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‘There was no plan’: Deaf Australians left behind in the 2022 NSW flood response

One of the sub-themes for this year’s Conference of States Parties (COSP) is Participation of persons with disabilities in climate action, disaster risk reduction and resilience against natural disasters. First in our series of COSP-related stories is this powerful video by Sigrid, a Deaf community member from Lismore, who describes her experience of the recent floods…

Australian Disability Advocates To Join UN Conference On COVID Disability Inclusion

A delegation of Australian disability advocates is set to travel to the United Nations in New York next week to work with advocates from around the world on increasing efforts to include people with disability in the next phase of the global response to COVID–19. Disabled Peoples’ Organisations Australia (DPOA) is participating in the 15th…

DPO Australia and Disability Voices Tasmania have made a submission to the Second Review of Australia’s Premises Standards

People with disability face restricted access to participation in all aspects of life as a direct result of inaccessibility of the built environment. DPO Australia supports the current Disability (Access to Premises – Building) legislation, which sets the standard for the accessibility of the built environment in Australia. We believe in the integrity of the…

Open Letter To The Hon. Michaelia Cash, the Morrison Government and all Members of the Australian Federal Parliament

People with disability and our representative organisations call on Acting Attorney-General Michaelia Cash and the Morrison Government to keep your promise and pass legislation in the next sitting of Federal Parliament that will protect the confidentiality of information given to the Disability Royal Commission. The Disability Royal Commission is expected to run for three years.…

42 disability rights and advocacy organisations call for an end to the segregation of disabled people in Australia

People with disability and our rights and advocacy organisations are fighting to end the segregation of people with disability in Australian education, housing and workplaces. We urge the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (Disability Royal Commission) to recognise that segregation of people with disabilities is discrimination and a…