Earlier this year Women With Disabilities Australia submitted their response to the Final Report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (Disability Royal Commission / DRC) and its 222 recommendations, which was tabled in the Australian Parliament on 29 September 2023. Their analysis focuses on ten areas for … Continued
For over four and a half years our disability community, laid bare throughout the Disability Royal Commission (DRC) the violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation we have endured and continue to experience. PWDA stood alongside people with disability throughout the DRC, supporting them to share their individual experiences as we collectively called for justice and genuine … Continued
ECCV and the Migrant Resource Centre North-West Region are delivering workshops to empower and improve self-advocacy skills for migrants and refugees living with a disability. The Raise Our Voices – Disability Self-Advocacy for CALD Communities program gives participants the confidence to navigate the NDIS.
Closing date: April 5, 2024
Sport and Recreation play a key role in the health and wellbeing of our community. Whether it’s playing competitive sport, walking in the park or being part of a dance group, research shows that being active, connecting with others and spending time in nature positively impacts our physical, mental and emotional health. To support Banyule … Continued
The distressing state of affairs for adults with disability and mental health issues in Victoria has been highlighted in the 2022-2023 Community Visitor Annual Report, presented in Parliament this month.
This article is a part of a series exploring the inner details of the NDIS Review recommendations and there have been few as controversial as mandatory registration. Recommendation 17 of the NDIS Review’s Final Report details a proposal for a new risk-proportionate model of regulation. This intends to increase the visibility of the NDIS market … Continued
Minister for the NDIS, Bill Shorten, and WA Minister for Health, Amber-Jade Sanderson, visited Inklings, an innovative early intervention program funded for $13.8 million by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). Based on world-leading research, Inklings supports babies aged 6-18 months who are showing early differences in their social and communication skills.
Closing date: March 3, 2024
In 2023, WDV began our first ever state-wide Enabling Young Women Leadership Program! This Program empowers young women and non-binary youth with disabilities, to become stronger leaders within their communities. Participants have been focusing on: Exploring identity. Learning about different models of disability. Communication, and how to be assertive. Learning about their human rights, and … Continued
The National Insurance Disability Scheme has been accused of throwing its hands in the air, saying it cannot do anymore for an Aboriginal elder who carers fear could have died had she not received 24-hour care from a company that now wants the government to pay it back.
With the new quarterly report having been released recently, data shows that NDIS participants and their families are becoming more involved in their communities.
The Australian Government has commissioned a world-first survey into LGBTIQA+ people’s attitudes and experiences of sexual violence, in partnership with the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
The National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum (NMHCCF) welcomed the release of the NDIS Review and the intentions behind some of the recommendations made for psychosocial disability.
Disability rights groups across the country are urging the federal government to do more to protect people with disability from the growing threat of summer heatwaves.
The Summer Foundation submission on the exposure draft of the Bill for the new Aged Care Act.
Deep Dive into the NDIS Review – Part 1: What happened to participant choice and control?