This blog was originally posted on Our Royal Commission Website. On Monday, the Disability Royal Commission released a draft report about the evidence from Public hearing 12: The experiences of people with disability, in the context of the Australian Government’s approach to the COVID 19 vaccine rollout. The report has a lot to say about… Continue Reading What’s in the COVID19 disability vaccine rollout debacle report?
Help protect the lives of people with disability being put at risk by the race to reopen from COVID lockdowns. Share your stories and help inject some humanity into the debate. Many people with disability are extremely concerned about the risks to their health and the health of their loved ones as Australia starts to… Continue Reading #SpeedUpVaxForPWD
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