Disability Royal Commission Response Consultation
JANUARY 2024Disability Representative Organisations (DROs) have raised key issues and concerns in a joint submission on Australian Government’s response to the final report of the Royal Commission into Violence Abuse Neglect and Exploitation of people with...
Psychotropic Medicines in Cognitive Disability or Impairment Clinical Care Standard
The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, the Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission and the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission will be launching a new clinical care standard in 2024 to guide medical professionals who are treating people...
DANA’s Priorities Project
The NDIS Review has recommended the introduction and rollout of foundational supports - supports for people with disability that are not part of the NDIS and access to mainstream services. DANA has been funded to conduct a Priorities Project which will analyse the...
Strengthening independent disability advocacy
Late last year, DANA lodged a submission on developing a Not-for-Profit Sector Development Blueprint to the Community Services Advisory Group and Blueprint Expert Reference Group, of which our very own CEO Jeff Smith is a member. The Federal Government has asked the...
The many roles for independent advocacy in supporting and driving transformative change
As we explored in a previous post last year, the NDIS Review acknowledged in its recommendations and actions that advocacy plays a critical role in promoting, protecting and defending the human rights of people with disability and improving the overall operation of...
People with disability are missing out on homes
14 DECEMBER 2023 A new analysis shows only six per cent of people with disability who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness are getting the long-term housing they need. Everybody’s Home’s analysis of AIHW data shows: 3,652 people with disability sought help from...