Australia's Disability Representative Organisations recently released a statement condemning violence and abuse being experienced within our community. Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) endorses this statement and its central message: differences of opinion...
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Joint Statement: Lateral Violence in the Disability Community
DRO Joint Statement on Lateral Violence in the Disability Community We are Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations, and our job is to protect and support the rights of people with disabilities. We are also Australians with disabilities. Right now, our...
DANA’s Submission on the Draft NDIS Supports List
21 AUGUST 2024Two weeks ago, the Government released draft lists defining what’s in and what’s out for NDIS supports under the new NDIS Bill being debated in the Senate. We initially shared our thoughts in a blog post, and have since collaborated with members and...
Government Response to Disability Royal Commission Recommendations
Last week, following years of advocacy by people with disability, their representative organisations, families, and advocates, the government finally responded to the 222 recommendations by the Disability Royal Commission (DRC). Here we explain what we know so...
Government Releases Concerning Draft NDIS Support Lists for Consultation
7 AUGUST 2024The Department of Social Services (DSS) and the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) have released their draft lists outlining the supports that will be included and excluded if the NDIS Bill passes later this month. These lists are crucial as they...
Media Statement from Australia’s Disability Representative Organisations regarding Government Response to Disability Royal Commission
Government response to violence against people with disability deeply disappointing Download this Media Statement Today's Federal, State and Territory government response to our four-and-a-half-year Disability Royal Commission is deeply disappointing and fails to...