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Media Releases and other News

26 August : People with Disability say close institutions but NSW Government continues its regressive policy

People with Disability Australia (PWD) welcomes today’s release of the NSW Ombudsman report which has found that the rights of the 1600 people with disability still living in institutions in NSW are not being met. PWD now calls on the NSW Government to meet its commitment, made 12 years ago, to close all institutions accommodating people with disability - Read more... 39kb Word

17 August : New Government must end violence against people with disability

The next Federal Government must end deplorably high rates of violence against people with disability - Read more... 38kb Word

12 August : Making Rights Real - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

People with Disability Australia (PWD) call on the next Australian Government to ensure people with disability enjoy their rights on an equal basis with others. No adequate action plan has been devised to ensure immediate compliance with civil and political rights, and no adequate strategy has been announced to progressively realise economic, cultural and social rights. Read more...

August 2010 : PWD Federal Election Platform: Towards an Inclusive Australia

Our platform for the 2010 Federal Election outlines five key issue areas for people with disability that need to be addressed by the next Australian Government.

The actions outlined at the bottom of each issue area are the important and urgent steps that must be taken in order to achieve a socially just, accessible and inclusive community, in which the human rights, citizenship, contribution, potential and diversity of all people with disability are respected and celebrated - the vision of PWD. Read more...