People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has responded to the statutory review of the Children’s Guardian Act 2019 in New South Wales. PWDA’s position is that the best place for a child is with their family wherever possible. Read our full…
Category: Submissions (page 3)
Wage equity and more choices in employment for people with an intellectual disability: Research review
In April 2022, Inclusion Australia and People with Disability Australia commissioned a brief review of the evidence available about the experiences of people with an intellectual disability working in sheltered workshops, also known as Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs). This review…
Submissions to the Inquiry into Current Scheme Implementation and Forecasting for the NDIS
Our National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was set up to benefit us, our supporters and the economy. But the Australian Government has gotten off track in the way it sees and presents information on NDIS funding and implementation. It’s forgotten…
Disability Employment Services Review Submission
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) and the Antipoverty Centre responded to an Australian Government invitation to share our views on a potential New Disability Employment Support Model (NDESM) put forward by the Federal Government. We took a look at the…
Submission to Legal & Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and Related Bills
PWDA has made a submission to the Legal & Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee (Legcon) Inquiry into the Religious Discrimination Bill 2021 and Related Bills. This submission followed our public opposition, along with many other social sector organisations, of earlier drafts…
The Experiences and Perspectives of People with Disability From Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds
Joint submission to the Disability Royal Commission by PWDA, NEDA and FECCA The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (Disability Royal Commission) was established in recognition of the fact that people with disability throughout…
Submission to Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021
PWDA has made a submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee’s Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill 2021. This submission followed our October 2021 submission to the federal National Disability…
PWDA’s submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme inquiry into Current Scheme Implementation and Forecasting for the NDIS
PWDA has made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (JSC on the NDIS) inquiry into Current Scheme Implementation and Forecasting for the NDIS. We commend the Joint Standing Committee on it’s decision to…
PWDA’s Submission To The Government’s Proposed NDIS Legislative Changes And Participant Service Guarantee
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) made a submission on the Government’s proposed NDIS Legislative Changes and Participant Service Guarantee. The Commonwealth Government is introducing a reform package to the NDIS in the form of an amendment to the National Disability…
PWDA’s Submission To The Joint Select Committee On The Implementation Of The National Redress Scheme
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) made two submissions to the Joint Select Committee, informed by our direct redress related work, in November 2020 and most recently in August 2021. In our most recent submission to the Joint Select Committee, we…