Advocates Warn Vaccine Stroll-Out Makes People with Disability ‘Sitting Ducks’

28 July 2021

Call For More Transparency Around Disability Vaccination Data Advocates have warned people with disability will die or end up in intensive care after it was revealed an unvaccinated resident of another disability care home had caught COVID-19. The COVID-19 case in Sydney’s Lakemba area yesterday came after what is now eight cases at the six-bed… Continue Reading Advocates Warn Vaccine Stroll-Out Makes People with Disability ‘Sitting Ducks’

Media Release: Advocate calls for People with Disability to Have Vaccine Choice

22 July 2021

Advocacy organisation People with Disability Australia has called for people with disability and their treating practitioners to be able to assess their risk of getting COVID-19 and choose what vaccine to get after residents and workers at a disability group home caught the virus. The peak advocacy organisation’s plea comes after Prime Minister Scott Morrison… Continue Reading Media Release: Advocate calls for People with Disability to Have Vaccine Choice

Media Release: Disability community calls for reform after discrimination claims become ‘impossible to prove’

2 July 2021

A frustrated alliance of lawyers and community organisations has lobbied the Commonwealth Attorney-General to rewrite Australia’s disability discrimination laws after a court case made discrimination claims “near on impossible to prove.” The alliance of 46 disability rights, community and legal organisations and 15 individuals has written to Attorney-General Michaelia Cash asking her to rewrite parts… Continue Reading Media Release: Disability community calls for reform after discrimination claims become ‘impossible to prove’

Media Release: NSW Government Needs to Get Serious About Essential Services for People with Disability

22 June 2021

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) and the Physical Disability Council of New South Wales (PDCN) have urged the NSW Government to get serious about ensuring people with disability can access essential services like transport and housing. PWDA Chief Executive Officer Sebastian Zagarella said the budget missed out several opportunities to improve services for the 1.4… Continue Reading Media Release: NSW Government Needs to Get Serious About Essential Services for People with Disability

Media Release: New survey points to need to speed up vaccine rollout

8 June 2021

PWDA chief executive officer Sebastian Zagarella has acknowledged that while people with disability were left out of the Australian Government’s initial response to the COVID pandemic a new survey from the organisation points to a way forward. Mr Zagarella said it was now time for the Australian Government to prioritise the rollout of the COVID-19… Continue Reading Media Release: New survey points to need to speed up vaccine rollout

Media Release: The Disability Royal Commission will hear evidence this week regarding death of NDIS participant Ann-Marie Smith

7 June 2021

The Disability Royal Commission holds its second hearing on disability service providers this week. The 5-day investigation is expected to focus on service provision in South Australia, including the circumstances surrounding the death of Ann-Marie Smith. Continue Reading Media Release: The Disability Royal Commission will hear evidence this week regarding death of NDIS participant Ann-Marie Smith