PWDA Acting CEO Megan Spindler-Smith gave evidence to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee on proposed changes to the NDIS.
Tag: disability rights
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.
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’.
Reflecting on the Disability Royal Commission: First Nations Perspective
PWDA Board Director, Tahlia-Rose Vanissum spoke about the ongoing harm experienced by First Nations people with disability and stressed that reform cannot succeed without First Nations leadership, lived experience and real power in decision-making.
Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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.
Two Years On From the Disability Royal Commission Event Wrap-Up
PWDA hosted a national online forum ‘Two Years On From the Disability Royal Commission’ on Friday 6 February to take stock.
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Submission into the Continuing Operation of the National Redress Scheme
PWDA Submission to the Joint Standing Committee Inquiry into the Continuing Operation of the National Redress Scheme.
Submission to the NDIS Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025
Submission to NDIS Amendment (Integrity and Safeguarding) Bill 2025 review The Bill would change the NDIS Act 2013 to give the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission stronger powers, and to make specific operational changes to the NDIA.
Targeted Funding Required to Address Gaps Affecting People with Disability
People with disability were largely invisible in the last Federal Budget. PWDA urges the Government to implement the recommendations outlined in this submission in the 2026/7 Federal Budget.