‘Strengthening Disability Advocacy’, a conference aimed at providing self-advocacy skills to those with intellectual disabilities, gets underway today in Melbourne and three people heading to the conference join us this morning.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme is being rolled out and the government has foreshadowed tightening eligibility to the disability pension, the Disability Discrimination Commissioner has had his position axed and disability advocacy groups enter their final year of contracted funding.
What can’t be taken away is the new voice people with disability have in the public space — a demand for the right to be heard.
Listen or download interview (off-site)- Topics:
- Human Rights
- Author:
- James Carlton
- Source:
- ABC Radio National Breakfast
- Date published:
- Mon 4th Aug, 2014