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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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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