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National Ethnic Disability Alliance

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6262 6867

Address: 180 London Circuit 2601 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://www.neda.org.au

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25.01.2022 The latest issue of NEDAKnows is out now. In this issue, our CEO Dwayne Cranfield talks about his meetings with our new Minister. We also do a round up of events that our team attended in April and May. ... Send us your feedback via email - [email protected]

24.01.2022 Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced that GPs will administer Covid-19 vaccine for people with disabilities and the elderly at their homes and residential facilities. He has announced this big change to the Covid-19 vaccine rollout in a bid to reach more people quickly.

23.01.2022 Congratulations Dr Dinesh, for this very well deserved appointment! We are all thrilled by your appointment, here at NEDA.

22.01.2022 The Victorian Government announced changes to COVID-19 restrictions for metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria from Friday, 11 June 2021. These changes will help to slow the spread of COVID-19 in our community. An Easy English summary of these restrictions is available at https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/information-people-disab. More information on these new restrictions is available at www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au. Information about vaccinations for people with a d...isability is available at: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/vaccination-information- If you have any questions about the restrictions, services that are available to you or how to get vaccinated please call the 24/7 Coronavirus hotline on 1800 675 398.

21.01.2022 "An Australian mum has told the ABC her son was excluded from a private school because of his disability. The Human Rights Commission received 1,006 disability discrimination complaints in 2019-20. That number is up 34 per cent from 2015-16."

20.01.2022 From ABC News: "Restrictions in Melbourne will be eased from Friday, with a 25-kilometre travel bubble to be introduced, while regional Victorians will have even greater freedoms. It comes as Victoria recorded one new locally acquired COVID-19 case on Tuesday."... Key Points from the article: Students will return to the classroom from Friday The Melbourne-regional divide will remain for at least another week QR check-in will become compulsory at all workplaces "with very limited exceptions"

20.01.2022 The Joint Standing Committee on the NDIS have just announced they WILL conduct an inquiry into the use of independent assessments in the NDIS. You can read more on the inquiry here - https://www.aph.gov.au/.../Nati.../IndependentAssessments...

18.01.2022 Mental Health Australia is looking for Community Champions. As culturally and linguistically diverse communities often experience unique health care inequities, it is important that programs are targeted and culturally appropriate. By engaging and working in close partnership with communities and other key services, we are able to implement a range of health promotion strategies that respect cultural values while building community capacity and resilience while reducing the ...impact of mental ill health. This approach is also based on the principle that understanding the impact of culture and language on health is central to improving health literacy and community access to health services. The Embrace Project is seeking to employ bicultural workers from Arabic, Farsi, Dari and Mandarin-speaking communities to work on a "sessional" basis to focus on mental health issues and strategies directly with these communities. This initiative aims to increase community awareness and understanding of mental health and illness, as well as increase access to mental health support and services. If you are interested in applying for this opportunity, please email us at: [email protected]

18.01.2022 If you are confused by the latest news around Australia's coronavirus vaccine program, have a look at what's been happening recently and what it means for you.

15.01.2022 "Important amendments to the Royal Commission Act designed to protect the identity of witnesses beyond the end of the inquiry still haven't been enacted despite the belief they will result in a large number of fresh submissions."

15.01.2022 The SBS reports that the NSW Government has submitted a proposal to allow for the safe return of some international students to the Federal government for approval.

13.01.2022 Victoria is set to enter a lockdown from midnight today, for seven days, in a bid to curb the state's growing coronavirus outbreak. It is important to keep track of the latest changes as things might change quickly. To stay updated on what those changes mean for people with disability and their carers, please visit https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/information-people-disab.

12.01.2022 "Graduates with disabilities take 61.5 per cent longer to find full-time employment than their able-bodied counterparts. On top of this, an Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report shows 31.9 per cent of people with disabilities experience employment discrimination. This treatment causes some people to avoid work altogether, with people who experience discrimination because of their disability are less likely to gain employment than those who have not."

12.01.2022 Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year to you all from the team at NEDA. Thank you for your support throughout 2020, a very challenging year for many. Please note that the NEDA office will be closed as from 5 pm today, 18th of December. We will resume work on Monday the 4th of January 2021. We hope you all have a safe break over the holiday period.

12.01.2022 From The Guardian: "Here are the current coronavirus hotspots and Covid-19 public exposure sites in New South Wales and Sydney including Bondi Junction, Redfern, Zetland and Vaucluse and what to do if you’ve visited them."

09.01.2022 We are looking for an LGBTI Disability Social Inclusion Officer to join NEDA, with a January 2021/early February 2021 start date. This role is part of the "Our Voices, Our Lives, Our Way project, a joint initiative between the National Ethnic Disability Alliance (NEDA) and the National LGBTI Health Alliance (the Alliance). The project’s aim is to increase social connection, self-advocacy, volunteering and community engagement through individual capacity building within lesb...ian, gay, bisexual, trans/transgender, intersex (LGBTI) people with Disability (PWD) communities in Australia. As such, we strongly encourage applications from LGBTI people and/or people with disability. For more information on this role and on how to send your application, go to the link below. Good luck! :)

09.01.2022 We will be in the Northern Territory next Monday - 21st of June 2021, to host a Disability Royal Commission Focus Group discussion. To RSVP for this event, contact our member organisation, Multicultural Council of the NT - [email protected] We look forward to seeing you all there!

08.01.2022 We are encouraged by the government's decision to reunite the Murugappan family in Perth. We remain hopeful that placing the family in Perth will only be a temporary solution and that the family will soon be reunited with their community in Biloela. "Australia knows this family’s home is in Biloela."... #HomeToBilo

07.01.2022 All National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants aged 16 years and over and carers aged 16 years and over of NDIS participants of any age are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, Senator the Hon Linda Reynolds CSC, thanked National Cabinet for expanding the eligibility of NDIS participants on Friday. National Cabinet has refined the national vaccination rollout plan to maximise opportunities for Aust...ralians to be vaccinated over the second half of the year, in line with increased supply, Minister Reynolds said. Read the full release:

06.01.2022 People with disability are being exploited in Australian Disability Enterprises (ADEs). Did they pay you less than minimum wage? You can help us #EndSegregation by telling your story to the Disability Royal Commission. More info here: http://dpoa.org.au/telltherc

06.01.2022 New Victorian Covid-19 restrictions have been announced, in response to positive cases in Melbourne suburbs. Can you leave home? Is mask-wearing compulsory? Is travelling permitted? The Guardian has listed down the new rules.

06.01.2022 "A Queensland autistic man has described how he was conscious throughout surgery after the anaesthetic did not work, and has called for better training on how to support patients with a disability."

06.01.2022 Earlier this year, the UN CRPD made a finding that Australia breached the human rights of Grainne Sherlock, a woman with disability, wanting to migrate to Australia. In 2014, Ms Sherlock lodged a complaint with the UN CRPD after the Australian Government denied her a work sponsored visa: she was assessed as failing to meet ‘the health requirement’ due to her disability status. The UN CRPD assessed her individual complaint, and Australia was found to breach articles 4 (Genera...l Obligations), 5 (Equality and non-discrimination) and 18 (Liberty of Movement and Nationality) of the CRPD. Commenting on the case, our CEO Dwayne Cranfield said: "Australia has a strong record of protecting civil rights, but sadly, serious human rights issues remain, especially for people with disabilities. Almost every Australian with a disability will encounter human rights violations at some point in their lives and many experience violations every single day. As far as people with disability who want to migrate to Australia are concerned, on top of facing everyday human rights breaches, they typically experience discrimination and prejudice in our migration system that migrants without disability are not subject to. The Australian Government needs to treat migrants with a disability fairly and with dignity and bring about changes to the migration system. More in our media release:

05.01.2022 The next hearing of the Disability Royal Commission starts on Wednesday (23 June) in Brisbane. They will be looking at the #NDIS and the criminal justice system. The hearing will explore:... - the division of responsibility between state/territory governments and the NDIS in supporting people with cognitive disability in the criminal justice system - the important roles of Justice Liaison Officers, Specialist Coordinators, and Support Coordinators in the criminal justice system - how the Commonwealth Government has responded to 2 witnesses who gave evidence in Public hearing 11; ‘Winmartie’ and ‘Melanie’. More details are on their website: http://ow.ly/UtpJ50Fcbm4

04.01.2022 "The disability royal commission is this week examining allegations of violence, verbal abuse and racism at a group home in western Sydney operated by Sunnyfield Disability Services."

03.01.2022 Melbourne will stay in lockdown for a further seven days as health officials remain concerned about a coronavirus variant that is "quicker and more contagious than we've ever seen before." For updated information related to people with disability, their families and carers, please visit https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/information-people-disab