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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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…
The Disability Royal Commission has released a draft report calling the vaccine rollout for peoples living with disability as “seriously deficient”. The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation…
The next hearing of the Disability Royal Commission will look at criminal justice and the NDIS. This is a follow up from the hearing in February 2021, and will be…
The crisis of violence and abuse of First Peoples with disability must be urgently addressed by an extension of the Disability Royal Commission. “I am very concerned that the full…
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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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And that's a wrap on the #NDIS Bill evidence from @FPDNAus @NEDA_PeakBody @AfdoOffice
We are live @dameadvocate @AfdoOffice @NEDA_PeakBody on the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill Senate Inquiry #NDIS #Senate #auspol
watch now https://www.aph.gov.au/watch_read_listen
AFDO is giving evidence at the Inquiry into the National Disability Insurance Scheme Amendment (Participant Service Guarantee and Other Measures) Bill at 11:40 AM AEDT today alongside @FPDNAus & @NEDA_PeakBody.
Watch or listen here 👉 https://www.aph.gov.au/Watch_Read_Listen
FPDN CEO @dameadvocate will be giving evidence to the senate inquiry on the #NDIS bill tune in from 11:30am AEDT
https://www.aph.gov.au/watch_read_listen
"I could probably count on both hands the number of #FirstNations people in Australia that actually understand the mechanisms of the #CRPD... We need to educate and inform our community so they can start effectively self-advocating." Damian Griffis @FPDNAus #DisabilityRC
