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The Australian Government is reviewing the Disability Discrimination Act 1992. We want to make sure it is working to protect people with disability. Public consultation is now open. People with disability,…
Women with Disabilities Victoria are proud to launch a new animation that raises awareness about preventing gender-based violence against LGBTIQA+ people with disabilities. This animation was co-designed by their amazing
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Victoria and Seniors Rights Victoria have launched a campaign calling on the Victorian and Australian Governments, along with key sector decision-makers, to implement a coordinated…
Like most young adults, Ruth Faragher is navigating independence. The 29-year-old, who has Down syndrome, has lived in a share house, managed her money, gone on holidays with friends and…
Disability advocates and comedians Madeline Stewart and Alistair Baldwin are here to challenge tired narratives that define love, sex and disability as mutually exclusive. They pull back the curtain on…
At the 18th session of the UN Conference of States Parties (COSP18), Tim Harte delivered a compelling speech on behalf of the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO).
Women and gender diverse people with disabilities in Australia face significant barriers to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) and experience higher rates of sexual and intimate partner violence. Physical, structural,…
YDAS are seeking disabled young people who would like to share what’s important to them with the United Nations! YDAS are hosting Satara Uthayakumaran (she/her), 2025 Australian Youth Representative to…
Disability advocates and experts say cultural stigma and migration laws leave migrants living with disability further excluded and marginalised.
The Human Rights Act’s new report shows how the right to housing could help prevent evictions that push people into homelessness, and ensure housing laws and services put people first.
A family faces deportation to Indonesia after having their permanent residency visas rejected because of the expected cost of treating their son, who has cerebral palsy. Melbourne-born Jonathan has not…
Ever since I was born, I’ve felt like I had a target on my back. At the age of three, I was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), global developmental…
