The primary recommendation from PWDA is for the Committee to strongly support inclusive mainstream education as the only model which is compliant with Article 24 of the CRPD, and the model that provides the most positive social, economic and personal…
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Submission To The NSW Legislative Council Inquiry Into Vocational Education And Training
“The Smart and Skilled reforms do not encourage participation of people with disability in the VET sector and thus far their impact has been to create uncertainty, reduce accessibility and limit social and economic opportunity for students with disability. Our…
Submission On The National Disability Employment Framework Issues Paper
July 2015 PWDA’s submission reflects findings outlined in a number of other relevant PWDA reports and submissions, which we have attached so that the extensive input may be included in our contribution to the development of a new Disability Employment…
Submission In Response To An Application By The Department Of Social Services For An Additional Exemption From The Disability Discrimination Act 1992 To Use The Business Services Wage Assessment Tool In Australian Disability Enterprises
July 2015 PWDA’s submission reflects our positions on wage equity and employment rights within Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs) which we have previously outlined in a number of other submissions related to this current Exemption application. These are attached for consideration…
Joint Submission With Women With Disabilities Australia To The Committee On The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities, Draft General Comment On Article 6: Women With Disabilities
July 2015 The rights of women and girls with disability must be conceptualised, analysed and addressed when interpreting and implementing every article of the CRPD. Given the significant gender based assumptions and expectations which place women and girls with disability…
Australian Cross Disability Alliance Submission On The Review Of The National Disability Advocacy Framework
ACDA welcomes the commitment that the National Disability Advocacy Framework (NDAF) will continue to be guided by the principles and priorities of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and related human rights instruments. We also welcome…
Submission To The Australian Human Rights Commission On The Australasian Railway Association’s Exemption Applications
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is pleased to comment to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) on the Application for Temporary Exemption by the Australasian Railway Association (ARA). PWDA believes that a monitoring and reporting mechanism is essential for any…
Submission To Royal Commission Into Institutional Responses To Child Sexual Abuse Issues Paper 8: Experiences Of Police And Prosecution Responses
June 2015 PWDA have been funded as a Royal Commission Community-Based Support Service by the Department of Social Services to provide individual advocacy to people with disability who are affected by the Royal Commission. As part of this process, we…
Submission To The NSW Government’s Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme Discussion Paper
June 2015 PWDA has some serious concerns about the impact of the Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme on people with disability, especially women. People with disability experience much higher levels of domestic violence than people without disability. According to data this…
Submission From More Than 30 Leading Australian Academics Regarding Violence Data, Coordinated By PWDA And To The Senate Inquiry Into Violence, Abuse And Neglect Against People With Disability In Institutional And Residential Settings
Data on the violence, abuse and neglect experienced by people with disability in Australia is limited in scope and by methodology of collection. This submission enumerates those limitations and provides advice for improved data collection and quality on this important…