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#EndSegregation for people with disability

PWDA wants the Disability Royal Commission to help stop the practice of segregating people with disability from the community. People with Disability Australia is among over 60 organisations and more than 290 people to urge the Disability Royal to #EndSegregation. We want the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability… Continue Reading #EndSegregation for people with disability

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A National Disability Strategy Outcomes Framework Submission

PWDA has lifted its voice, urging the Australian Government to set measurable targets for its new National Disability Strategy (NDS) for the coming decade. On behalf of our members, we wrote to Department of Social Services last Friday, 18 December 2020, urging it to set ambitious goals for the National Disability Strategy 2010–2020 designed to… Continue Reading A National Disability Strategy Outcomes Framework Submission

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Submission to Senate Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020

PWDA has long raised concerns about the Cashless Debit Card, and have opposed all forms of compulsory income management. Our concerns with any Bill before the Parliament to introduce compulsory income management flows from: ·         The inadequate research and evaluation of its effectiveness ·         How expensive such schemes are to administer ·         How they do not deliver the… Continue Reading Submission to Senate Inquiry into the Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Continuation of Cashless Welfare) Bill 2020

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PWDA’s submission in response to the National Disability Strategy Position Paper: Stage 2 consultations

October 2020 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Australian Government’s Stage 2 Consultations for the National Disability Strategy. You can access the full submission in [PDF] or [Word].

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No More Group Homes

We have the right to live independently in our communities In June this year, PWDA made a submission to the Disability Royal Commission, “Realising Our Right to Live Independently in the Community”. The submission highlighted the role of group homes, and other congregate living situations like boarding houses, in perpetuating violence and abuse committed against… Continue Reading No More Group Homes

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Submission to the Review of the NSW Boarding Houses Act 2012

PWDA is pleased to make this submission to the Department of Customer Service (Better Regulation Division) Review of the Boarding Houses Act 2012. People with disability have a right to choose where, and with whom they live, and should have the same housing options as other members of the community. Boarding houses, including Assisted Boarding… Continue Reading Submission to the Review of the NSW Boarding Houses Act 2012

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