First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN) is a national organisation of and for
Our organisation is governed by First Peoples with lived experience of disability.
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Opinion: By El Gibbs Today is the first public sitting of the disability royal commission, or to give it its full name, the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and…
Calls for disability royal commission to look into Indigenous prisoners View more: ABC RN Breakfast
We are calling for Prime Minister the Hon. Scott Morrison MP, Attorney General the Hon. Christian Porter, MP, and Minister for Families and Social Services the Hon. Paul Fletcher, MP, to…
Media Release 5 April 2019 Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia) welcomes Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement on the formation of our Royal Commission and its Letters Patent into violence,…
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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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Over the past month @FPDNAus has received 36 requests from around the country for individual advocacy support from First Peoples with disability.Some matters include egregious human rights violations.This is the tip of the iceberg. We are not funded to do this critical work.Why?
Women and all people with #disability are much more likely to experience domestic and family violence, and we need family law reform and accessible services now – we can’t wait. https://t.co/3VZ3RcIfCN
First Peoples have looked after country for over 60,000 years, hear our children's voices. We support #climatestrike #FridaysForFuture
MEDIA RELEASE: Justice for people with disability at last
#OurRoyalCommission #DisabilityRoyalCommission
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She reassures First Nations people, their carers and advocates, that this #DisabilityRoyalCommission is a safe place to "speak your truth in your language."
