A coalition of 40 leading disability rights, advocacy and peak body organisations including AFDO has endorsed a pre-election open letter to politicians across the country demanding a new approach and more resources for improving disaster and emergency responses for people with disability.
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Key Disability Advocacy Groups Join With ACOSS To Urge Government To Act On DSP Senate Inquiry Report
AFDO, ACOSS and other peak disability representative organisations have urged the Australian Government to act on the Disability Support Pension Inquiry Report released last week.
Eminent Australians with Disability Opposed to the Religious Discrimination Bill
Eminent Australians with Disability have issued a statement of concern opposing the proposed Religious Discrimination Bill.
Disability Sector Issues Statement of Concern On The Religious Discrimination Bill & Impacts on People With Disability
AFDO and other Disability Representative Organisations have collectively written to the Federal Government and Members of Parliament opposing the proposed Religious Discrimination Bill in its current form.
Joint Letter to National Cabinet In Response To The Handling Of COVID-19 Omicron Variant
AFDO and other national peak disability representative organisations have written to National Cabinet in response to the management of the COVID-19 and the omicron variant that unacceptably puts the lives and wellbeing of people with disability at risk.
Joint Statement On The Religious Discrimination Bill With Regard To Disability Rights
AFDO has lent their support to the Your Say Advocacy Tasmania position statement on the Religious Discrimination Bill with regard to Disability Rights.