People with Disability Australia welcomes the news that the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will ‘get a reboot’, as announced by Minister Bill Shorten at the National Press Club yesterday.
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Repugnant video mocks people with disability
People with Disability Australia along with Advocacy for Inclusion condemns the repugnant, hateful and discriminatory video released today by One Nation mocking people with disability through ignorant and uninformed commentary about the life-changing and community enhancing benefits for everyday Australians living with disability.
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Celebrate trans and gender visibility!
On Transgender Day of Visibility, People with Disability Australia (PWDA) is proud to celebrate and acknowledge the strong and resilient diversity that trans and gender diverse (TGD) people bring to our society especially the TGD community with disability.
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PWDA stands in solidarity with trans and gender diverse community
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) wholly condemns the anti-trans rally and hate speech held outside the Victoria parliament on the weekend and stands in solidarity with the trans and gender diverse (TGD) community.
Disability and Poverty: Submission to the Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia
PWDA’s submission to the Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the extent and nature of poverty in Australia makes several recommendation: Read the full submission here: PDF, Word document
Modern slavery
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) strongly condemns all forms of modern slavery, including forced labour, human trafficking, slavery, child labour, organ removal and slavery-like practices.[1] Modern slavery is a disability issue. People with disability face an increased risk[2] of experiencing…
Advisory groups
Our advisory boards give advice and support to our Board of Directors and Executive Staff in many important areas.
Childhood sexual abuse
Too often, child sexual abuse goes unreported. PWDA is here to support people with disability who are survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Group of 65 organisations and experts call for reform to laws that stop people with disability from voting
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…
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…