PWDA joins DROs in call on the Federal Government to abandon Social Security and other Leg. Amendment (Technical Changes No.2) Bill 2025.
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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).
Complete PWDA survey on NDIS Support Needs Assessments
We want to ensure our policy position on Needs Assessment reflect the current priorities and lived experiences of our members.
Aviation Consumer Protection
PWDA recently responded to the Aviation Consumer Protections legislation as co-chairs on the steering group on co-design of the disability aviation standards,
Review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority regarding the NSW East Coast severe weather from May 2025
PWDA appreciated the opportunity to provide feedback to the review of the operations of the NSW Reconstruction Authority regarding the NSW East Coast severe weather from May 2025.
PWDA Endorses CYDA Response to Parliamentary Inquiry into Thriving Kids Initiative
PWDA was pleased to endorse Children and Young People with Disability’s (CYDA) Response to the Parliamentary Inquiry.