People with disability face significant barriers to accessing employment. People with disability rely on income support payments to meet basic living costs as well as disability-related costs. PWDA has significant concerns about the level of income support for both Newstart…
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Submission to the Tune Review of the NDIS Act
People with Disability Australia welcomes the opportunity to provide this submission to the Australian Government’s review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme Act 2013 (the NDIS Act): the Tune Review. The Terms of Reference for the Tune review of the…
NSW Disability Advocacy Alliance Submission on the NSW Government’s review of disability advocacy funding
The NSW Disability Advocacy Alliance (the Alliance) welcomes the opportunity to provide our input into the NSW Disability Advocacy Review. The Alliance is a coalition of independent disability advocacy and information organisations and peak representative bodies currently funded by the…
Submission on the Draft Accessibility Strategy for the Disability Royal Commission
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Draft Accessibility Strategy (the Strategy) for the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (the Royal Commission). We believe first and foremost that…
Submission on Restrictive Practices Authorisation in NSW
People with disability need and deserve a thorough, CRPD compliant overhaul of RPA and associated systems in NSW, rather than minor changes to a flawed system. In undertaking this task, key considerations and goals include: Full and transparent engagement with…
PWDA Submission to Inquiry into Ageing and Disability Commissioner Bill 2019
The Hon. Shayne Mallard, MLC Chair, Standing Committee on Social Issues Parliament HouseMacquarie StreetSYDNEY NSW 2000 Dear Mr Mallard and Members of the Standing Committee on Social Issues Re: Ageing and Disability Commissioner Bill 2019 People with Disability Australia (PWDA)…
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…
Australian Law Reform Commission Discussion Paper: Review Of The Family Law System
November 2018 Reforms need to include making information about the Family Law System more accessible, ensure that parents with disability aren’t discriminated against, making courts more accessible, recognise the legal capacity of people with disability, ensure that specific domestic and…
Wage Justice Campaign
Currently, there are over 20,000 people with disability in Australia who are employed by Australian Disabilty Enterprises (ADE) previously called “Sheltered Workshops”. The majority of these people do not receive equal pay for work of equal value, or have…
Queensland Human Rights Act 2018: Queensland Parliament, Legal Affairs & Community Safety Committee
November 2018 PWDA supports the Human Rights framework proposed in the Bill, however, in order to be truly effective the Human Rights Act must be legally enforceable. The Bill should give people the means to take legal action should they…