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A Voice of Our Own Online National Conference – a day that must be not just about us, but also with us, for us, and by us

On Tuesday 3 December 2024, to mark International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), our way, People with Disability Australia (PWDA) hosted A Voice of Our Own – a national online conference created by and for people with disability.
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Join the Advancing Women project in 2025

People with Disability Australia (PWDA) invites organisations to be part of the Advancing Women project – a groundbreaking project designed to break down barriers and create opportunities for leadership and workforce participation of women, feminine-identifying, and non-binary people with disability in Australia.
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Submission of All Means All to the Better and Fairer (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024

On 23 October 2024, People with Disability Australia joined 13 other organisations to endorse the All Means All submission to the Federal Parliament’s Senate Education and Employment Committee inquiry into the Better and Fairer Schools (Funding and Reform) Bill 2024 (Cth).
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PWDA and community organisations condemn government failure to act on DSP Senate Inquiry Report

PWDA, ACOSS and disability advocacy organisations have expressed alarm at the Government’s dismissal of the Senate Report on the Purpose, intent and adequacy of the Disability Support Pension (DSP) and called for urgent action to address barriers to accessing the DSP, the risk of poverty for recipients and to reform how eligibility is assessed and avenues for dispute resolution.