PWDA invites LGBTQIA+ people with disability to share their stories as part of our Community Attitudes project — a national awareness and education program focused on building inclusion in workplaces and communities.
We are looking for creative, real stories that reflect the diversity of our community and challenge stigma and discrimination.
New laws making significant changes to the NDIS start taking effect today, Thursday 27 August 2026. Here is what people with disability need to know about the changes happening now and what is coming next.
PWDA hosted an event to mark Twenty years of the United Nations Convention on the Rights for People with Disabilities (CRPD): From Commitment to Change
Petition for a Human Rights Act handed to a cross-section of Labor, Greens and independent Federal MPs and Senators at Parliament House today.
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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.
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 provided a Supplementary Paper to the Inquiry into the NDIS Amendment (Securing the NDIS for Future Generations) Bill 2026.
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 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).
