AFDO & other disability representative organisations have voiced their concerns over the potential impacts the Religious Discrimination Bill may have on people with disability and their families
MEDIA RELEASE: New Australian Disability Strategy Welcomed By Leading Disability Representative Organisations
AFDO have lent their support to the new Australian Disability Strategy 2021 – 2031 (ADS) announced today in Canberra by the Australian Government.
DISABLED AUSTRALIANS HARMED AND NEGLECTED BY CENTRELINK
The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) today released a comprehensive Report on the harm caused to individuals with disability by their interaction with Centrelink’s Disability Support Pension (DSP) application and review processes.
42 disability rights and advocacy organisations call for an end to the segregation of disabled people in Australia
People with disability and our rights and advocacy organisations are fighting to end the segregation of people with disability in Australian education, housing and workplaces. We urge the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with...
Open Letter to the Attorney-General, The Hon. Christian Porter MP
We call upon the Attorney-General to introduce legislation into the Australian Parliament to protect the confidentiality of information given to the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. The Disability Royal...
The NDIA and Victorian Government must prioritise people with disability so they do not suffer in Stage 4 lockdowns
The NDIA and Victorian Government must prioritise people with disability so they do not suffer in Stage 4 lockdowns As the Victorian COVID-19 situation worsens and ‘a state of disaster’ is declared, children and adults with disability need to be a primary focus of...