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- Join PWDA in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade and Melbourne Midsumma Pride March.
PWDA members are invited to register interest to join PWDA in the 2025 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade and 2025 Melbourne Midsumma Pride March. There is a limited number of spots for participants and priority will be given to PWDA members and LGBTQIA+ community members. - 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 usOn 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.
- Celebrating Disability Leadership: Reflecting on growth and the road aheadReflections on the 2024 IDPwD theme: Amplifying disability leadership by PWDA Senior Manager of Policy, Giancarlo de Vera
- PWDA announces our new Board and farewells outgoing Board DirectorsPWDA welcomes new and returning Directors to our Board and thanks all outgoing Directors for their contributions, leadership, time and guidance.
- PWDA Responds to NDIA STA and Respite ChangesOn Friday 22 November the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) released new information on Short Term Accommodation (STA) and Respite. PWDA is concerned about uncertainty in funding decisions and subsequent harm to participants while the sector awaits the release of the operational guidelines.
- Join us this International Day of People with DisabilityThis IDPwD, PWDA invites you to come together to share our voices, experiences and discuss what our future must be.
- “We are PWDA, Our Voices, Our Journey”This IDPwD, PWDA is calling on our members, supporters and allies to share stories and images with us about PWDA’s history, activities and work.
- New NDIS support lists have started. This is what we know so far.On Tuesday 1 October 2024, the Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) released the NDIS support lists that define what supports the NDIS can pay for. This blog post focuses on the NDIS support lists and what we currently know about them.
- Joint Statement: On the rights of people with disability in GazaPeople with Disability Australia has endorsed a joint statement from WWDA and NEDA who are deeply concerned about the events we are witnessing in Gaza and other conflict-affected areas across the world.
- Have your say on what the NDIS should fundThe federal government wants to change the rules about what you can use NDIS funds for. They have created draft rules, which list what supports you can and cannot use NDIS money for. We want you to have your say on these draft rules.
- Have your say on the changes to the NDISThe government is proposing changes to the NDIS through the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024. We want to hear your views on the Bill and proposed changes. Your feedback will help shape People with Disability Australia’s (PWDA) response to the Bill and submission to the Committee’s inquiry.
- National Disability Insurance Scheme Annual Pricing Review Report releasedKey changes that may affect members following the release of the NDIS 2023-24 Annual Price Review Report
- NSW budget of “must haves” should have had people with disability at its heartPeople with Disability Australia (PWDA) has welcomed the NSW Government’s investment in housing and cost-of-living relief but is disappointed by the lack of funding for people with disabilities in today’s NSW Budget.
- PWDA calls for action to embed rights and end segregation of people with disabilityPeople with Disability Australia (PWDA), the national cross-disability peak body and representative organisation, has reissued its call for governments to prioritise and fund action plans that support the transition away from segregated housing, employment, and education; eliminate restrictive practices; and embed and protect disability rights in domestic law. The call follows today’s release of the Public consultation on the Disability Royal Commission Summary report by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.
- PWDA President’s evidence at Public Hearing into NDIS Amendment BillLast week President Marayke Jonkers presented evidence at the Senate Committe Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No. 1) Bill 2024.
- Have your say on PWDA’s response to the NDIS Review.PWDA is hosting two online consultation sessions for you – our members – to share your views on some of the changes proposed by the NDIS Review Final Report and the recently tabled NDIS Reform Bill. We want our members’ voices to be reflected in our response to the NDIS Review, submissions to the NDIS Provider and Workforce Registration Taskforce and in our advocacy to federal, state and territory governments.
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