Samantha French

Rosemary Kayess provides her first interview as Disability Discrimination Commissioner abc.net.au/news/2024-01-3… via @ABCaustralia

Australia's Federal Budget will be handed down in Parliament by Treasurer Jim Chalmers today, Tuesday 9 May, 2023. Stay tuned for details here budget.gov.au

Today at #COP27 is a busy day around disability inclusion. Don't forget that persons with disabilities are agents of change. The more inclusive the plans and process, the more people that can be protected. Stay tuned for more. #ClimateJusticeForAll

The photos in this thread picture us with colleagues who have worked collaboratively with PWDA in our advocacy to promote DIDRR in the Asia-Pacific Region. Thank you all for your contributions! We will bring you more on the conference later this week.

Our event on Monday provided an important opportunity for people with #disability to meet prior to the start of the conference to discuss the ways in which we can support each other in raising awareness of importance of disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction (DIDRR).

We’re at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction #APMCDRR this week! On Monday, we co-hosted a networking event on disability-inclusive disaster risk reduction, and tomorrow afternoon PWDA's Sam French will be moderating a session on the same topic...

Want to view what we've been up to? youtube.com/watch?v=r14Cb6…

"We must celebrate the progress of #DRR that has been made. Share the good practices and those that have been implemented since the #SendaiFramework came into effect in 2015." Samantha French, People with Disability Australia @PWDAustralia #APMCDRR2022 @UNDRR_AsiaPac @ADDCnews

"Increase the community-based support systems & services for all persons with disabilities, including persons with mental, intellectual, psycho disabilities. Bring people back to a place of dignity, autonomy, & choice." Bhargavi Davar, Transforming Communities for Inclusion India

"Challenge are so huge but there are positive things we can work together and see the areas where we can include those voices of persons with #disabilities at all levels." Abia Akram, National Forum of Women With Disabilities Pakistan @AbiaAkram @UNDRR_AsiaPac #APMCDRR2022

"We know what we need in facing times of disasters. So, again, talk to us. Inaccessible #disaster #preparedness and efforts remain inaccessible if we are not included." Setareki Macanawai, Pacific Disability Forum @PDFSEC #APMCDRR2022 @UNDRR_AsiaPac

Happening now #APMCDRR2022: Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: How Leadership of People with Disabilities is Critical to an Effective Localisation Agenda @PWDAustralia @SamPWDA @AbiaAkram @PDFSEC

Excellent little video on ableism from United Nations Human Rights vimeo.com/492480733

63 people died of COVID yesterday, Australia. If they died in a fire, it would be on the front page of every paper.

I’m very honoured to be re-elected as an independent expert from Australia to #CRPD Committee. I’d like to thank the Australian Government for their support #COSP15 @OzDisabilityLaw @UNSWLaw

Our #COSP15 day two roundup is live on our website! dpoa.org.au/cosp15-day-2-r…

New for #COSP15: An Easy Read Programme! Great support from the COSP Bureau, @InclusionIntl, and @UNDESA Link here 👇un.org/development/de… @MyEDF @ADFSecretariat @BlindUnion @WFDeafBlind @WFDeaf_org @DisabilityFrm @RIADISorg @ifhoh @PDFSEC @ArabPersons @DSiupdate @FinlandUN

We're heading to #COSP15 next week with delegates from @PWDAustralia @WWDA_AU @FPDNAus @NEDA_PeakBody and others in the #DisabilityRights sector. Here's a preview of one of the topics we'll be discussing - #DisabilityInclusion in disaster response: dpoa.org.au/1872-2/

Stay tuned this month for news from #COSP15 - the first @UN Conference of States Parties since 2019 to be held in person! We're joining the Civil Society group with delegates from @FPDNAus @WWDA_AU @PWDAustralia @NEDA_PeakBody Find out more: dpoa.org.au/australian-dis…

Join us on Wednesday 29 June to meet PWDA’s Board and discuss the recent Australian federal election! PWDA members will be invited to register via email and will be able to participate in the Zoom event. This event will have live captioning and Auslan interpretation.