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DARU

Making systemic changes is a lot about power. Who has the power to make changes to laws, policies, or providing funding for a program. It is important to recognise and…

DARU

Making systemic changes is a lot about power. Who has the power to make changes to laws, policies, or providing funding for a program. It is important to recognise and…

Melbourne Disability Institute
Disability and Health Journal
Saturday 8th November, 2025

New Research from the Melbourne Disability Institute explores how deaths for people with neurodevelopmental disabilities like cerebral palsy, intellectual disability or Down syndrome are recorded in Australia. The research found…

International Day of People with Disability
International Day of People with Disability
Monday 10th November, 2025

The United Nations has announced the theme for International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD) 2025. The theme for IDPwD is: Fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress. December

Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) and People With Disability Australia (PWDA
Mirage News
Thursday 2nd October, 2025

Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) and People With Disability Australia (PWDA) have made a joint submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in response…

National Disability Research Partnership
Australian Policy Online (APO)
Monday 13th October, 2025

This resource pack is a collection of practical tools to support research led by and with people with disability. It includes guides, templates and tips developed with people with disability…

Disability Support Guide
Monday 13th October, 2025

A diverse group of Australians has been recognised for advancing equality and justice through the 2025 Australian Human Rights Awards. Several finalists are being celebrated for championing the rights and inclusion…

Dechlan Brennan
National Indigenous Times
Wednesday 24th September, 2025

Disability services for Indigenous people must be culturally appropriate, respect kinship structures and embrace holistic understandings of health, the CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (VACCHO) has…

Lucy Markoff
DSC
Friday 19th September, 2025

People with disability are twice more likely to experience violence than people without disability, with 65% of people with disability experiencing violence after turning 15 (Centre of Research Excellence in…

Ebony ten Broeke
ABC News
Monday 22nd September, 2025

Bus Stop Films’ Accessible Filmmaking Program provides hands-on training in filmmaking to people living with disabilities in Tasmania. As part of a 40-week program, participants recently spent a day on-set…

Monash University
Friday 15th August, 2025

Monash University has led the creation of a new Disability Wellbeing Index to better measure outcomes for people with disability. Supported by the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), the Index…