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Data collection: People with disability in Australia
Tue 3 Sep 2019
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has released a new collection of disability data.
People with disability in Australia brings together information from a range of national data sources to contribute to a greater understanding about disability in Australia.
It shows that some people with disability face challenges routinely and actively participating in everyday life areas (such as employment) and are more likely to experience poor health, discrimination and violence.
Canberran advocate Yenn Purkis, who is a member of the Disability Justice Reference Group, commented on their experiences of disability discrimination in this SBS World News story:
