Our organisation is governed by First Peoples with lived experience of disability. FPDN won the Improving Advocacy and Rights Promotion Award at the 2014 National Disability Awards.
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With the public hearing commencing in Perth (Boorloo) today, First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) CEO Mr Damian Griffis has again called on the Royal Commission to establish a dedicated hearing…
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is failing First People with disability living in remote communities, advocates have told the Disability Royal Commission in Alice Springs (Mparntwe) today. “Whilst the…
MEDIA RELEASE 16 June 2022 Source: Disabled Peoples Organisations Australia The Australian Civil Society Delegation is currently in New York attending the 15th Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on…
First people with disability today told the Disability Royal Commission that it is time for action to make disability rights real. “It’s been more than a decade since Australia signed…
45%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with disability or long-term health condition
7.7%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with severe or profound disability
2.1x
More likely to be living with disability than other Australians
19%
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability participate in the workforce
5x
More likely to experience mental illness than other Australians
First People with disability participate in cultural activities at the same rate as First People without disability
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We are proud to announce Jeff McMullen as a Patron of FPDN.
Through his work, Jeff has campaigned for improvement in health, education, and access to human rights for Indigenous Peoples.
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The First Peoples Disability Network of Australia has called for National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) reforms to focus on better supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. https://nit.com.au/19-04-2023/5642/calls-for-ndis-reform-to-focus-on-indigenous-people
"I have very mixed emotions, I'm trying to focus on the positive that the increase is a slight improvement of the barbaric practice of sending 10-year-old children to prison, but 12 is not something to celebrate."
https://nit.com.au/25-04-2023/5722/victorian-government-to-raise-age-of-criminal-responsibility-but-fall-short-of-expert-standard
"For most people, the idea of a loved one vanishing or being murdered is beyond comprehension, but it is a scenario that is all too familiar for many First Nations communities."
(Opinion piece by Mr Barry Taylor.)
https://nit.com.au/27-04-2023/5751/some-lives-may-matter-more-than-others
The Victorian government's plan to raise the age of criminal responsibility to 12 now & 14 in four years is "at odds with the evidence about children's brain development & the best way to create strong and cohesive communities" says Jesuit Social Services. https://nit.com.au/27-04-2023/5756/jesuit-social-services-urge-victorian-government-to-go-further-with-criminal-responsibility-reform
Polling shows around 80% of #FirstNations people support the #VoiceToParliament.
Yet only 40% of non-#Indigenous Australians polled believe #Aboriginal & #TorresStraitIslander people want to vote #Yes23.
Media distortion having an impact?
Your thoughts?
https://bit.ly/3HhnfkA
A majority of First Nations people support the voice. Why don’t non-Indigenous Australians believe...
There is a yawning gap between what First Nations Australians say and what non-Indigenous Australians believe
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Fabulous opportunity for #FirstNations autistic people to help inform the consultation process for the National Autism Strategy.
Please share with your networks.
#ActuallyAutistic #FirstNations
Are you #Aboriginal and/or #TorresStraitIslander and have #autism/are #autistic?
This is your chance to have input into the National Autism Strategy via the below anonymous survey *only* for #FirstNations people.
https://bit.ly/3AwfdAB
@AutismAU @AutismCRC @AutismMq
“I found that a lot of people who are able-bodied and haven't actually had that much experience of #disability, let alone #LivedExperience of disability, like making the decision on where that line is,” said Ellie Cole, 17-time #Paralympics medallist.
https://bit.ly/3AwfdAB
Arrernte leaders condemn media representation of #AliceSprings: 'The issues are serious but there is far more to this picture than what you are hearing.'
We cannot lose another generation of our children. Listen to the voices of central Australia https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/21/we-cannot-lose-another-generation-of-our-children-listen-to-the-voices-of-central-australia?CMP=share_btn_tw
‘We can’t afford to lose’: the campaign for a yes vote in north Queensland - The Guardian Australia
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