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CALD people with disability, as a cohort, are at higher risk of experiencing violence and abuse when compared to the general population of people with disability. They are also less…
In this Advance Your Advocacy Practice panel session representatives from Victoria Legal Aid and Villamanta Disability Rights Legal Service will provide information about protecting the rights of tenants in disability accommodation settings. Since the separation of Specialist…
Disability Advocates are highly likely to identify family violence or receive disclosures of experiences of violence in their work. Rates of violence against people with disabilities are around twice as…
When COVID-19 arrived on Australian shores in 2019, people with disability knew that they would be adversely affected. But their very real concerns were ignored which heightened the level of…
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the lives of every Australian. But the impact it has had on the lives of people with disability has been more devastating on a number…
On International Day of People with Disability 3 December 2021, Australia’s new Disability Strategy was released with an initial investment of $250 million over the life of the strategy. The…
About this session Attitudes are linked to disability-based discrimination and social exclusion, which in turn impact the health and wellbeing of people with disability. The Centre of Research Excellence in…
About this session The way we think about housing has changed rapidly with the development of Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA), and in relation to supports, Supported Independent Living (SIL). Join…
About this session Respect for home and family is recognised as a right for people with disability under the United Nations Convention on the rights of Persons with Disability where…
This webinar is part of the Advocacy Sector Conversations Forum series. Presented by Teresa Micallef, Belonging Matters About this session Advocates stand alongside the person with disability to make sure…
This webinar is part of the Advocacy Sector Conversations Forum series. About this session The NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission released the Regulated Restrictive Practices Guide in November 2020 that…
This webinar is part of the Advocacy Sector Conversations Forum series. The presenters are Dr Cathy Kezelman, Blue Knot Foundation and Mary Mallett, Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA). About this…
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