The National Disability Awards are part of the celebration of International Day of People with Disability (3rd December each year).
Nominations for the 2015 National Disability Awards opened on 3rd August, giving Australians the chance to celebrate the people and organisations that have made a positive impact on the lives of people with disability.
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Senator the Hon Mitch Fifield encouraged people to nominate a person, organisation or initiative in their community that is helping to break down barriers and improve the lives of people with disability.
Nominations for the National Disability Awards close on 4 September 2015.
Details of the award categories and how to make a nomination are here, on the International Day of People with Disability website.
Laws improving rights for intellectually disabled should be national, Human Rights Commission saysNance Haxton, The World Today (ABC Radio), 30th July 2015
Australian-first laws that give people with an intellectual disability equal access to the court system should be implemented nationally, the Human Rights Commission says. It is calling on all states to implement similar legislation to the South Australian Vulnerable Witnesses Bill which passed parliament unopposed yesterday ...Young carers encouraged to apply for study support funding
Senator Mitch Fifield, Assistant Minister for Social Services, 5th August 2015 (media release)
Applications for the 2016 Young Carer Bursary Programme will open on 18 August 2015. The 2016 Young Carer Bursary Programme will deliver 333 bursaries worth $3,000 each to assist young carers up to 25 years old to continue studying and to relieve the financial pressure on them to work in addition to their caring.
The Government recognises carers play a vital role in the lives of many Australians, and in our communities more broadly. Young carers often have to juggle part-time work and caring responsibility with their study.
We want the programme to provide an effective level of financial support to as many young carers as possible ...
Brisbane brothers with disability allowed to stay at home
Amy Remeikis, Brisbane Times, 4th August 2015
Amy Remeikis, Brisbane Times, 4th August 2015
After three years, countless tears and sleepless nights, the Leneham family received the news they had been waiting for. Their four boys, Andrew, Bradley, Nathan and Brocke, will be able to stay in the only loving home they have ever known, with Disability Services agreeing to fund at-home care for the family ...National launch of peer-led network for young women with disabilities
Women With Disabilities Australia, 30th July 2015
Today, the Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women, Senator the Hon. Michaelia Cash, is launching the WWDA Youth Network – an initiative of Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) – at the Australian Human Rights Commission. WWDA is the peak organisation for women and girls with all types of disability in Australia. WWDA’s Youth Network has been created by and for girls and young women with disability in recognition of the need for a stand-alone initiative that builds the capacity of girls and young women with disability to realise their human rights ...
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