254 disability organisations and providers call for urgent action from the Government and the new Minister for the NDIS to protect the safety and wellbeing of NDIS participants amid rushed reforms.
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Parliamentarians, including many members of the crossbench, have joined community sector leaders, including People with Disability Australia, in calling on the parliament to raise the rate of income support.
PWDA are ‘Free to Be Me’ at 2025 Midsumma Pride March
PWDA joined the 2025 Midsumma Pride March on Sunday 2 February to celebrate LGBTQIA+ and disability pride with the theme Proud and Free to Be Me.
Proud and Free to Be Me: PWDA to March at Midsumma for the First Time
For the first time, People with Disability Australia (PWDA), the national cross-disability rights and representative organisation and national peak for LGBTQIA+ people with disability, has taken to the streets of St Kilda for the 2025 Midsumma Pride March.
Meet the PWDA Board of Directors
We are excited to invite all PWDA members to join us for an opportunity to meet the PWDA Board of Directors, ask questions and engage in a discussion about the upcoming year.
Join PWDA in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade and Melbourne Midsumma Pride March.
PWDA members are invited to register interest to join PWDA in the 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade and 2025 Melbourne Midsumma Pride March. There is a limited number of spots for participants and priority will be given to PWDA members and LGBTQIA+ community members.
A Voice of Our Own Online National Conference – a day that must be not just about us, but also with us, for us, and by us
On Tuesday 3 December 2024, to mark International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), our way, People with Disability Australia (PWDA) hosted A Voice of Our Own – a national online conference created by and for people with disability.
Celebrating Disability Leadership: Reflecting on growth and the road ahead
Reflections on the 2024 IDPwD theme: Amplifying disability leadership by PWDA Senior Manager of Policy, Giancarlo de Vera
PWDA announces our new Board and farewells outgoing Board Directors
PWDA welcomes new and returning Directors to our Board and thanks all outgoing Directors for their contributions, leadership, time and guidance.
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.