A sprinkling of cost-of-living relief, for some, is an inadequate Budget response to the significant challenges and major reforms facing people with disability, their families and communities right now and into the foreseeable future.
NDIS change must be led by people with disability
The NDIS Review is a once-in-a-decade chance to make this critical Scheme fit for the future, which will only happen if we have a seat at the table, say people with disability and our organisations.
Human rights, violence, abuse, segregation, older Australians: peak disability body reacts to Disability Royal Commission recommendations
The Disability Royal Commission’s (DRC) recently released 12 volume report into the state of support, laws, policies, and practices has made 222 recommendations ranging from human rights to employment, torture, education, and housing.
Peak Bodies Call for End To Discrimination Against Older People with Disability
Peak advocacy groups Older Persons Advocacy Network (OPAN) and Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO) are calling for an end to discrimination against older people with disability.
EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST: AFDO BOARD 2022-2023
Are you a person with a disability who is active in disability human rights and/or advocacy? Would you be interested in joining a national Board to help make further progress in Australia and internationally? The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations...
We Are Hiring!
We have two part-time opportunities available at AFDO right now. We offer flexible work arrangements so you really achieve that work-life balance! People with lived experience of disability are strongly encouraged to apply.