Judy contacted PWDA for support her in an NDIS independent assessment due to the barriers she faced with her NDIS access request.
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Legal affairs
Jeremy reached out to PWDA for support to protect his legal interests and ensure he had a secure future.
Battling discrimination
With PWDA support, Lin had a win in Federal Court over antidiscrimination and avoided homelessness.
The quest for freedom
After contacting PWDA, Maria received support to access the NDIS, engage in her community and eventually live independantly.
Building a support network
Living with multiple impacts from disability, Marco found support from PWDA to create a plan that suited his situation.
A new review
Despite living with disability, Muhammad was knocked back for the NDIS. PWDA supported him to apply for a review and gain the support he needed.
Changes welcome, but more work to do to make NDIS fair
Monday 20 January 2020 Disability advocates welcome long overdue changes, released today in the Tune Review report, as a step in the right direction, but warn that there is more that needs to be done to ensure the NDIS works…
Fighting for our rights – the UN delegation
A number of PWDA staff, including our former Co-CEO, are in Geneva this week to support seven people with disability who were chosen as delegates to give evidence to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities…
Australian Cross Disability Alliance supports calls for the Department of Immigration to review decision relating to child with Down syndrome
AUSTRALIAN CROSS-DISABILITY ALLIANCE MEDIA RELEASE 7 April 2015 The Australian Cross Disability Alliance supports calls for the Department of Immigration to review its decision to deny a visa to a child because she has disability, despite finding her parents fit…
PWDA Welcomes Promise for Redress Scheme
29 October 2015 People with Disability Australia (PWDA) welcomes the Federal Opposition’s promise to establish a National Redress Scheme for survivors of institutional child sexual abuse, in line with the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child…