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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…

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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.

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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.

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First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system – Part 2

Part 2: 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.

First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system – Part 1

Part 1: Marisa Sposaro (Doin’ Time, 3CR) interviews Professor Eileen Baldry (Criminologist, UNSW Sydney) on First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system.

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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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Accessible education should be the norm, not the alternative

I don’t think I will ever be able to describe what it meant to me, the first time a teacher asked “What can I do to make this easier for you, to support you?” That should be the norm, writes Issy Hay.

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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.

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Key disability advocacy groups join with ACOSS to urge Government to act on DSP Senate Inquiry Report

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Disability Sector Urges No Vote From MPs On Religious Discrimination Bill

My experiences have taught me not to trust the police

First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system – Part 2

First Nations people with disability and the criminal justice system – Part 1

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

Accessible education should be the norm, not the alternative

Adventures of the boy who was told he’d never speak

Media release: A ‘jobs’ budget must include accessible jobs for people with disability