Posted March 4, 2022
Closing date: March 9, 2022
The Australian Government is inviting organisations via an open competitive grant process to apply to deliver services under the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building Program. the aim of this grant opportunity is to support people with disability to gain employment and improve their overall wellbeing as well as build the confidence and ability of employers to hire, support and retain employees with disability and create inclusive workplaces by breaking down attitudinal barriers about people with disability.
Posted December 1, 2021
Closing date: February 4, 2022
Each year, through its Non-Profit Fellowship Program, the Harvard Club of Victoria sends up to three CEOs from the Victorian community service sector to Harvard Business School to attend the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) program. An HCV Non-Profit Fellowship provides A$14,000 of funding to cover the SPNM fees (tuition and case materials, accommodation, … Continued
Posted May 10, 2021
Time management, not attending court due to factors like memory difficulties, not knowing how to get to court and not being able to cope with the chaos and confusion of the court environment are all significant challenges for people with cognitive disability.
Posted January 11, 2019
The much anticipated ILC Investment Strategy taking us beyond 2020 was released within a hair’s breadth of Christmas Eve.
The strategy remains true to its foundation principles outlined in the Commissioning Framework, particularly in relation to the importance of maintaining a strong outcomes focus and the balance between building individual capacity and creating broader opportunities for people with disability.
However, it is in the application of these principles that we see a different approach to previous years.
Posted November 28, 2018
Closing date: December 21, 2018
The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) is now accepting applications for Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) Disabled Peoples and Families Organisations (DPFO) – ILC Readiness Grant Round.
Posted December 12, 2016
Australian Human Rights Commission held their 2016 Human Rights Awards. Congratulations to all winners and finalists, your contributions are truly amazing. Watch the video here.
Posted November 9, 2016
Maurice Corcoran AM, has won the top award in this year’s National Disability Awards.
Posted December 6, 2015
The National Disability Awards are one of the major events in the lead up to International Day of People with Disability on 3 December 2015. Keran Howe, the founding Executive Director of Women with Disabilities Victoria, was recognised with the Lesley Hall Award for Lifetime Achievement in Disability. Preventing violence against women with disability is … Continued
Posted January 30, 2015
Betty Kitchener has poured years of work into demystifying myths and misconceptions about mental health issues. Ms Kitchener’s creation of the world-first mental health first aid course has earned the Kensington resident an Australia Day honour by being named a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). “It really gets people to understand what is … Continued
Posted January 27, 2015
The Board and staff of the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) warmly welcome the recognition of Lesley Hall’s work with the award of a posthumous Order of Australia Medal today. “Lesley was a strong advocate with a life-long disability who worked to empower people on low incomes, indigenous Australians and people with disabilities in … Continued
Posted January 6, 2015
Peak disability support organisations have been forced to either close their doors or reduce services and retrench staff thanks to Federal Government funding cuts. CEO of the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO), Matthew Wright, said 10 peak organisations run by people with disability will be left with no choice but to either close their … Continued
Posted January 6, 2015
A raft of disability advocacy organisations discovered just before Christmas that they would no longer receive government funding. Many of these organisations were peak bodies specific to a single disability, such as Deaf Australia and Blind Citizens Australia. There are now concerns that specific expertise about particular disabilities will be lost, as staff become retrenched … Continued
Posted January 5, 2015
A leading disability advocacy group is warning the Federal Government’s cuts to a range of social services grants could affect the rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) is a national body representing advocacy groups, but its funding of $165,000 per year ends in February. “We can see … Continued
Posted September 26, 2014
Former Disability Discrimination Commissioner Graeme Innes AM, now chair of Attitude Foundation, has been nominated for the 2014 Justice Medal. Exodus Foundation founder and CEO Rev Bill Crews is also among the nine nominees for the prestigious medal. The Justice Medal will be presented at the 16th annual Justice Awards dinner, hosted by the Law … Continued
Posted June 27, 2014
AED is pleased to announce that last Wednesday evening 11 June at the Brisbane Town Hall Kairsty Wilson, AED’s Principal Solicitor, won the prestigious HESTA Community Sector Award for the Social Impact category. HESTA CEO Anne-Marie Corboy, said the judges were looking for an individual or organisation making an outstanding contribution to social justice in … Continued
