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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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…
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…
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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We also pay respects to @RosemaryKayess and congratulate her on her re-election to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The Australian Civil Society Delegation for #COSP15 was co-led by our CEO @dameadvocate and included FPDN folk (incl @DrScottAvery who will always be part of the FPDN family), and our friends and colleagues from @WWDA_AU @PWDAustralia @NEDA_PeakBody @AfdoOffice @OurDSA and QAI.
As #COSP15 concludes we reflect on the incredibly hard work being done by so many to ensure that human rights are upheld for people with disability. Having the same rights, freedoms and opportunities as others really shouldn't be too much to ask for.
At the conclusion of #COSP15 we reflect on the hard work being done by so many to ensure that human rights for people with disability are upheld.
Concerned, disappointed and downright confused about the #DisabilityRC Chair's recent comments on Human Rights. As our CEO Damian Griffis put it “Human Rights are inalienable and are not up for negotiation in any way, shape or form"
Media release: Response to the Disability Royal Commission Chair's published opening statement on Inclusive Education from Public Hearing 24. - Disabled People's Organisations Australia (DPO Australia)
The Australian Civil Society Delegation is currently in New York attending the 15th Conference of States Parties (CO...
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