Communication Rights Australia in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | Non-profit organisation

Communication Rights Australia

Locality: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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24.01.2022 In addition to his $554,220 annual salary, new NDIA CEO, Martin Hoffman, will be paid an additional fixed loading of $166,260 per year until November 2022. https://www.themandarin.com.au/120304-ndis-minister-gets-h/

18.01.2022 As some of you may know, there is a Disability Royal Commission happening at the moment and VALID will be writing a formal submission. We are interested in hear...ing from people who would like their voices to be heard by the Commission. If you have experienced abuse, neglect, violence or any form of poor treatment, please feel free to give us a call because we would really like to talk to you. You can call the main number at VALID on 03 9416 4003 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPn5ehhtr5E&feature=youtu.be See more

15.01.2022 From the New Zealand Royal Commission

15.01.2022 Our first public hearing in Victoria is next Monday December 2 in Melbourne. The hearing runs Monday to Friday, December 2 to 6, and will look into homes & livi...ng, including group homes in Victoria and other living experiences. The hearing will be live streamed on our website homepage, with Auslan-English interpreters and closed captioning. Find out more about what topics and issues will be explored during the hearing https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au//Pa/default.aspx Find out more about how to get to the venue, and venue accessibility https://mcec.com.au/visit/visit-information#accessibility

14.01.2022 Today the Commission released new resources to support organisations interviewing children and young people as part of investigations into allegations of report...able conduct. The resources, including the video shown here, are available at https://ccyp.vic.gov.au//including-children-and-young-peo/ See more

09.01.2022 "When we talk about education, refugees talk about hunger. When we talk about living in the community, refugees talk about their fears. When we talk about right...s, refugees talk about staying alive. If we want to change things, we must learn to listen to the others. [...] Remember that no one chooses to be a refugee but we can choose to respect each other" says Mia Farah, Empower Us Action Team Member from Lebanon, at the Global Launch IASC Guidelines on the Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Humanitarian Action. Read more at: bit.ly/iasc-launch

09.01.2022 Communication Rights Australia has made the extremely difficult decision to cease providing advocacy services until further notice. Due to altered funding arrangements, largely associated with the rollout of the NDIS, Victorian disability advocacy agencies funded by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) lost their information funding in September 2019. This left Communication Rights Australia with only the advocacy funding which made up an amount sufficient to on...ly to support one advocacy position. Communication Rights Australia was aware that information funding would be withdrawn, and had been applying for grants. Unfortunately to date, we have been unsuccessful in this endeavour. Noting the numerous and varied organisations across Australia vying for NDIA grants, the Communication Rights Australia Board have formed the view that the organisation cannot rely upon receiving further funding in the near future. The Board have been considering the consequential financial difficulties of our limited funding, and the future of the organisation for some time. After significant thought and discussion, including with DHHS, we have made the extremely difficult decision to cease providing advocacy services until further notice. We have advised DHHS of this decision and are working to arrange other suitable options for our clients. Communication Rights Australia has had a proud history of working effectively with people with disability who have high communication support needs. The recent reduction in funding has made continuing untenable at this time. In the New Year, Communication Rights Australia will consider how the organisation can be strengthened and operate to progress the rights of, and provide advocacy for, people with disability with high communication needs. Our commitment to providing this advocacy is unwavering, and we are deeply disappointed to find ourselves in this position. Please email [email protected] if you have any queries or require further information.

06.01.2022 A thoughtful piece from ABC News showing that the last thing people with psychosocial disability and trauma need is more control taken away from them. [Image description: Tara Schultz sitting in a park.]