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All the latest updates from People with Disability Australia on what is happening with the Disability Royal Commission.
A joint submission to the Disability Royal Commission outlining gaps in the scope of work undertaken to date and issues that require further examination.
PWDA's latest submission to the Disability Royal Commission says we must fix systemic exclusion and segregation through a human rights lens.
PWDA would like the Disability Royal Commission to examine the ways in which people with disability are actively excluded in essential areas of life. We want segregated systems phased out, and universal access as the standard.
We need to stop using the blunt instrument of police to address complicated social problems, and we need to bring back and increase funding for the people who are actually best placed to unravel those problems.
Here are some highlights (or possibly lowlights) from the scathing Disability Royal Commission draft report about the COVID 19 vaccine rollout.
After a long campaign by the disability community, the government has finally changed the Royal Commissions Act 1912 to make sure anyone telling their story to the Disability Royal Commission can have their privacy protected.
The Royal Commissions Amendment (Protection of Information) Bill 2021 passed on Wednesday. It will now go to the House of Representatives before officially becoming law.
The upcoming Disability Royal Commission public hearing into employment has now been further postponed due to COVID-19 concerns.
The Disability Royal Commission has decided to move its hearing on open employment from July 28 to August 23.
The Disability Royal Commission holds its second hearing on disability service providers this week. The 5-day investigation is expected to focus on service provision in South Australia, including the circumstances surrounding the death of Ann-Marie Smith.
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