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Reducing Indigenous incarceration, FPDN Project Manager Ashlee Kearney speaks to Radio National

By Geraldine Doogue on Saturday Extra Source: ABC Radio National, 20 June 2020 Australian black deaths in custody will be reduced if the number of indigenous people in prison is…

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Calls for a greater, more diverse representation of autism in everyday literature and pop culture

Source: The Drum By Elly Duncan 18 June 2020 Key points: Author Kay Kerr rewrote her novel after being diagnosed with autism as an adult Advocates are calling for greater representation…

Lisa Hindman In News, Royal Commission

THE WIRE – DISABILITY ROYAL COMMISSION SEEKING INSIGHTS AND EXPERTISE FROM DISABLED FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE

FPDN CEO DAMIAN GRIFFIS SPEAKS TO THE WIRE DISABILITY ROYAL COMMISSION SEEKING INSIGHTS AND EXPERTISE FROM DISABLED FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE Click the icon to Listen on The Wire 10…

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NITV News: Mental health and disability sectors say they need to be better resourced to reduce imprisonment rates

As Closing the Gap targets are 'refreshed' peak bodies and organisations are calling for a commitment reducing imprisonment rates of Indigenous people, with a focus on addressing mental health and…

Lisa Hindman In Media Release, News, Royal Commission

Disability Royal Commission Media Release First Nations People with Disability issues paper

The latest issues paper released by the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability seeks information about the experiences of First Nations people with disability.…

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Change the Record Statement: End Black Deaths in Custody

Change the Record calls on state, territory and Commonwealth governments to commit to end Aboriginal deaths in custody in the wake of George Floyd’s death in America – which followed…

Lisa Hindman In Coronavirus, News

COVID-19: Ethical decision-making for First Peoples living with disability

First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN) in partnership with Professor Cameron Stewart, Sydney Health Law, University of Sydney, and Professor Jackie Leach Scully, Disability Innovation Institute UNSW, have outlined necessary…

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COVID-19 Statement of Concern: Human rights, disability and ethical decision-making

Media release Internationally recognised Australian experts in the areas of human rights, bioethics and disability, have today released a Statement of Concern to emphasise key human rights principles and standards…

Lisa Hindman In Coronavirus, News

ASSISTANCE PACKAGES TO HELP ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY COVID-19

14 April 2020 Packages containing essential items like non-perishable foods and hygiene supplies will be provided to remote Aboriginal communities impacted by COVID-19 measures as part of a coordinated assistance…

Lisa Hindman In Coronavirus, News

Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum (CDPF) Principles and Statement to Governments on Disabled People and the impact of Pandemic of COVID-19 Coronavirus.

The following principles and statement to Governments were agreed by the CDPF Executive Committee 30th March 2020 and provided to help ensure disabled people throughout the Commonwealth are not disadvantaged…

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Reducing Indigenous incarceration, FPDN Project Manager Ashlee Kearney speaks to Radio National

Calls for a greater, more diverse representation of autism in everyday literature and pop culture

THE WIRE – DISABILITY ROYAL COMMISSION SEEKING INSIGHTS AND EXPERTISE FROM DISABLED FIRST NATIONS PEOPLE

NITV News: Mental health and disability sectors say they need to be better resourced to reduce imprisonment rates

Disability Royal Commission Media Release First Nations People with Disability issues paper

Change the Record Statement: End Black Deaths in Custody

COVID-19: Ethical decision-making for First Peoples living with disability

COVID-19 Statement of Concern: Human rights, disability and ethical decision-making

ASSISTANCE PACKAGES TO HELP ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES IMPACTED BY COVID-19

Commonwealth Disabled People’s Forum (CDPF) Principles and Statement to Governments on Disabled People and the impact of Pandemic of COVID-19 Coronavirus.

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