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  • addc petition for greater disability equity targets

    Did you know that globally one in six people has a disability? That is 700 million people in the Asia-Pacific region alone. The Australian Disability+Development Consortium (addc) is calling for supporters to sign a petition to adopt higher targets in the Disability Equity and Rights Strategy currently being developed by the Australian Government. Disability Justice…

  • Opening the Door — Private Home Rental

    ‘Opening the Door’ is running a free (lunchtime) online event aimed at helping people with a disability find a new rental home in the mainstream private rental market on Thursday 7th March (12.30pm – 2.15 pm AEDT). Attendance is open to disabled people and their families and supporters, For full information on the event and…

  • 2023 December Broadcaster Published

    The December 2023 edition of the DJA newsletter “The Broadcaster” has been published and circulated to members. In this issue, there is: The December 2023 issue can be downloaded either as a pdf or in Microsoft Word format.

  • Board Update

    At the 2022-23 AGM held on the 20 November 2023 the 8 member Board was finalised by members in alphabetical order as follows: This is an outstanding result because it reflects our national membership expansion into 4 states in Australia. At the next Board Meeting on the 15 December, 2023 the election of office Bearers…