disability rights - People with Disability Australia

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Escape from exploitation

Josh escapes a dangerous and isolating experience after contacting PWDA. He gained access to Medicare and Centrelink and his own bank account.

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Fighting financial mismanagement

How Jess managed to overcome financial mismanagement, remove a large debt, and gain her independence.

Brochures

Selection of PWDA Borhcures about our advocacy work and the services we offer, including translated brochures and information.

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We’re Australia’s peak advocacy organisation for people with disability or who are d/Deaf. Since 1981, we’ve been advancing and protecting the rights, health and wellbeing of the people and communities we serve.

[IMAGE Photograph of Hannah Diviney, a smiling, young white woman with dark hair, wearing a red floral top. The handlebars of her wheelchair are visible behind her shoulders.]

They’re denying us a basic human right, and that will never be okay

I eventually won the fight to get the provisions I needed, but the road was convoluted and demeaning, writes Hannah Diviney.

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Bad medication

A bad experience with medication can leave lasting trauma and close us off to truly helpful and positive use later, writes Ashley Waite.

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Visits to the hospital

As an autistic, mentally ill, transgender person with disability, Pippin Latham shares some experiences receiving medical care in hospital.

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I used to know and love, my mind

Musician and writer, Heidi Everett, shares her experiences of psychotropic medications and hospital admission.

5 isolation challenges of a COVID-19 high-risker

As someone at high-risk of dying from the virus (aka ‘high-risker’), I’m over here fighting for my rights to information, healthcare, supplies and to have a say, writes Carlie Park.

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I used to know and love, my mind

5 isolation challenges of a COVID-19 high-risker