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- NDIS changes forum and more information you need
PWDA held a NDIS Changes Community Forum to provide practical, accessible information about what is changing, when they will happen and what people can do. - 20 years of the UNCRPD: What will it take to make rights real?Twenty years on from the UN adoption of the CRPD, the challenge is increasingly clear: how do we turn rights on paper into rights in practice?
- Supported Decision-Making for Adults with Disability and Older PeoplePWDA provided answers the supplementary questions for the inquiry into supported decision-making in NSW Committee on Ageing and Disability regarding the Supported Decision Making for adults with Disability and Older People in NSW.
- Learn how to join the Aviation disability standards consultationPWDA, AFDO and JEC hosted a Community Information Forum to help people in the disability community participate in the new aviation disability standards consultation.
- PWDA Submission to Coercive Control Laws in NSWPWDA calls for NSW Review of Coercive Control Law be expanded to cover disability support workers and carers to ensure that people with disability’s experiences are captured.
- PWDA Submission to Consultation on the Inclusive Communities FundPWDA response to the consultation on Inclusive Communities Fund recommended by the Australian Government to offer inclusive and accessible services
- PWDA Survey on New Framework Planning and NDIS Rules
Complete the PWDA Survey to Help Shape our submission on a proposed changes to the NDIS around New Framework Planning and NDIS Rules - Help shape disability capability training package for Australian Public Service employeesExpress your interest in a lived experience focus group for Australian Public Service employees disability capability training package.
- Creative Storytelling Competition for LGBTQIA+ People with DisabilityPWDA invites LGBTQIA+ people with disability to share their stories as part of our Community Attitudes project — a national awareness and education program focused on building inclusion in workplaces and communities. We are looking for creative, real stories that reflect the diversity of our community and challenge stigma and discrimination.
- NDIS changes start today: what you need to knowNew laws making significant changes to the NDIS start taking effect today, Thursday 27 August 2026. Here is what people with disability need to know about the changes happening now and what is coming next.
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