PWDA response to the review of The Disability Standards for Accessible Public Transport 2002. Introduced to provide certainty to operators and providers of public transport services
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Long Term Health Advocacy Working Group
PWDA recently contributed to the Long-Term Health Advocacy Working Group (the Working Group) – Barriers and Issues in Health Advocacy for People with Disability Report.
Join PWDA in the 2026 Pride Events in Sydney and Melbourne
PWDA members are invited to register interest to join PWDA in the 2026 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade and 2026 Melbourne Midsumma Pride March.
PWDA Submission to the Review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992
PWDA’s submission to the Attorney-General’s Department’s Review of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth) Review.
Joint Statement – Social Security and Other Leg. Amendment (Technical Changes No. 2) Bill 2025
PWDA joins DROs in call on the Federal Government to abandon Social Security and other Leg. Amendment (Technical Changes No.2) Bill 2025.
PWDA Submission to the NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee
PWDA welcomed the opportunity to provide input to the NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee’s (EAC) assessment of Smart home appliances (for cooking, cleaning and gardening).
Active passive trainers Assistance animals for autistic people or people with intellectual disability Psychiatric assistance dogs Seizure alert dogs and Exercise physiology
Active passive trainers Assistance animals for autistic people or people with intellectual disability Psychiatric assistance dogs Seizure alert dogs and Exercise physiology
Review of the Roads Act 1993
PWDA responds to the review by Transport for NSW of the Roads Act of 1993. The reforms focus on how local and state government could work, but they do not address the concerns, disabling barriers, or safety risks posed to people with disability.
Submission: Addressing multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination
WWDA and PWDA have made a joint submission to the UN CRPD in response to its call for input on draft guidelines for addressing multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination against women and girls with disability.
PWDA joins 106 organisations and experts in a call for inquiry into Human Rights Act for NSW
PWDA joins more than 100 organisations and individuals to endorse an open statement calling on all NSW Parliamentarians to support the establishment of a public inquiry into a Human Rights Act for New South Wales.
National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards: third edition
PWDA provided a submission consultation on the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (third edition).