Urgent measures needed to support people with disability during COVID-19 crisis People with disability from across Australia are calling for urgent action to make sure we are included in preparations for the current public health emergency. Eight national peak...
Disability Support Pension Review
Urgent review needed to close cost of living gap and broaden eligibility for Disability Support Pension (DSP) Disability advocates and researchers are calling for urgent reforms to the Disability Support Pension, with a new report to be released today showing people...
People with disability tell United Nations about abuse & discrimination
People with disability from across Australia will today tell the United Nations in Geneva about our lives, and whether Australia is meeting its obligations to fulfill our rights under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). “Today, I’ll be...
People with disability to take concerns to the United Nations
A delegation of people with disability is getting ready to present to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN Committee) about the progress Australia has made to make our rights real. The UN Committee is reviewing Australia’s...
Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the CRPD, 11 – 13 June 2019
Conference of States Parties (CoSP) We are pleased to be participating again this year in the 12th Session of the Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). CoSP will be held from 11th to 13th June 2019 at...
AFDO calls for all political parties to make a commitment to people with disability this Federal Election.
The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) is asking all political leaders and candidates to commit to supporting people with disability and their Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) during the 2019 Federal Election campaign, by committing...