After four years, the Disability Royal Commission has come to an end with a final ceremonial sitting, ahead of the release of its final report. Before the report is tabled in government on Thursday 28th September, we are reflecting on the Final Ceremonial Sitting that...
Disability Advocacy Network Australia affirms its support for the proposed First Peoples of Australia Voice as part of the 2023 referendum on proposed changes to Australia’s Constitution. Establishing a Voice through an amendment to the Constitution is consistent with...
Gerard Brody, Chair of the Consumer Federation of Australia, has examined the consumer issues about the NDIS, in collaboration with DANA and a range of other disability representative organisations, for a submission to the NDIS Review. In his submission to the NDIS...
Watering the NDIS desert – including all people with disability A new investment of $1.7b per year is needed to fix the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) ‘oasis in the desert’ says a new paper released today from the Disability Advocacy Network Australia...
Independent disability advocates around the country have shared their experience and expertise to recommend a better appeals system for people with disability who use the NDIS and call for an urgent increase in funding for advocacy.
The Federal Government is changing the AAT. DANA talked to many of the advocacy organisations around the country who work alongside people with disability to appeal to the AAT. Advocates talked about the many problems in the AAT, and how unfair the process has been for people with disability. They also talked about how the new tribunal and decision process can be made better for everyone, most importantly for people with disability. Here are the key areas that will make the new appeals system fairer.
The NCDA is pleased to release the 2023 Consultation report: Consultation Report for the establishment of a National Centre for Disability Advocacy. This report was written following consultation sessions held around Australia and online between October 2022 and February 2023. 140 people from across the disability advocacy sector attended 14 consultations held in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Hobart, Brisbane and Darwin. These consultations provided an opportunity to hear directly from advocates and managers about how the NCDA could best support their work. The report explains the purpose of the NCDA, highlights areas of priority as identified by the sector and proposes planned activities that relate to the Centre’s functions.
