e-Blast: The Australian Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources to review Disability (Access to Premises – Building) Standards 2010.

The Australian Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources is reviewing the Disability (Access to Premises – Building) Standards 2010. The Premises Standards’ purpose is to ensure:

• people living with a disability and their family members, carers and friends have equal access to buildings
• building certifiers, developers and managers fulfil their responsibilities to people with disabilities under the Disability Discrimination Act 1992

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e-Blast: Tenants Queensland COVID-19 Tenant/Resident Support and Analysis Project.

• Are you a tenant or resident with disability, and have a renting problem that has been caused by COVID-19?
• Have you stopped working or been working less because of COVID-19? 
• Are you struggling to pay the rent? 
• Do you owe rent?

Tenants Queensland is an organisation that helps people with renting problems.

Tenants Queensland has received funding from the Queensland Government Department of Housing and Public Works to deliver the COVID-19 Tenant/Resident Support and Analysis Project.

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e-Blast: Disability Royal Commission extended to 2023 and Interim Report released

Here are the findings so far.

The Disability Royal Commission has released their interim and summary report on 30 October. The report tables the process so far, key themes and future leads for inquiry into the violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation of people with disability in Australia.

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2020 State Election: Responses from the political parties

Below you can find the general responses from the political parties to QDN’s My Disability Matters Policy Platform or the Make Disability Count priority policy areas, which were developed by eight organisations that represent people with disability, their families and the services that support them.

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Last chance to register for the Make Disability Count: 2020 State Election Virtual Forum

Just a friendly reminder to make sure you have registered for the Make Disability Count Election Forum event on Thursday 8 October.

Registrations will close at 5:00pm Wednesday 7 October so register now through the Eventbrite registration here.

You don’t miss out of this fantastic free event.

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e-Blast: ‘My Disability Matters’ QDN 2020 State Election Platform and Advocacy Kit now available

The 2020 State Election has been called for 31 October 2020, so we need to act fast to make sure our voices and disability issues are put firmly on the agenda this election campaign.

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e-Blast: New Targeted Outreach Project Local Champions video launched

QDN is delighted to launch videos from two of our Targeted Outreach Project Local Champions and QDN members, Matt and Michael. In the videos, Matt and Michael share their own experiences of being on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and how they are using their roles as Local Champions to help others in their community join the scheme.

The Local Champions are working closely with the Targeted Outreach Project team and the Department of Communities, Disability Services and Seniors’ Assessment and Referral Teams (ART) to help people with disability to apply for the NDIS and access the supports they need. ART has been made available through a collaboration with the Commonwealth Government.

Click here to go the videos.