
The 2022/23 PWDA Board is pleased to announce the results of the PWDA Board election, and the election of Ms Nicole Lee as PWDA President overnight. After the 2022 AGM, the following Directors have been elected for a two-year term,…
Media Release: A thoughtful budget with more to do
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes tonight’s budget as thoughtful overall – recognising the attention to NDIS and other targeted reforms, including education and skills measures, housing and women’s safety. PWDA praises a renewed attention to the NDIS. “The 17%…
Joint Media Release: Royal Commission to hear from culturally and linguistically diverse people with disability
This week, the Disability Royal Commission is holding a public hearing about experiences of violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation for people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) backgrounds with disability. Lived experience witnesses throughout the week will tell the Royal…
Media release: PWDA welcomes announcement of NDIS Review
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the announcement of the Independent Review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) today. The Review’s broad Terms of Reference give the disability community the chance to raise issues that are important to us.…
Media Release: People with psychosocial disability living in institutional facilities face “significant” barriers to accessing NDIS support
A new research partnership between the University of Sydney and People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has found people with mental health diagnoses (psychosocial disability) living in institutional settings face “significant barriers” to accessing the NDIS. Commissioned as part of PWDA’s…