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- Daniel Flynn announced as Interim President of PWDA
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) announces the board has met and voted to elect Daniel Flynn as Interim President with Eva as Vice President until the 2025 AGM. - PWDA joins 106 organisations and experts in a call for inquiry into Human Rights Act for NSW
PWDA joins more than 100 organisations and individuals to endorse an open statement calling on all NSW Parliamentarians to support the establishment of a public inquiry into a Human Rights Act for New South Wales. - National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards: third editionPWDA provided a submission consultation on the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (third edition).
- Trinity Ford announces resignation as President of PWDAPeople with Disability Australia (PWDA) announces with sadness the resignation of our President, Trinity Ford, effective from 21 October 2025, 6:00pm AEDT.
- Complete PWDA survey on NDIS Support Needs AssessmentsWe want to ensure our policy position on Needs Assessment reflect the current priorities and lived experiences of our members.
- Aviation Consumer ProtectionPWDA recently responded to the Aviation Consumer Protections legislation as co-chairs on the steering group on co-design of the disability aviation standards,
- Review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority regarding the NSW East Coast severe weather from May 2025PWDA appreciated the opportunity to provide feedback to the review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority regarding the NSW East Coast severe weather from May 2025.
- PWDA Endorses CYDA Response to Parliamentary Inquiry into Thriving Kids InitiativePWDA was pleased to endorse Children and Young People with Disability’s (CYDA) Response to the Parliamentary Inquiry.
- PWDA Statement: NDIS Needs Assessment Tool I-CAN Version-6PWDA hears and shares a number of the concerns of our members and the broader community about the recently announced NDIS needs assessment tool, I-CAN Version 6.
- MEDIA RELEASE: PWDA Welcomes the Announcement on the New Support Needs Assessment Tool and the Commitment to Adapting the Tool Through Co-design to Ensure it is Fit for PurposePeople with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the National Disability Insurance Agency’s announcement of a new support needs assessment tool, and commends the considered approach taken to its selection.
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