Dear Prime Minister
We welcome the announcement of the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability. However, we are deeply worried that people with intellectual disability will not have their voices heard at the Royal Commission.
Source: Inclusion Australia
Down Syndrome Australia is very proud to launch a brand new interactive website for our national magazine, Voice.
The new website, at www.downsyndromevoice.org.au, showcases feature stories from the current edition and encourages readers to search for selected articles from current and back issues. Content can be shared on social media, liked, and commented on.
Source: Down Syndrome Australia
JOINT STATEMENT 8 April 2019 People with disability, and our organisations and supporters, have been calling for a Royal Commission into the epidemic of violence against us for many years. Recently, we have had cause to hope that our long campaign for justice was over. Yet while we greeted the Prime Minister’s announcement of the […]
Source: DANA
People with disability, their organisations and supporters have today called for two Commissioners to step down from their roles with the newly announced Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability, and for stronger provisions for all Commissioners about real, perceived and potential conflicts of interest. “We want to make sure […]
Source: AFDO
What do deaf people wish they could hear? Through sign and speech, eight profoundly deaf Australians give insights into their lives. Watch on ABC iview, strong language warning, not suitable for viewers under 15.
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
Almost one in five Australian working men experienced noise above the recommended occupational limit on their most recent working day, new research led by Curtin University has found. Reasearchers also found that most of those who work in hazardous noise environments may have an additional risk of hearing loss due to exposure to these chemicals. […]
Source: Deafness Forum of Australia
