Accessible parking spaces are critical infrastructure. PWDA President Marayke Jonkers has called for greater community awareness and action to ensure accessible spaces remain accessible.

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Are you or someone you know having issues with their public school?

Our Disability Advocacy Futures Program is a free and independent service for people living in Sydney, South-Eastern Sydney, or South-Western Sydney.

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Australia is experiencing a nationwide shortage of Auslan interpreters and teachers.

Federal and state governments need to commit to the Disability Royal Commission’s recommendations to improve interpreter pathways and address workforce shortages.

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Easy Read makes it easier for people who have intellectual disability, who find reading hard, or who are learning English to understand information.

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Known for breathtaking images of the universe with their telescopes, NASA has now made a giant leap for accessibility.

Researchers have found a way to convert the awe-inspiring images to sound for people who are blind or vision impaired to experience: buff.ly/4aCdPN9

📣 Have your say! 📣

We have released an online survey to help us understand our members’ views on some of the changes proposed by the NDIS Reform Bill and the NDIS Review final report.
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April 26 is Lesbian Day of Visibility, a day to recognise and make visible the experiences and issues facing LGBTQIA+ women.

Nearly a third of PWDA members identify as LGBTQIA+ and today we recognise and celebrate those members who are part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

This is your opportunity to have your say! PWDA is hosting two online member consultation sessions to hear your views on some of the changes proposed by the NDIS Review Final Report and the recently tabled NDIS Reform Bill. Register: pwd.org.au/member-forum-p…
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✅ Participate in events, forums, and Advisory Groups
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Do you have a question about who we are, what we do, how to become a member or sign up for our newsletter?

We've put together a list of Frequently Asked Questions that tackle all of the regular queries we receive.

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Our individual advocates provide support to people with disability who are having issues accessing government services.

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The @AIHW has released the findings of their report into the experiences of people with disability in Australia.

Our policy team will undertake a thorough review of the report before sharing further findings with our members.

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Do you know about the social model of disability?

The social model sees an environment that does not accommodate for a person with disability's needs as disabling, not the disability itself.

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PWDA is moving to a new office. The existing PWDA Sydney Head Office will be closed from 5pm Friday 19 April until 9am Monday 13 May while we move.

During this time if you can still contact PWDA by phone, email, website, or post.

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