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With COVID Set To Run Free In NSW, Many People With Disability Face A Future Of Fear
Disability advocates hold grave concerns that sluggish efforts to vaccinate people with disabilities in NSW will mean many disabled people

Jonathan Shar
Oct 11, 20213 min read


Peak Disability Org Calls For Clarity On Proposed NDIS Reforms
Australia’s peak disability advocacy group is concerned some proposed reforms to the legislation underpinning the National Disability...

People with Disability Australia
Oct 7, 20213 min read


The Disability Royal Commission releases responses to the ‘Promoting Inclusion’ issues paper
The Royal Commission on Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has published an Overview of responses to promot

Jonathan Shar
Oct 5, 20212 min read


COVID-19 vaccine strategy and roll-out for people with disability ‘seriously deficient’ draft report
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has today released the draft Commissioners’

Jonathan Shar
Sep 27, 20213 min read


Royal Commission examines experiences of First Nations children with disability in out-of-home care
The Disability Royal Commission will seek to understand the systemic problems experienced by First Nations children with disabilities in out

Jonathan Shar
Sep 16, 20212 min read
5m Australians hit by suicide during COVID-19
One in four Australians report knowing someone who died by suicide during the past 12 months of the pandemic – the equivalent of 5 million p

Jonathan Shar
Sep 8, 20213 min read


Call to promote quality in disability services and provide appropriate safeguards
The Disability Royal Commission has published the Overview of responses to the Safeguards and Quality issues paper.

Jonathan Shar
Sep 8, 20212 min read


Tokyo 2020 sets the record for most athletes and women at a Paralympic Games
Tokyo 2020 will be the biggest Paralympic Games ever with a record number of athletes set to take part.

Jonathan Shar
Aug 24, 20212 min read


WeThe15: A global human rights movement for the 1.2 billion persons with disabilities
Multiple leading international organisations have united to launch WeThe15, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to r

Jonathan Shar
Aug 19, 202110 min read
Paralympian escaped Bulgarian care home, but others not so lucky
Paralympian escaped Bulgarian care home, but others not so lucky Former Paralympian skier Elitsa Storey often wonders what her life would h

Jonathan Shar
Jul 30, 20213 min read


World’s first official Paralympic video game launched
The first official Paralympic video game ‘The Pegasus Dream Tour’ has been launched and is now available worldwide for download on App Sto

Jonathan Shar
Jul 23, 20213 min read


IPC announce measures on athlete protests for Tokyo 2020
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today outlined a range of measures on when and where during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Jonathan Shar
Jul 23, 20214 min read


IPC calls for expressions of interest to become the governing bodies of Para athletics and Para swim
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) calls for expressions of interest from cities, national governments, sports organisations, and

Jonathan Shar
Jul 20, 20212 min read


People with disability ‘will die’ if we follow pandemic approach
People with disabilities and their families are in the midst of the crisis of their lives, especially in New South Wales.

Jonathan Shar
Jul 9, 20213 min read


Business Leader Engagement Key to Securing Inclusive Workplaces
Australian business leaders are most likely to be high-earning1, full-time2 workers in senior management positions.

Jonathan Shar
Jun 4, 20214 min read


What People with Disability Want from the Federal Budget
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) has released a list of asks for the next Federal Budget in a document called A Fair Go for People

Jonathan Shar
May 7, 20215 min read


Disability advocates welcome new housing accessibility standards
Disability advocates at peak disability organisation People with Disability Australia have welcomed confirmation from the Building...

Jonathan Shar
May 4, 20212 min read


Fears Are Justified, Says PWDA President
This week, I spoke at the Joint Standing Committee on the issues around Independent Assessments.

Jonathan Shar
Apr 30, 20216 min read
A mother like no other: Celebrating mothers of disability
As we aim to celebrate Australians with disabilities in our community, we also celebrate the strength and perseverance of the parents...

Jonathan Shar
Apr 29, 20213 min read


BRINGING OLD PEOPLE’S HOME FOR 4 YEAR OLDS TO LIFE
The new trial aims to reduce frailty and improve mental health by connecting older Australians and preschoolers

Jonathan Shar
Apr 20, 20212 min read
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