disability advocacy - People with Disability Australia

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Submission to the Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee

People with Disability Australia joins other disability representative organisations in opposing the blanket ban outlined in the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024.

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PWDA Responds to NDIA STA and Respite Changes

On 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.

Image of 14 logos of the following organisations: All Means All, Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training, Children and Young People with Disability Australia ,Community Resource Unit, Down Syndrome Australia, Family Advocacy, Imagine More, Inclusive Educators Australia, People with Disability Australia, Purple Orange, Queensland Collective for Inclusive Education, Square Peg Round Whole, STAR Victoria and Women with Disabilities Australia.

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).

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.