FPDN has been working with Social Ventures Australia to deliver the Aboriginal Disability Provider Grant (ADPG) Program in NSW. At least 50% of our people experience disability or a long-term…
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Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPOA) is participating in the 11th Session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). FPDN is…
Building Aboriginal disability service sector and workforce development FPDN is hosting a conference in Tamworth, NSW in August. The purpose of the conference is to build the Aboriginal disability service sector…
VIDEO: Our CEO, Damian Griffis joined leaders from the Redfern Statement group and the disability sector to respond to Budget 2018, handed down last night. The press conference was held…
FPDN CEO Damian Griffis is the new Co-Chair of the national Change The Record campaign. He will be working alongside Antoinette Braybrook, CEO of Djirra (formerly the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention…
GETTING READY FOR THE NDIS: COMMUNITY YARNING CIRCLES IN NSW First Peoples Disability Network will be holding workshops across NSW for Aboriginal people with disability and their families to…
Our Deputy CEO, June Riemer visited Gunnedah this week as part of our involvement with Social Ventures Australia‘s Service Provider Grants for Aboriginal organisations to become NDIS service providers. June…
Our CEO Damian Griffis speaks out about advocacy funding cuts in NSW, the NDIS as well as detailing a new a national advisory group of Elders with disability. Listen here….
First Peoples Disability Network Mobcast FPDN has launched its first series of podcasts (mob casts) on iTunes this week. You can download and listen to them here. Full details of…
FPDN’s Research and Policy Director, Scott Avery visited Tennant Creek yesterday to report back to community on the research he is undertaking. Find out more about our community-driven research program…
Our CEO, Damian Griffis was a panellist on the Australian Human Rights Commission’s event to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the commencement of the operation of the Disability Discrimination Act…
Update provide by NBN : New trial to assist with the cost of updating unmonitored medical alarms when connecting to the nbn™ broadband access network Owners of unmonitored medical alarms (autodialling…
The FPDN Annual Report 2016-17 is an interactive document that can be downloaded here. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers please note: FPDN’s Annual Report 2016_17 contains images and names…
The Disability Advocacy Alliance NSW joined the NSW Greens today at a rally in Redfern to urge the Government to reverse the funding cuts to disability advocacy. Melanie Marne, NSW…
Celebrate International Day of People with Disability with us – watch our new film, Horse Tales, about the wonderful Kelly’s Ranch inclusive riding program for kids in Tennant Creek, NT….
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABLITY Launch of Aboriginal Our Way Planning Resource in Townsville First Peoples Disability Network recognised International Day of People with Disability with the launch of…
Eulogy given at the funeral service of Uncle Lester Bostock By Damian Griffis On behalf of myself and all of us at the First Peoples Disability Network we offer our…
VALE UNCLE LESTER BOSTOCK OAM Uncle Lester Bostock OAM passed away peacefully last Thursday morning. Lester Bostock was a proud Bundjalung man and a leader of the Aboriginal disability movement…
OUR WAY PLANNING NDIS READINESS FRIDAY 10 NOVEMBER 10:30AM TO 3:30PM SKYLINE EVENTS CENTRE RYDGES SOUTH PARK, ADELAIDE SA Come and hear from First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) All Community…
My name is Sereako Treloggen, I was born on Thursday Island, I am a proud descendant of the Ugaram le from the Magaran tribe. I was born with a disability…
The newly formed FPDN ELDA‘s (Elders Living with Disability Australia) caretaker council met on Thursday 21 September in Alice Springs, NT. The Elders came to support the ‘Living our Ways’…
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In celebration of NAIDOC (National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee) week, the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) and First Peoples Disability Network Australia (FPDN) have recognised national Indigenous Paralympians with…
On Wednesday 7 June 2017, 15 blind or vision impaired Aboriginal people from across Australia met on Gadigal land in Sydney for the inaugural Aboriginal Blind Persons Gathering. First…
On Friday First Peoples Disability Network was honoured to host a community gathering to discuss disability, services and supports and the NDIS in the community. It was wonderful to have social…
163 Civil Society Organisations call on Prime Minister to announce a Royal Commission into Disability Violence Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia) along with 163 civil society organisations, and 383…
Today 15 blind or vision impaired Aboriginal people from across Australia will meet on Gadigal land in Sydney for the inaugural Aboriginal Blind Persons Gathering. First Peoples Disability Network…
First Nations leaders came together in May 2017 at Uluru for the the First Nations National Constitutional Convention. The statement issued at the end of the gathering was read out by Professor…
The First Peoples Living Our Way Conference hosted by the national peak organisation, First Peoples Disability Network (FPDN) is underway in Wagga Wagga today. The conference brings together people…
The First Peoples Living Our Way Conference begins in Wagga Wagga on Tuesday 23 May. The conference, coordinated by FPDN, runs from Tuesday to Thursday and provides an opportunity for…
The Redfern Statement DISABILITY WORKSHOP COMMUNIQUE 2 May 2017 Sydney On 2 May 2017 the first of the Redfern Statement alliance workshops was held on the land of…
Registrations are closing soon for FPDN First Peoples Living Our Way Conference in Wagga Wagga on 22, 23 and 24 May 2017. For more details and to register click here….
FPDN welcomes the announcement in last night’s Federal Budget to increase the Medicare levy by 0.5% in order to ensure that the National Disability Insurance Scheme is fully funded. This provides…
Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia) welcomes some big wins for people with disability in tonight’s Federal Government Budget, but is very concerned by the punitive approach to welfare support…
The first of the Redfern Statement alliance’s workshops will be held on 2 May in Sydney. The Redfern Statement workshop is being coordinated by FPDN in collaboration with The Congress…
On 23, 24 and 25 May 2017 FPDN is hosting a conference for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disability. Community members and service providers are also welcome. Sponsorship…
FPDN’s Sydney Office is relocating. We will be moving out of our Redfern office on 31 March 2017, relocating during April and opening a new Sydney office in mid May 2017. Staff…
DPO AUSTRALIA MEDIA RELEASE Disability groups renew call for Royal Commission into violence against people with disability Tonight’s ABC Four Corners report, ‘Fighting the System’ exposed more evidence of…
Today we pay tribute to the women in our communities. We recognise their strength and resilience, their guidance and wisdom, their love and compassion. Today we recognise International Women’s Day…
NSW: If you are interested in attending a ‘Getting Prepared’ workshop in your area you can review upcoming events on our website here.
MEDIA RELEASE 3 March 2017 Disability groups slam Government decision not to hold Royal Commission into violence and abuse Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia), an alliance of national peak…
The Redfern Statement leaders make the case for change – a blueprint for the future. [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVvGQlHoC18[/embedyt] A closed caption version is available on our Facebook page.
Australia’s leading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peaks will today demand a new relationship with government as they deliver the historic Redfern Statement direct to the Prime Minister at Parliament…
First Peoples Disability Network’s leadership and staff are in Canberra today for the Redfern Statement Breakfast with the Prime Minister and will then attend the PM’s Closing the Gap address….
MEDIA RELEASE 13 February 2017 Don’t fund the NDIS with cuts to social services and childcare Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia), is alarmed and concerned that the Federal Government…
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