PWDA joined Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) in a call for clear and complete consultation on NDIS planning reforms
Tag: disability advocacy
What are the NDIS reforms, and why are they happening?
Early January, the National Cabinet agreed to a major package of disability and health reforms. These changes affect how the NDIS works, who it supports, and the services that will sit alongside it.
Dignity of risk and supported decision making must sit at the heart of NDIS reform
PWDA Acting CEO Megan Spindler-Smith gave evidence to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee on proposed changes to the NDIS.
Fully accessible design does not exist. We can do better
PWDA member blog looks at the term “fully accessible” and why such a concept is difficult to achieve.
PWDA put queer disabled people In Focus at Mardi Gras
PWDA members and staff joined the 2026 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under the banner InFocus: Queer & Disabled.
PWDA marches at Mardi Gras to put queer disabled people InFocus
PWDA will march in the 2026 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade under the banner InFocus: Queer & Disabled.
PWDA welcomes Australia’s first Deafblind class in mainstream public school
PWDA Vice President Jarrod Sandell-Hay welcomed news of Australia’s first Deafblind class established within a mainstream public school, describing it as “a step in the right direction” for inclusive education.
PWDA submission for improving the National Construction Code
This joint submission with NEDA and WWDA to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) provides general disability rights and specific from CALD backgrounds and women and girls with disability.
“We’re here. We’re queer. We’re disabled. And we are in focus.”
PWDA’s national online event InFocus: Queer & Disabled brought together a diverse audience from across Australia to centre the voices, leadership and lived experience of LGBTQIA+ people with disability.
Reflecting on the Disability Royal Commission: Disability Discrimination Commissioner Perspective
Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Rosemary Kayess message at national online forum ‘Two Years On From the Disability Royal Commission’.