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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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,…
People with disability welcome the Federal Government’s commitment to fully funding our Royal Commission, as revealed in the 2019-20 Budget. “We very much welcome the $527m allocated to our Royal…
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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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To help us write the #CRPD Shadow Report, we asked people with #disability to fill out an online survey on their experiences in Australia.
Here are some of the results of that survey.
https://t.co/0ACDpiyWzi
#AusCRPDReview #DisabilityRights
Find out how ACCHOs and non-Aboriginal organisations like @MissionAust, @FPDNAus, @nswpolice, @wesleymission, Boambee East Community Centre and @headspace_aus are working together to make a difference in the Coffs Harbour community.
Another great speaker for our ASID 2019 Conference. Scott Avery @FPDNAus is one of our keynote speakers and is descendant from the Worimi people and is the Research and Policy Director at the First Peoples Disability Network (Australia).
https://t.co/GEiYsq4CDy
@ScottTheHolWrld explaining how, from an Aboriginal perspective, ‘disability’ is transformed from an isolating biomedical categorisation to an inclusive identity that facilitates connection to community #IALMH2019
Locking children behind bars is abuse, not justice.
The justice system targets Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children more than any other group.
It's time #RaiseTheAge and support children to grow up healthy and happy in their communities.
