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When Wheelchair Racer Christie Dawes started competing back in 1996, the Paralympics had a 20-minute highlights report after the news every night.
Australia's Paralympians Off to a Smashing Start
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People with disability are facing alarming levels of exclusion at work, says a Diversity Council Australia report.
New report reveals troubling experiences of workers with disability
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Women and girls in Australia living with disability can still be forced into sterilisation.
Calls to end forced sterilisation of women with disability unanswered
Emma Myers
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The federal government and seven of the eight states and territories have opted not to end segregated education.
Calls for Federal leadership on inclusive education
Emma Myers
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CYDA (Children and Young People with Disability Australia) considers how the DRC responses will impact children living with disability.
DRC response and children living with disability
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The Australian Government has outlined its acceptance of only 13 of the 172 DRC recommendations.
Government responds to recommendations of Disability Royal Commission
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Children and Young People with Disability Australia assesses the government response to the Disability Royal Commission.
CYDA's response to the DRC response
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Student with a disability Devarshi Deka has been granted permanent residency in Australia.
Paralysed Student Granted Permanent Residency
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A deaf, disabled sex worker says having an equal opportunity to access sex is what everybody deserves.
Disability advocates are demanding equal access to sexual services
Emma Myers
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Ahead of NDIS' 11th anniversary, Federal Minister Bill Shorten discusses its future with Powerd reporter Emma Myers.
Bill Shorten on the NDIS
Emma Myers
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The Immigration Minister is being urged to reform laws which deny permanent residency to people living with a disability.
Immigration Law Reform
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There are calls for discrimination laws to be overhauled, after a swathe of non-consensual images shared online.
Invasive Photography
Emma Myers
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