The experiences and feedback shared by members at the forum, along with the survey responses will now contribute to the PWDA Board’s Position Statement on COVID-19.
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2023 Board Advisory Groups
The Board of People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has established a number of voluntary Board Advisory Groups to help make sure that PWDA has strong advisory processes and procedures. The PWDA Board have opened nominations for the PWDA Board Advisory Groups.
Advancing Women project
The project seeks to improve outcomes for women, girls, feminine-identifying and non-binary people with disability in Australia across leadership representation and workforce participation and safety.
Vision for realising our human rights – PWDA submission to the Disability Royal Commission
PWDA’s latest submission to the Disability Royal Commission says we must fix systemic exclusion and segregation through a human rights lens.
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Media release: Time to get serious about inclusion for people with disability
People with disability are calling on all political parties to get serious about our inclusion in the community in the 2019 NSW State Election. “There are 1.4 million people with disability living in NSW, and we are excluded from many…
Major report backs calls to deliver on inclusion for all people with disability
Today’s release of the Productivity Commission’s review of the National Disability Agreement (NDA) is an opportunity for all levels of government to take action to deliver on inclusion for the 4.3 million Australians with disability. “We warmly welcome the Productivity…
Today: NDIS Citizens’ Jury to evaluate participant experiences
17 February 2015 Participants from the National Disability Insurance Scheme will be given the chance to speak about their experience as part of an innovative Citizens’ Jury. People with Disability Australia (PWDA) will be running the Citizens’ Jury, which begins…
Cuts to transport funding opposed by national disability groups
30 November 2016 National disability groups are calling on Federal Senators to block a Bill that will reduce transport support for people with disability. The Social Services Legislation Amendment (Transition Mobility Allowance to the National Disability Insurance Scheme) Bill 2016,…
People with Disability Australia welcomes new local government Disability Guide
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) today welcomed the release of the Australian Local Government Association’s (ALGA) new Disability Guide. The updated guide assists local governments to include people with disability in all parts of their work and helps councils meet…