On 12 May 2021 PWDA launched a survey of our membership regarding their thoughts and experiences of the COVID-19 vaccine and its rollout. The survey ran until 31 May 2021 and had 74 respondents. These results have informed our organisational statements on the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Below you will find verbatim from the surveys. These have been… Continue Reading COVID-19 Vaccine Member Survey Results
In a global pandemic, it is easy to imagine that those who are most at risk would receive the most protection. In Australia, that is not the case. At a public Disability Royal Commission hearing yesterday, we heard startling testimony that most of our country’s most clinically vulnerable citizens had not only been overlooked –… Continue Reading People with Disability Left Behind in Global Pandemic
Tonight, I’ll be in the Budget lock-up with many others, scrutinising the Budget papers. They say it’ll be a Budget for women, aged care and infrastructure. But what if you’re a disabled woman – or any other person with a disability? Let’s be clear. There is enormous risk to the lives and welfare of people… Continue Reading ‘A warning against NDIS scare tactics’ from PWDA President
19 April 2021 URGENT: We need more time to end the violence and abuse of people with disability in Australia Disability advocacy organisations are supporting the calls for a 17-month extension to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, with a new campaign urging Attorney-General Michaelia Cash to approve the proposed… Continue Reading Media Release: Disability Advocacy Groups Are Campaigning To Extend The DRC
Rights are important. They are the basis of how we are treated in life. It is good to know your rights, and to be able to stand up for them. We would love you to join our peer support group. We also have two free, interactive webinars on rights for people with disability. Peer Support Groups… Continue Reading Everyone has rights – do you know yours?
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has written to the Acting Attorney-General Michaelia Cash and Prime Minister Scott Morrison supporting calls made by the Hon. Ronald Sackville, Chair of the Disability Royal Commission (DRC), requesting the Australian Government extend the commission to September 2023. “This extension is needed urgently if the commission is to properly fulfil… Continue Reading Media Release: The Disability Royal Commission needs more time to stop violence and abuse of people with disability