PWDA joined an alliance of more than 120 legal and community organisations, religious bodies and trade unions calling on the NSW Government to seize an opportunity this week to strengthen human rights protections by establishing a public inquiry into the introduction of a Human Rights Act for New South Wales.
PWDA joined a representative organisations in statement on Advancing the Human Rights of Older Persons in Australia: Support for a national Human Rights Act.
PWDA submission to NDIS Rules: Public Consultation on New Framework Planning (NFP) following consultation with PWDA members and community
PWDA Acting CEO Megan Spindler-Smith gave evidence to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee on proposed changes to the NDIS.
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.
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.
Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Rosemary Kayess message at national online forum ‘Two Years On From the Disability Royal Commission’.
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.
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.
PWDA hosted a national online forum ‘Two Years On From the Disability Royal Commission’ on Friday 6 February to take stock.
