PWDA submission to the second inquiry of the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Getting the NDIS Back on Track No.1) Bill 2024.
Tag: disability rights (page 3)
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Joint Statement: Ten Organisations Call for People with Disability’s Access to NDIS Funded Sexuality Services to be Protected
Ten organisations, including People with Disability Australia (PWDA), Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) and Touching Base, have signed this joint statement to strongly condemn recent comments made by Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Bill Shorten regarding the exclusion of sex work and sexuality services from the NDIS.
Joint Statement: Disability organisations are calling for urgent funding lifeline to address rising demand for advocacy
PWDA joins a group of 52 disability advocacy organisations in a joint call on governments to increase funding for advocacy to sustain their crucial services amid growing demand for support by people with disability
COSP17 Day 4 Round-Up: 13 June 2024
The last official day of COSP17, and PWDA started the day presenting its side-event on advancing employment inclusion for LGBTIQA+ people with disability!
COSP17 Intervention urging governments and civil society to not leave LGBTQIA+ people with disability behind in employment
PWDA intervention urging governments and civil society to not leave LGBTQIA+ people with disability behind in employment
COSP17 Day 3 Round-Up: 12 June 2024
PWDA is part of the DPOA delegation to the 17th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP17)
COSP17 Intervention on Modern slavery
PWDA intervention on modern slavery, highlighting the importance of governments to view segregated employment and sheltered workshops as potentials sites of modern slavery.
COSP17 Day 2 Round-Up: 11 June 2024
The first official day of the three-day 17th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities (COSP17)
![[L-R] Giancarlo de Vera, Lisa Ira, Minister Bill Shorten MP and Clare Gibellini at the Australian Ambassador to the UN’s Welcome Reception for COSP17](https://pwd.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Featured-Image-size-guide-WordPress-2-480x270.png)
COSP17 Day 1 Round-Up: 10 June 2024
PWDA is part of the DPOA delegation to the 17th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP17)