With the recent departure of PWDA CEO Jeff Smith, we would like to thank Jeff very much for the incredible work he has done to promote the rights and voices of people with disability during his time with us, and announce the appointment of Karin Waldmann as PWDA’s Acting CEO. Ms Waldmann has extensive management… Continue Reading PWDA has an Acting CEO
The Disability Royal Commission is expected to run for 3 years. However, it has now run for over a year without adequate legislation in place to protect the confidentiality of submissions beyond the life of the Royal Commission. As it stands, a person providing information can only be guaranteed confidentiality after the Royal Commission concludes… Continue Reading We call upon the Attorney-General to introduce legislation into the Australian Parliament to protect the confidentiality of information given to The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability.
Last week, the Australian Government responded to the Tune Review Report, supporting, or supporting in principle, 29 recommendations to make the NDIS less complex, and to support fair access and easier navigation of the scheme. However, like many in the disability community, PWDA is highly concerned about the additional announcement of “independent assessments”, to be… Continue Reading We are concerned about “Independent Assessments” for the NDIS
Today the Australian Government responded to the Tune Review, supporting or supporting in principle all 29 recommendations. We look forward to working with the Australian Government on continually improving the NDIS by implementing the recommendations. These recommendations are a step in the right direction, providing key changes that will go a long way to making… Continue Reading Landmark NDIS Reforms
We have difficult news today, with our CEO Jeff Smith resigning. Jeff had a serious medical episode on Wednesday night, and remains in hospital being treated.Jeff has worked tirelessly, particularly since March and the beginning of the pandemic, to ensure that our voices are heard by the Federal Government, and that we have a seat… Continue Reading Farewell to our CEO, Jeff Smith
By Claudia Forsberg Interacting with people while infected with COVID-19 may become unavoidable if the person has no alternative arrangements. For many disabled people, isolation is not an option, writes Claudia Forsberg. Behind many disabled people, there are many more support workers; people paid to help us with the day to day tasks we would… Continue Reading Supporting our Support Workers