People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has written an open letter to the Prime Minister of the 48th Parliament of Australia congratulating the Labor Party on its election victory. PWDA welcomes the Labor Party commitments to fairness, equality, and leaving no one behind. In this next term, we urge the government to secure NDIS funding, provide consistent foundational supports, ensure income supports meet the true cost of disability, strengthen human rights protections, and build a truly inclusive society.
PWDA joins 75 organisations and experts call for reform to laws that stop people with disability from voting.
PWDA is calling on political parties, candidates and members of the public to reject ableist language and divisive narratives in the final days of the Federal Election campaign.
PWDA is urging all parties and candidates to immediately address the critical shortage of accessible housing after this week’s leader’s and housing policy debates failed to acknowledge people with disability.
President Trinity Ford represented PWDA at the United Nations sixty-ninth session of the Commission on the Status of Women at UN Headquarters.
We’ve outlined how to obtain photo identification in each state of Australia, with links to the pages and requirements for accessing the cards
The NDIA announced a co-design reset to change the way it works with The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is changing how it works with people with disability, families, and advocates to improve the NDIS. this week. PWDA look at what it means for people with disability.
PWDA looks at the 2025 theme for International Women’s Day and asks. Is it really for all women and girls if women with disability keep getting left behind?
On Wednesday 19 February, PWDA held an online Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras side event celebrating LGBTQIA+ disability pride – ‘Free to be Proud’.
Media Release People with Disability Australia will be ‘Proud and Free to be Me’ at the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade
