On 21 May this year, most adult Australians will vote in the Federal Election. However, there is a whole section of our community who can be removed from the Electoral Roll and disallowed from having their say: people deemed to…
Tag: disability
Key disability advocacy groups join with ACOSS to urge Government to act on DSP Senate Inquiry Report
Whilst there are some welcome recommendations in the Report, we urge the government to take responsibility for taking action on addressing the level of need and distress that people with disability experience while trying to survive on income support. Australia…
Disability Sector Urges No Vote From MPs On Religious Discrimination Bill
Australia’s peak disability organisations have released a statement expressing deep concern about the impact on people with disability of the new Religious Discrimination Bill which will be debated in Parliament tomorrow.
My experiences have taught me not to trust the police
Until my thirties, I was under the misguided illusion that police protect and serve the public.
First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system – Part 2
Photo courtesy of Markus Spiske on Unsplash Marisa Sposaro (Doin’ Time, 3CR) interviews Peta MacGillivray (Social Policy and Research, UNSW Sydney) on First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system. Listen to the full interview here: Transcript: Marisa:…
First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system – Part 1
Photo courtesy of Hédi Benyounes on Unsplash Marisa Sposaro (Doin’ Time, 3CR) interviews Professor Eileen Baldry (Criminologist, UNSW Sydney) on First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system. Listen to the full interview here: Transcript: Marisa: Today on…
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.
Accessible education should be the norm, not the alternative
My heart aches for all the other disabled young people, stuck between discriminatory education or none at all, because they weren’t as lucky as I was to find an alternative.
The Adventures Of The Boy Who Was Told He’d Never Speak
For year 7, I started at a little school in the NSW outback with an enrolment of 150 students from K-12. At first, there were no problems, then things started to go wrong, writes William McIntosh.
Media release: A ‘jobs’ budget must include accessible jobs for people with disability
Without targeted measures, in a tightening labour market, people with disability will continue to be excluded from mainstream employment. This budget has missed a critical opportunity to turn the tables, and that is a shame.