One of the areas included in the report was around satisfaction in how often individuals took part in social activities over the last 3 months.
The figures were:
Are you happy with your social life and your connections with friends, family and your local community?
Do you socialise face-to-face, online or a combination of both?
Are there barriers to you taking part in these social opportunities (such as getting there, accessibility etc)?
What sort of things are you regularly involved in?
We’d love to hear from you.
If you’re local to Brisbane, head along to South Pines Indoor Sports Complex in Brendale to hear her sing and to watch Queensland battle New South Wales in what’s sure to be an exciting game.
You can also watch it livestreamed on the NRL Official app.
The game kicks off at 3pm with Sarah singing at 2:45pm.
Working to deliver a better experience for participants, is best achieved by listening to people with lived experience of disability and their personal experience in dealing with the NDIS.
The Participant First initiative will bring together people who sign up to help improve the NDIS through engagement activities such as:
By joining Participant First, you can help the NDIS make sure the voices of people with disability are central to NDIS reforms.
Participant First will work to prioritise co-design, consultation and engagement activities on the following topics:
To be involved, register your interest by going to:
Once registered, you will receive a newsletter every fortnight outlining new opportunities for you to be involved.
Register your interest for as many of these opportunities as you like.
Some feedback opportunities are paid.
All feedback is confidential and will not be included in your official NDIS participant record.
You can also unsubscribe at any time.
Participants, families and carers with experience with the NDIS are encouraged to register.
For more information, email participant.engagement@ndis.gov.au.
Going by the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ most recent figures (2018), 4.4 million (or 17.7%) of Australians live with disability…
and that means that 3,379,200 Australians have a physical disability…
and that means that physical disability makes up the largest disability group in our country.
So,…
with this being the case,
if you live with a physical disability
(or, if you support someone who does)
why not join an organisation that represents you
and understands your needs.
Physical Disability Australia
is here for you.
To join us go to www. pda.org.au/membership/
You’ll be glad that you did.
PDA will be submitting a report to the Joint Standing Committee on the National Disability Insurance Scheme. This will be included in the annual report that the committee is required to submit to Parliament to outline its activities over the year.
This report covers the implementation, performance, governance, administration and expenditure of the NDIS, and includes submissions around these key areas from NDIS participants, the broader disability community, family members, informal carers and service providers.
As part of PDA’s response, we’d like to know what NDIS issues our members and other NDIS participants think needs to change in the way the NDIS works.
If you want to share your views your experiences with the NDIS, please take part in our survey by going to:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GJ5CJ55
Submissions close: 14th July 2024.
All the collected information will only be used to provide statistics on NDIS concern areas and anonymous comments about those concern areas.
Information about you will not be shared with any other 3rd party under any circumstances except as required by law, and all data will be deleted once our work has been completed.
Why not make a tax deductible donation to Physical Disability Australia?
These donations will assist in furthering the work of PDA and allow us to support and advocate further for the interests and views of people with physical disability in Australia – and to be heard by decision makers at all levels.
You can give by going to our donate page:
PDA appreciates all donations, no matter how big or small.
All donations to PDA are tax deductible in Australia as PDA has Deductable Gift Recipient (DGR) status.
If you wish to receive a receipt, please let us know by emailing manager@pda.org.au or calling 1800 PDA ORG (1800 732 674)
Thanks so much for your help.
With so much happening around disability at the moment, keeping up to date and informed can be time consuming and overwhelming.
Did you know that PDA offers a one stop spot for disability media?
Don’t wait for a weekly news round-up of too late, out of date stories, articles and conversations, head across to PDA’s Facebook Discussion Group and join for free.
For Australian and international disability related news, interesting stories and the opportunity to share your thoughts, ask for advice and be part of the discussion, this online community is for you.
Join Physical Disability Australia’s Facebook Discussion Group.
We all have stories, advice and thoughts around disability that are worth sharing.
So why not get paid for putting your pen to paper?
To expand blog participation and content, we are calling out to our Members to submit articles that are of interest to our readers, worthwhile and based around living with a disability.
Contributors will receive $100 in payment, based on the following criteria:
* submissions must come from PDA members
* blog topics must be cleared with PDA before writing commences
* blogs are expected to have a word count between 600 to 1,200 (unless agreed by PDA)
* blogs must be previously unpublished
* blogs published become the property of PDA and may not be published outside of PDA’s website by the contributor or other parties outside of PDA
* payment will not be made unless content has been approved by PDA and the final blog contribution has been viewed, edited by PDA as needed (in agreement with the writer) and accepted as being suitable and on brand with PDA.
If you are interested in being involved and having your writing published online, please email promotion@pda.org.au.
We look forward to your story appearing on our blog page.
Did you know that physical disability affects *76.8% of Australia’s disability community?
Also, with the likelihood of disability increasing as we age, approximately half of Australians aged 65 and over will experience some form of physical disability during their later years.
There are many health conditions that can fall under the umbrella of being a physical disability – including those affecting a person’s mobility, physical capacity, stamina, or dexterity.
Thankfully Physical Disability Australia exists to represent and stand up for the rights of all Australians living with physical disability and provide a supportive and welcoming community for everyone with a positive interest in bringing about positive change in our country’s disability landscape.
So whether you have a physical disability, care for someone who does, if you work in the disability sector or just want to see that access, inclusion and fairness for PWD is part of the conversation, sign up for FREE PDA MEMBERSHIP.
To join us go to pda.org.au/membership/
You’ll be glad that you did.
PAID OPPORTUNITY FOR SYDNEYSIDERS
The National Own It Cervical Screening Campaign is being developed by ACON in partnership with the Australian Government’s Department of Health and Aged Care, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO), the Australian Multicultural Health Collaborative an initiative of the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA), and Cultural Perspectives.
It aims to communicate the importance of cervical screening and the availability and the efficacy of the self-collect test, whilst working to encourage women and people with a cervix aged 25-74 years, (particularly those from First Nations and culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds), to have a cervical screen.
Raising awareness about the importance of the screening and the availability of the self-collection option, the national Own It campaign is planned to launch September 2024 and will run through 2025.
Filming will take place in a Sydney metro location in late June, and they’re specifically looking to fill the role of a person living with a physical disability.
It’s half a day of work and pays $800 + expenses.
If you’re interested, you must register by 17th June 2024.
For more information, please go to:
1800 732 674
