Complete the PWDA Survey to Help Shape our submission on a proposed Inclusive Communities Fund to help community organisations become more inclusive and accessible.
Tag: disability rights
Community Attitudes Webinar: LGBTQIA+ People with Disability
Register now to join People with Disability Australia (PWDA) for a free Community Attitudes webinar exploring how to embed intersectional inclusion and create safer, more welcoming environments for LGBTQIA+ people with disability.
Megan Spindler-Smith, National Press Club Address 10 August 2026
Speaking at the National Press Club, PWDA Acting CEO Megan Spindler-Smith said the Bill abandoned the original promise of the NDIS by asking people with disability to pay the price for a policy choice the Government did not have to make.
PWDA Supplementary Paper to the NDIS Amendment Bill Inquiry 2026
PWDA provided a Supplementary Paper to the Inquiry into the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026.
PWDA member blog: ‘Barriers’ – a poem by Nerida Kingsford
PWDA member Nerida’s poem, “Barriers”, highlights the everyday obstacles that many people with disability continue to face when accessing shops, restaurants and public spaces.
PWDA responds to the NSW Human Rights Bill 2025 Inquiry
PWDA welcomed the opportunity to comment on the NSW Human Rights Bill 2025 and the need for comprehensive human rights legislation to protect and promote the rights of people with disability in New South Wales (NSW).
Consultation for Guidance on Transparency in Automated Decision Making
PWDA prepared this submission in collaboration with, and on behalf of Inclusion Australia, CYDA, and with input from the Justice and Equity Centre.
How to make a Parliamentary Submission
PWDA help with Building your own Submission including What is a parliamentary submission? Supportive links and a template to build your own.
Further clarification of responses made during Supported Decision-Making for Adults with Disability and Older people in NSW Hearing
PWDA provided further clarification on responses made during the hearing regarding the Supported Decision Making for adults with Disability and Older People in NSW.
PWDA delegation joins 19th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the UN CRPD (COSP19)
PWDA staff Interventions from 19th Conference of States Parties (COSP19) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).