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Link to Take the Time for Codesign: 255 Organisations Demand More Time to Codesign NDIS Reforms
Take the Time for Codesign: 255 Organisations Demand More Time to Codesign NDIS Reforms
February 10, 2025
, Media release, NDIS
A coalition of 255 disability organisations and providers, including Australia’s peak disability representative bodies, have...
Read moreTake the Time for Codesign: 255 Organisations Demand More Time to Codesign NDIS Reforms
Link to Breaking Barriers: BCA Hugh Jeffrey Scholarship Supports students who are blind or vision impaired 
Breaking Barriers: BCA Hugh Jeffrey Scholarship Supports students who are blind or vision impaired 
February 5, 2025
, Media release
5 February 2025 Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) is excited to announce that applications are now...
Read moreBreaking Barriers: BCA Hugh Jeffrey Scholarship Supports students who are blind or vision impaired 
Link to Media Release: Woman with Dog Guide Denied Service 10 Times in 1 Day by 13cabs Demands Change
Media Release: Woman with Dog Guide Denied Service 10 Times in 1 Day by 13cabs Demands Change
August 26, 2024
, Advocacy, Audio Description, Media release
26 August 2024 Debra Simons, a Melbourne-based woman who relies on a dog guide* for...
Read moreMedia Release: Woman with Dog Guide Denied Service 10 Times in 1 Day by 13cabs Demands Change
Link to Joint statement: Blind and low vision sector supports NDIS Review recommendations
Joint statement: Blind and low vision sector supports NDIS Review recommendations
December 11, 2023
, Media release, NDIS
Download a copy of the statement (Word Doc) Download a copy of the statement (PDF)...
Read moreJoint statement: Blind and low vision sector supports NDIS Review recommendations
Link to Media Release: Australian Government urged to strengthen response on audio description
Media Release: Australian Government urged to strengthen response on audio description
May 22, 2023
, Advocacy, Audio Description, Media release
22 May 2023 Disability advocates are urging the Australian Government to commit to changing the...
Read moreMedia Release: Australian Government urged to strengthen response on audio description
Link to Joint Statement: NSW Electoral Commission Commits to Explore Technology Assisted Voting Options to Replace iVote
Joint Statement: NSW Electoral Commission Commits to Explore Technology Assisted Voting Options to Replace iVote
November 21, 2022
, Advocacy, Media release, Policy
Joint statement between Blind Citizens Australia and the New South Wales Electoral Commission Download a...
Read moreJoint Statement: NSW Electoral Commission Commits to Explore Technology Assisted Voting Options to Replace iVote
Link to Embracing Flexibility – The Benefits of Increasing Employment for People with Disability
Embracing Flexibility – The Benefits of Increasing Employment for People with Disability
August 30, 2022
, Employment, Media release
29 August 2022 The idea that increasing the diversity of a workplace can have widely...
Read moreEmbracing Flexibility – The Benefits of Increasing Employment for People with Disability
Link to National Organisation for People who are Blind or Vision Impaired Files Complaint Against NSW Electoral Commission
National Organisation for People who are Blind or Vision Impaired Files Complaint Against NSW Electoral Commission
August 30, 2022
, Media release
1 August 2022 Blind Citizens Australia has lodged a complaint against the New South Wales...
Read moreNational Organisation for People who are Blind or Vision Impaired Files Complaint Against NSW Electoral Commission
Link to New Employment Symposium Focuses on Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
New Employment Symposium Focuses on Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
August 30, 2022
, Media release
11 July 2022 Blind Citizens Australia (BCA) is hosting a new Employment Symposium in Sydney...
Read moreNew Employment Symposium Focuses on Increasing Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
Link to BCA Launches The Entreprenurial Mindset Project
BCA Launches The Entreprenurial Mindset Project
August 30, 2022
, Media release
17 May 2022 Blind Citizens Australia, in partnership with Vision Australia, is pleased to launch...
Read moreBCA Launches The Entreprenurial Mindset Project
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