Developmental Disability WA (DDWA)’s Post

The #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct was passed on this day in 1990, but many barriers still exist in normalizing, supporting and driving equity forward in this community. Learn more about how you can participate in disability advocacy beyond this #DisabilityPrideMonth via @WomensDay: https://bit.ly/3KCTDQz #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct #AmericanWithDisabilitiesAct #DisabilityPride

We had the opportunity to present at #XRAccess2024! This conference is very important to me, both personally and professionally, in terms of disability representation and advocacy. We had a chance to discuss the importance of accessibility of new technology for people in recovery, and how to situate that within the context of virtual reality. You can find the full poster in the "Featured" section of my LinkedIn!

If there are any disability topics you want to learn MORE about, please write them below. These topics will be in the livestreams of the month of June. I already came up with one topic: Disability Advocacy and Why it's important?

This is one of many scales recently shared by the Disability Advocacy and Research Network (DARN). The DRSS may be very useful in determining barriers faced by those with disabilities during service delivery. To learn more about DARN, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gHvW_2pk #disabilityadvocacy #carecoordination #excellenceinservice

Today, let's inspire others by sharing our stories of resilience and advocacy. Share how funding cuts have impacted your organisation or why fair funding is crucial for the disability community. Your story can spark change and empower others to join our cause. Together, let's make our voices heard! #ShareYourStory #DisabilityRights #Advocacy #ndisaustralia #auspol #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #disabilitysupport #inclusionmatters #AccessForAll

#RehabActAt50 webinar series and celebration at ACL continues with Part 2: Our Future - Youth and Young Adult Engagement & Involvement in Disability Advocacy 9/28 4p https://loom.ly/wRG9w18

Thank you Jessi & Cam for so generously sharing your stories, demonstrating just how important Independent Disability Advocacy Services, like our unique youth-specific one at YDAS, are for ensuring the human rights of disabled people are upheld. Yet our whole sector is critically underfunded. 1 in 2 who reach out for advocacy support across Australia, are turned away. Services like ours advocate for and with Australians with disability experiencing abuse, neglect, discrimination, rights violations and injustice. This includes those who experience these things in their interactions with all manner of Federal & State government funded systems and services, like the NDIA, Services Australia, Child Protection, Education and Health and many more. As Cam & Jessi describe, the value of advocacy support for individuals is so very meaningful, yet the funding received by the sector is tiny. In the wake of the Disability Royal Commission, we MUST get serious about upholding the human rights of disabled people. A key part of this is to ensure a robust and reliably funded independent disability advocacy sector so Australians with disability can have equitable access to a fair go. The recommendations of the Disability Royal Commission - which include increasing funding for advocacy - and the commitment of candidates to upholding disability rights will be front of mind when I cast my vote in the Dunkley byelection tomorrow. Join with us to call for the federal government to urgently increase funding for independent disability advocacy in this year’s budget. Disability Advocacy Network Australia (DANA) Ltd El Gibbs Youth Disability Advocacy Service Youth Affairs Council Victoria Australian Youth Affairs Coalition People with Disability Australia (PWDA) Amanda Rishworth Bill Shorten Jim Chalmers Jodie Belyea Nathan Conroy #Dunkley #HumanRights #DisabilityJustice #DisabilityAdvocacy

News Flash: Hear Me Speak on the Post-Polio Syndrome Advocacy Group TOMORROW! The link to join is on my blog. #advocacy #polio

“The final report of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability follows years of advocacy from the disability community. “It gave voice to people with disability to tell their stories of violence, so policymakers and broader community would listen and take action.” Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dA4_6jTZ Author’s: Jack Francis Kelly University of Technology Sydney Linda Steele University of Technology Sydney Phillippa Carnemolla University of Technology Sydney #DisabilityRights #RoyalCommission #Advocacy #DisabilityCommunity #PolicyChange #Awareness #HumanRights

Just leaving this simple yet powerful quote from the late Stella Young in time for International Women’s Day. Stella, we miss your joy, intelligence, fierce advocacy and your ability to advance the cause of disability empowerment and address intersectional disadvantage. We miss you Stella and we ensure you are not forgotten. Visual Description: This is a quote from Stella Young. The quote reads 'Apologies are great, but they don't really change anything. You know what does? Action.' #2024DisabilityEmpowerment #DisabilityRights #DisabilityAwareness