In 2005, the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations launched Campaign ‘Enable’ in response to the Australian Government’s proposed changes to the Disability Support Pension. The campaign aimed to get the Australian Government to change its mind about the proposed changes and instead make a commitment to developing a National Employment Strategy for Australians with disability.
Unfortunately, the changes were passed by Parliament in late 2005 and came into effect on 1 July 2006.
This year there is a Federal Election and so AFDO is relaunching Campaign ‘Enable’ to get the major political parties to commit to reversing the changes to the Disability Support Pension and introducing a National Disability Employment Strategy.
Your voice is important. By campaigning together we can make sure that people with disability and their families and friends have a powerful voice in the next election.
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AFDO gratefully acknowledges the support for this project provided by the Reichstein Foundation.