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Spotlight on People With Disabilities ACT – Award for Excellence in Championing Human Rights
People With Disabilities ACT (PWDACT) is an organisation owned and run by people with disability, advocating for human rights in the areas of education rights, housing, transport, health care, employment and disability parking. The organisation has been a champion of human rights for people with disability for 38 years in the ACT.
The organisation has campaigned on disability issues and their work has resulted in both major parties including disability issues in their policies. PWDACT are actively involved in the political process, making submissions to key Assembly inquiries on employment for people with disability and the implementation of the NDIS in the ACT. People with disability are at the forefront of the organisation as committee members, employees and leaders of advocacy.
PWDACT received the Championing Human Rights Award at the 2018 Chief Minister's Inclusion Awards.
