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Pre-Budget Submission 2019: Invest to solve housing crisis for people with disability

PWDA, with the Summer Foundation, National Shelter, and the Australian Network for Universal Housing Design, have developed a package to address the housing crisis for many people with disability. The package includes measures to make more homes accessible, to increase…
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Text on a white background which says: People with disability have the right to a stand-alone and targeted Royal Commission that will interrogate and address the full scope of violence, abuse and neglect of people with disability. Below the text are the logos of Disabled People's Organisation Australia, People with Disability Australia, First People Disability Network, Women with Disability Australia, NEDA and Children and Young People with Disability Australia.

Statement on Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse and Neglect of People with Disability

This statement has been issued by Disabled People’s Organisation Australia and Children and Young People with Disability Australia. Violence, abuse and neglect of people with disability, including children with disability, is systemic. The evidence is extensive, compelling, and irrefutable. We…
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