Disability Royal Commission releases 2020 schedule and progress report

The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (the Disability Royal Commission) has released a schedule of events for 2020 and a Progress Report explaining the work undertaken since it was formally established in April 2019. It is good to see a plan for the next 6 months. This schedule means people with disability… Continue Reading Disability Royal Commission releases 2020 schedule and progress report

Tell the Senate to delay the Bill

We’ve recently made a submission on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (Streamlined Governance) Bill 2019. The NDIS needs to be fixed but we need to take the time to get it right. The Bill has the potential to lock in a set of rules on how decisions on the NDIS are made, and it’s being rushed through… Continue Reading Tell the Senate to delay the Bill

Why we are supporting action on climate change

The Global Climate Strike will occur on September 20 and is being supported by a wide range of groups, including PWDA. Recently, the United Nations has passed a resolution about human rights and climate change that include “recognizing that persons with disabilities are among the most adversely affected in an emergency, sustaining disproportionately higher rates… Continue Reading Why we are supporting action on climate change

Fighting for our rights – the UN delegation

A number of PWDA staff, including our former Co-CEO, are in Geneva this week to support seven people with disability who were chosen as delegates to give evidence to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN Committee) for Australia’s second review under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons… Continue Reading Fighting for our rights – the UN delegation